Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

Missing: $400 purse holding $800 cash, plus food stamp cards ~ We may have located a “Julia.”
 
Letter from Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani ~ The good news is, he’s still alive. The bad news is, he’s still in prison (for converting to Christianity). And now; Lawyer of Iranian Pastor on Death Row Faces Prison. Please keep praying.
 
Andy Garcia on the Movie About Freedom Hollywood Would Not Make ~ Watch for “For Greater Glory,” opening on June 1st.
 
Environmental groups collecting millions from federal agencies they sue, studies show ~

Under the Equal Access to Justice Act, or EAJA — which was signed into law by President Carter in 1980 to help the little guy stand up to federal agencies — litigants with modest means who successfully show government agencies wronged them can get their legal fees back from the taxpayer.
 
But the act also covers 501(c)(3) nonprofits, including environmental groups that aggressively sue the feds to enforce land-use laws, the Clean Water and Clean Air acts and laws protecting endangered species. Their lawyers are getting reimbursed at rates as high as $750 an hour, sources tell FoxNews.com.

As always with the road to hell…

A recent Notre Dame Journal of Legislation article said the law had a noble purpose once, but has produced an “incalculable waste of taxpayer money.”

 
Pitt Bull Pulls Unconscious Owner From Path Of Oncoming Train ~ Wow Amazing story.
 
Lots of reaction to Obama’s same-sex marriage “evolution” this week. These articles were among the best at laying out the truth of the matter:
The Real News Today: Obama Was Always for Faux Marriage ~ Selwyn Duke at American Thinker
Obama’s homosexual America – President embraces liberal goal of ending marriage and societal stability ~ Jeffrey T. Kuhner at The Washington Times
The Blasphemy of Barack Obama ~ Mere Comments – Touchstone Blog