Park Finance Officer Milton Struts looked confident yesterday as he addressed members of the Park's media community. After releasing the PFO's expense projections for 2015, otherwise known as The Park Budget, Struts boasted that this was the best budget his office had configured in more than a decade. "It's slim, trim, and to the point," he said before taking questions from members of the media who had seen the budget on Tuesday but had … [Read all...]
Breaking News
OTD in 2013—The Promise of The Park: should we still believe?
EDITORIAL Over 31 years ago, the Animals who were resident in The Park took to the water, to the streets, and to the skies to celebrate the unlikeliest of events: the return of a piece of land to those who had inhabited it from its earliest days. Though that victory was hard-won, we remain proud that it was not hard-fought. It was Jor, The Park's first leader and the founder of modern zoocracy, who declared that self-government should be … [Read all...]
OTD in 2015—BREAKING: Raimundo Zorro found guilty of two of three charges; sentence to be announced next week
BREAKING NEWS After a three-week trial, Raimundo Zorro has been found guilty of two of three charges stemming from his ownership and management of the SplotchWatch web site. Mr. Justice Augustus Dindon of The Park's Superior Court rendered his decision at nine o'clock this morning before a packed courtroom. Prior to announcing the verdict, however, the Justice spoke at length about the privileges and responsibilities of zoocracy and about the … [Read all...]
OTD in 2012—Archons, PFO blasted over Human Direct Investment in Park
An investigation has concluded that Human Direct Investment (HDI) in The Park is responsible for some of the food shortages that Animals have experienced over the past year. The investigation, which was conducted over a twelve-month period by The Park Police Force's Undercover Operations Unit (UOU) revealed that, in January of 2011, the sitting Archons, in conjunction with the Park Finance Officers, agreed to "rent" out portions of The Park's … [Read all...]
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OTD in 2015—Pro-election group urges Park Animals to take next step in zoocratic evolution
The time to make the transition from sortition to elections is upon us, says the head of The Park's foremost pro-election group. At a rally held last night, Antoine Lézard, president of the Coalition … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2014—Beasts of Burden to hold pre-festival open mic night at pub they own
Come one, come all! And bring your instruments, too! The Beasts of Burden are planning to hold a pre-festival open mic night on August 31st at The Draft, the pub by the Wishing Well that is owned … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2015—Noreen in talks with TMD to curate new section of newspaper: gossip site
According to the gossip site headsNtales, Noreen is presently in negotiations with The Mammalian Daily to expand her rôle with the paper beyond that of dispensing advice. In a post dated yesterday, … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
