The Plot Thickens: As far as John...

The Plot Thickens: As far as John Frew, 25, is concerned, science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury has had his day in the sun. Frew has started a petition drive in Waukegan, Ill., to restore his great-great-grandfather’s name to a park renamed for native son Bradbury. The site for years was called Powell’s Park, in honor of 19th-Century Mayor John F. Powell. Frew said he doesn’t object to honoring Bradbury, but thinks a library or other landmark would be more appropriate.

Weighing In: The National Assn. for the Defense of Fat Acceptance is coming to the aid of Regina Elizabeth Guy, 25, in her battle to stop Maryland from suspending her driver’s license. The state claims Guy’s 367 pounds force her to drive from the center of the front seat, operating the accelerator and brake with her left foot. Guy says it’s discrimination. NADFA plans to demonstrate at a Friday hearing in Baltimore.

Who’s Laughing Now?: Vice President Dan Quayle may still be No. 1 on the Democratic Party joke list, but it’s the Republicans who are laughing all the way to the bank. So far, Quayle has raised more than $12 million for the party since he became vice president. One GOP insider said Quayle’s fund-raising skills stem partly from the attacks on him. “Some come just to see if he’s as bad as the press says.”

Squashed: If the Guinness Book of World Records had a category for “Offending People With a Zucchini,” Jodi Wubben, 19, would win. Her sculpture, “The Incident,” was ordered off the Larimer County Fairgrounds in Loveland, Colo., on the grounds it was “tasteless.” Wubben entered the piece in a “Zany Zucchini Day” contest to draw attention to her claim that her father, Don, was hit by a sheriff’s deputy July 22. Her display depicted a zucchini with a club standing over a fallen vegetable.