Julie Bass faces the prospect of going to jail for what she's growing in her front yard.

The illegal growth is tomatoes. And zucchinis, peppers and other edible and what normally would be legal plants.

The following statement is by Frances Beinecke about her appointment to the commission.

I am writing to share some big news:  I have been appointed by President Obama to serve on the commission he has created to examine the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.