The Fernandina Airport Tree Cutting Scare in perspective
As citizens are in uproar over tree cutting, local government clarifies that exercise was to look at all options for the Airport, from a little impact to major impact to the area;
Editorial
40 Years Ago Today Fiat Money Became the Law
On August 15, 1971 President Nixon did something far more endangering to America than Vietnam or Watergate.
Did Anyone Watch Jon Stewart’s Daily Show Last Night?
“You’re so giddy”, Stewart said. “You’re jumping up and down in your chair like an excited schoolgirl on the prospect of leaving Washington.”
And the Media call it Historic…?
What happened last night was just that: another kick against the can already flying down the street.
Havoc on the Hill
The latest Washington charades about debt ceilings, deficits and budgets, resembles a bunch of gunfighters facing off in a dusty street, hands poised over their six-shooters, eyes nervously shifting…
One Year Ago Today
My mother said a long time ago, if there is one person at your grave who sheds a tear, your life was worth living. Thom we still miss you terribly.
Festival Sells Out in TEN Minutes
A sold out music festival is a feat in itself; but to sell out in just 10 minutes is unheard of. The secret these days is cross-over performances.
An Intimate Afternoon with House Financial Services
Bernanke gets off easy at House Financial Services Hearing yesterday as monetary policy is ignored in favor of politics.
It’s a Zero Sum Political Game
And the Angel said to him “Stop Hitting Yourself”. But he could not stop, for the Angel was hitting him with his own hands.
As We Whistle Past the Graveyard
I’m out of work, running out of everything, driving a broken down car as long as I can, and had to borrow to make my next house payment. It’s not consumer confidence; its desperation.
Palin’s Alaskan Legacy: Follow the Money
Behind every folksy politician supposedly “bored by details”, lurks a small army of value-rational and detail-oriented hatchetmen quietly cleaning up the spoils.
The Ongoing Traffic Light Camera Discussion
University of South Florida Public Health released a study that shows a significant spike in accidents at intersections that use cameras to catch light runners.
Tennessee Makes Sharing Passwords Illegal
Under the false pretense of protecting Netflix and Rhapsody, recording industry in Tennessee gets Law against sharing passwords.
Paypal founder puts education-industrial complex in the cross hairs
With college tuition putting young adults deeper in debt, higher education is becoming a high risk investment.
California Convicts Catch a Break
The U.S. ranks first in the world in total prison population, at about 2.3 million. Are Americans really so much more criminally inclined than the rest of the world?