Category Archives: Local politics

Drug testing our way to a Master Race

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In October, Linn State Technical College in Linn, Mo., notified its 1,200 students that they will have to take a drug test to enroll there Florida requires citizens applying for pubic assistance to submit to a drug test. Supporters of … Continue reading

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The vast chasm between the haves and the have-nots

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Back several year ago (actually a lot of years ago) I found myself in Philadelphia for the first time ever, in a rental car, in the middle of January, very lost. I just needed to get on the freeway pointing … Continue reading

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Taxes and a disturbing trend

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I have never filed a late tax return. Ever. It is not uncommon for state, local and federal tax departments to send my corporation a letter, asking for some explanation or asserting that I had not filed correctly or filed … Continue reading

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The I Could Do it Better Syndrome

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You know them. They’re the people who yell at the television on Monday nights, insisting that they could have caught that pass or avoided that tackle. They’re the ones who can’t attend a conference or event without telling other people … Continue reading

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Jobs

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I was going to skate past Thursday and not comment on this big jobs speech that President Obama is going to deliver tomorrow, but then @caroljsroth tweeted this morning: I want to know what #jobs creation efforts/policies you are looking … Continue reading

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The real voting fraud in America

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About two months ago, my 20-year old daughter needed to get a replacement driver’s license. I didn’t ask why because she came home, very excited and told me “I registered to vote. Now I can vote against SB-5.” A few … Continue reading

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The stock market spiral. It may not be what you are being told

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The broadcast media loves a good, tight narrative. Here is the narrative for the stock market downturn for the recent events happening on Wall Street. Congress squabbles over debt ceiling, Tea Party was obstinate about debt and deficit, we came … Continue reading

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