Monday, July 7th, 2008
The "War on Drugs" is a term that having worked as a Texas peace officer but also being much more liberal and open-minded than most officers has really troubled me. And, after seeing the astounding report that almost 1% of the entire United States population is currently in jail or ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
National Independence holidays are a part of the makeup of almost every country. Some countries have more and other have fewer of these special days on their calendar, but most countries have at least one of these special holidays. Taiwanese celebrate their independence day on 10/10. July 4 is one ...
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Food costs will keep increasing and the hungry will have to peddle to the farmlands to find affordable food. There the farmers will let them gather unsold crops for a few bucks. Those without bikes will have to beg in the streets for food, but there will not be enough ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Upon completing college back in the early 1970s, I worked for a large department store in NY in the accounting office. Working full time, naturally, I was afforded a company group insurance policy which included health benefits, along with dental, and life insurance. At that time there were no HMOs, ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Diamonds may be a woman's best friend but it is not a man's. The average engagement ring costs over one thousand dollars. Many women will break up a relationship if their lover could not afford the ring. This practice has been going on for over two hundred years since diamond ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Do not be misled by the warm and fuzzy TV commercials directed at you by the big pharmaceutical companies. Those companies do NOT have your welfare at heart. They're in the dairy faming business and you are their prize cash cow. They milk and they milk and there is no ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
If someone handed you a million dollars of tax-free money right now, how would you spend the next few years of your life? The answer to this question is more important than you might realize. After the obligatory vacation, new house, and new car that you might purchase with your ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Today, I read an article in the paper that stated HUD was going to implement new rules that would protect home owners from the big bad, predatory lenders. I have been seeing this kind of drivel in the papers and on the evening news for a while now, and I ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
National health care might be a disaster, due to the cost and the complexity. A government-controlled system also creates agonizing moral dilemmas (read about the eye treatment ruling covered further down). Still, despite my opposition to it, I can see it's a real possibility, and soon. Keeping that in mind, ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
The concept of using solar power for homes has come a long way in a relatively short period of time. Although solar power has been used for ages, systems designed to replace or augment electrical use are only now just catching on in a very big way. In general there ...
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