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Population Statistics

A friend sent along the stats in this image. A penny for your thoughts? Read more →

Limes at $0.69 each plus VAT! Egad!

While grocery shopping this weekend we noticed that limes were the astronomical price of $0.69 each, plus VAT of course. This is unconscionable and the government must step in and do something! But wait a minute. Didn’t our proactive government solve this problem in 2014 when they bought 1,000 lime... Read more →

Do Slavery and Government Rest on the Same Rationalizations?

All the worry about Donald Trump’s potential abuses of power reminded me of Robert Higgs book Delusions of Power and specifically chapter two where he asks, and answers, the question “Do Slavery and Government Rest on the Same Rationalizations?” He sums up the discussion this way: “The parallels between the... Read more →

Sir Durward Knowles 4th Annual Fun Run Walk Fundraiser, Sat, Feb 11, 2017

Annual Business License Process

Well it's that time of year again when the government asks the business community to visit several of its bureau's to get a letter for them confirming you've paid your various taxes so they can tax you even more to provide a license to operate. Under the threat of fines... Read more →

Greek Fest - February 18 & 19, 2017 - Don't Miss It!

And a good time will be had by all. Read more →

An economy for the 99%

Oxfam says; “Eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity, …” More… But did you know; “Your average milkman has more wealth than the world’s poorest 100 million people. Doesn’t that show how unfair the world is? Or given... Read more →

One fly fishing special interest group condemns another

There seems to be trouble in the fly fishing guide camps over the new fly fishing regulations. One group thinks the regulations are over the top and will harm the industry, while the other group - the in crowd with the government maybe - thinks they are just fine. What... Read more →

What is it with government leaders pretending they are just regular folks

by Rick Lowe News stories like this about presidents and prime ministers pretending to be regular folk make me want to vomit. A friend sent this recent piece suggesting President Obama is just “…a Normal Dude”. Then a few days later this article taking a jab at the Prime Minister... Read more →

The Beautiful Ideals of “Hidden Figures”

by Sean Malone This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. "Hidden Figures,” a historical drama about the science and personalities behind John Glenn’s 1962 orbit around the earth, is a film about the individual's role in shaping progress through freedom, equal rights, entrepreneurship, and great personal... Read more →