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Monthly Archives: July 2008
So the answer is to raise taxes on gas?
Congress, after defeating the idea of lowering the federal gas tax in the face of rising gas prices, is now debating raising the gas tax instead. […] Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Elections, Government, Nations, News, Politics, Quid Facis, Spending, Taxes, United States, World Watch
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Soldier’s Angels need your help
Soldier’s Angels is a support organization dedicated to helping service members and their families weather the difficulty of war. Soldier’s Angels needs help right now continuing to fulfill its mission, so this post is a personal appeal to my readers … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Current Operations, Military
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Training the way they fight
PETA is outraged because the Army apparently uses live, wounded pigs to train lifesaving techniques to soldiers preparing to depart for Afghanistan and Iraq.
A military axiom I am familiar with is “train the way you fight”. The idea is to make training as realistic as the real thing as possible so that the real thing is not a surprise, thereby increasing overall effectiveness in combat. […] Continue reading
Laws of demand and supply
The Mexican Navy (yes, there is one. They helped during Katrina too) intercepted a Columbian drug cartel made submarine smuggling cocaine. This is one of several such interceptions conducted by Columbia, the United States, and now Mexico in recent years. […] Continue reading
Posted in Government, News, Society
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What hath mowing wrought?
I spent the better part of my afternoon driving in circles around a field of grass on a tractor pulling a haybine. It was hot and dirty work, and when I got the ‘bine all bound up, it was hard work as well.
I think I am in love. […] Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food, Society
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