Archive for January, 2010

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A Tale of Four Candidates

or Impressions of the Field of Conservative Candidates for Washington’s 3rd District
BY: MICHAEL FROME 1.31.10
With Dr. Brian Baird’s pending retirement from Congress this year, there is a vibrant and dynamic competition for the Peoples’ Seat:  Washington State’s 3rd Congressional District.
This weekend I was able to hear three of the four of the major Conservative contenders [...]

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Local Money for Local Issues

BY:  DIANA THE PATRIOT 1.31.10
Budget deficits have not only gripped matters on a national level, but have wreaked havoc on local governments as well. Here in Washington, Olympia cut six million from the Battle Ground School District (BGSD) this year and is said to be looking at cutting an additional seven million next year.
My husband [...]

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Keynes vs. Hayek Rap Video (!)

BY: MIKE SCOOTER 1.26.10
An excellent bit of media. Accurate, and entertaining…and very, very scary.   The ideas of John Maynard Keynes and their implementation by politicians looking only as far as the next election, in my very own opinion, has led our economy to the brink of collapse. Even though he’s quite dead, he’s “still around”…Barrak Obama [...]

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Financial Flood in the Making

BY: MIKE SCOOTER 1.25.10
JS Kim is a financial forecaster that you will NOT hear on MSNBC.  Unfortunately, he is also probably right.  He correctly called the 2008 financial debacle, and does not see that the actions of our government or our banks have improved our situation…only band-aided it.  Today, I am redirecting our readers to [...]

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The Case for Battle Ground’s Levy

Not Just Another Levy
or Why Battle Ground School District Needs and Deserves Our Help
BY: MICHAEL FROME   01.19.2010
Our Battle Ground School District, like many regular people just like me, has seen a serious reduction in revenue this past year.  The year 2009 was quite unkind to the US economy.  Many of us have experienced the pain [...]

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Jon Russell on the Economy

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010
BY: JON RUSSELL
A quick side note by Yours Truly.  Jon is using federal Department of Labor “U3″ statistics.  They are inaccurate, and are only good for a benchmark against the recent decade.  A better measure is the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ “U6″, which includes discouraged and marginally attached workers.  It is higher, [...]