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What Ever Happened To Ethanol?

2009-11-05T06:42:00.002-06:00

Ahh, ethanol boom - we hardly knew ya.

If I Die . . .

2009-10-03T09:36:00.003-05:00

(Former Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas encourages a return to the faith of his father's generation. He believes spiritual values, not material ones, can guide America through troubling times:)During moments of sadness or frustration, I often think of a family scene years ago in the town of Yakima, Washington. I was about seven or eight years old at the time. Father had died a few years

Health Costs In One's Final Year

2009-07-23T13:00:00.005-05:00

During the course of the debate on television last night after President's O'Bama's "news conference" a pundit mentioned something interesting. He said, statistically, fully one fourth of an American's total health care costs occur in the final year of life.Can anyone confirm this?If true, it takes no genius to see where "cost cutting" will occur when generational warfare breaks out over this

"You're Nuts"

2009-07-09T06:13:00.002-05:00

Quote: "When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts." — Larry Ellison

Federal Income Tax on Non-Profits?

2009-07-02T05:23:00.004-05:00

The nonprofit industry includes over 1 million organizations across the US with combined annual revenue of more than $1 trillions. Major organizations include Goodwill Industries, Ascension Health, National Cancer Institute, New York University, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The industry is highly fragmented: large organizations with assets of $10 millions or more represent just 6

Here Come The Services Taxes

2009-05-31T19:16:00.003-05:00

Illinois currently doesn’t apply the sales tax on services such a movie rentals, carpet cleaning, dog grooming and a number of other such services. That could change under a budget-balancing plan being considered by the Senate. If approved the 6.25 percent state sales tax would be applied to the following, for which there’s currently no sales tax: Warehousing and storageTravel agent

The Numbers Speak For Themselves . .

2009-05-29T07:18:00.002-05:00

Political Circuses

2009-05-22T10:00:00.003-05:00

Edward R. Murrowfrom Quotes of the Day "When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained."

Hold On To Your Hat . . .

2009-05-17T18:25:00.004-05:00

This is just plain scary:

Stimulus Spending vs. Overall Government Spending

2009-05-07T07:18:00.003-05:00

Federal, State and Local Government agencies along with public educational institutions award thousands of contracts in any given month. In February 2009 alone, there were over 65,000 purchases and projects in motion across the United States. The billions of dollars in stimulus spending is supplemental to existing budgets and will be spread over time.he chart below compares February 2009 spending

Chicago Style Politics Versus The Rule of Law

2009-05-05T16:18:00.002-05:00

Finem Respice has a great post on the Administration’s bare-knuckle tactics in trying to enforce its will (against the dictates of bankruptcy law) on Chrysler: It should be obvious to most observers that, recent allegations of strong-arm tactics in negotiations with Chrysler creditors notwithstanding, given the current situation the White House shouldn’t need to resort to anything so openly

Saudi royal: "you can't get rid of oil . . ."

2009-04-29T08:59:00.004-05:00

document.write(''); A key member of the Saudi royal family who headed the country's intelligence service for 25 years accused both the Obama and Bush administrations Monday of "deceiving" the American people that the U.S. can ever end its dependence on foreign oil. "You can't get rid of oil. You can't get rid of fossil fuels — gas and coal — unless you want to price yourself out of

2009-04-28T09:00:00.001-05:00

The nonpartisan research group Center for Media and Public Affairs along with California's Chapman University released a study that found the nightly newscasts devoted 27 hours, 44 minutes to Pres. Obama's presidency in his first 50 days. That compares to 7 hours, 42 minutes for Pres. George W. Bush and 15 hours, 2 minutes for Pres. Bill Clinton during the first 50 days of their first terms. Not

Lloyd Webber: "Exodus Is Inevitable"

2009-04-27T15:42:00.002-05:00

The opinion polls have uttered. The country loves the new 50 per cent top rate of income tax. Soak the rich. Smash the bankers. So Government spin doctors are in second heaven. The Conservatives' silence redefines a tomb. And I suppose there'd be quite a turnout for the public flogging of Sir Fred the Shred. But before you book your tickets, hold hard. And before you lynch me as a rich b*****d

The True Cause Of College-Tuition Inflation?

2009-04-21T17:10:00.001-05:00

By Stephen J. Dubner For college students and their parents, the steady spike in tuition prices in recent decades has been not only troubling but mysterious: why on earth is tuition inflation double the general inflation rate? What’s behind these huge tuition bills: Massive legacy costs? Less public funding? The cost of acquiring real estate?

Let Those That Have (education) Ears, Hear . . .

2009-04-21T13:07:00.002-05:00

"According to this Deseret News article, University classrooms will be obsolete by 2020. BYU professor David Wiley envisions a world where students listen to lectures on iPods, and those lectures are also available online to everyone anywhere for free. Course materials are shared between universities, science labs are virtual, and digital textbooks are free. He says, 'Higher education doesn't

Why The Folks Are Angry.

2009-04-18T09:07:00.003-05:00

Is The U.S.A. The Next Zimbabwe?

2009-03-26T14:08:00.003-05:00

Coming (trust us) To A County Near You

2009-03-05T03:38:00.002-06:00