tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248432952025-08-12T00:10:56.266-07:00Private property began the instant somebody had a mind of his own.Todd Tarsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079047377986544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1091125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24843295.post-49405688536948115002012-06-09T09:27:00.000-07:002012-06-09T09:31:13.433-07:00

A few examples... I can speak for myself, and therefore I have the right to speech.  I can defend my property myself, and therefore I have the right to property.  I can think for myself, and therefore I have the right to believe as I wish. Now luckily for me the US Constitution grants me, the individual, rights and are defined as such within the document.  Lucky are us that

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So what happens in New Mexico when a property owner comes home to find unauthorized campaign signs in his front yard??  Long story short; property owner removes signs, campaign supporters thug up property owner, and candidate is quoted in news media...  At the time of the incident, Cruz denied having any knowledge of anyone involved in the incident, saying that it was “unfortunate”

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Comment of the day... Obama/Warren 2012 Because we have no idea who they are. Bumper sticker writes itself.

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Just a quick note of congratulations to the winners of last week's city council elections in Kingman AZ.  I don't keep track of things as I may have at one time, but still wish good fortune on my former community, friends, and family 'back home' as I still have the habit of calling the place. See election results here (unofficial as far as I can tell at this moment) Only 2900 people

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Not surprising that the federal government is in over its head regarding the number of single family homes it owns now due to the foreclosure epidemic over the last few years.  Over its head to the point of asking for help on ideas on how to deal with the problem. For sale or rent by distressed owner: 248,000 homes. That’s how many residential properties the U.S. government now has in its

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The dirty little secret that the NIMBY's either don't realize themselves, or would rather you not know is that a growing community costs the individual less money in taxes for public services.  Reduce the growth rate and watch your individual contributions to public services grow. The chart on my last blog post shows clearly the direction the local community is headed. I've documented the

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I could have named this post 'Chart Withdrawal' since it has been a mighty long time since I last posted any sort of chart on this blog (and you all know how much I love posting charts). Today though, I fulfill that need to share some data in charted format... but it won't involve the current local market real estate market conditions (nope, don't have access to that info any longer). If you

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Share some comments here in a bit, but first want to share some highlights from this article in the KDMiner.com last Friday... "The vast majority of people don't understand where their water comes from and it's not a problem or an issue until the water stops," Tom Whitmer said during Tuesday evening's Mohave County Republican Forum meeting. Whitmer, the Arizona Water Resource Department

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Yeah, I didn't get this article from a science publication or Popular Mechanics type of thing, but this is what folks are working on that have far less water resources than the few fine folks in the Mohave County area (mostly near Kingman) have.  I also want to state that the technology discussed in the article does not necessarily mean the long term solution for the water resource needs of

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I've decided to round up some posts I've written over the years, specifically regarding the alleged water supply issues locally, and present them here on this blog post.  Links to this collection will be available on the sidebar for easy access.  If you ever need to look at readily available and public data, it will be here.  All of the posts will include the links to the data I

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This year, not only a semi amusing photo to share with you, but also an important quote. First the comic... Can't wait to get our hands on the family turkey (currently in the brine). Now for the quote... Secure property rights are the key. When producers know their future products are safe from confiscation, they take risks and invest. But when they fear they will be deprived of the fruits

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Last week the Arizona Corporation Committee approved Hualapai Valley Solar’s Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC). Good news -- bad news sort of thing here. I'll start with the bad, the ACC is requiring HVS to only use a water supply of effluent for its water needs. This probably means the project will be put on hold at this point because there is no effluent resources or means of

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Here is the link to the article and a couple of highlights Scientists have discovered significant amounts of water on the moon—about twice the quantity seen in the Sahara Desert—a finding that may bolster the case for establishing a manned base on the lunar surface. In an audacious experiment last year, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration slammed a spent-fuel rocket into a lunar

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Don't have time to slice and dice all the rather stupid remarks that are being made by the folks that pretend to care about water in the Mohave County area.  But for craps and giggles here is one... The original content found here at this link... Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Article comment by: az mac I am going to say most people here will not qualify for the jobs they will offer.

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For kicks I thought I'd take a look at a new law proposed by an Assemblyman in California, from the Entertainment Page at the LA Times... A proposed law set to go before California's Legislature this month would make one of Hollywood's cherished utterances — "You're not on the list" — carry grave new consequences. It's a measure aimed at making the act of party crashing a misdemeanor

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Folks you cannot make this stuff up.  Who am I referring to as batty??  Think the water worry warts (WWW). The Hualapai Valley Solar LLC (HVS) project seeks final approval for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) permit from the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) at an upcoming meeting in Phoenix later this month.  While I haven't been blogging about this subject

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So maybe you heard about it... it might be kind of a big deal.  Yep folks there is a killer asteroid on the way to earth right now and the estimated time of arrival is the year 2182. So how does this affect the great folks here in Mohave County Arizona you might ask... I'll get to that in a minute.  First thing though the important bits from the linked article... The asteroid, called

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Depends on who you talk to.

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Think back to the year 2008... looking at the IRS data map at the link below... http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/04/migration-moving-wealthy-interactive-counties-map.html?preload=04015 ...It appears there was plenty of out bound migration out of Mohave County.  Rather interesting map that you can click on any county to look at migration in the year 2008.

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First I'll say that this is dangerous territory for me to post about such a touchy subject but I'm going to give it a go anyway.  The new Arizona law SB 1070 is drawing tons of debate, and rightly so.  In my gut I believe that the law was intended to do just that... bring up a very important issue to the forefront of the national debate.  I'm certainly not a legal scholar so I

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... I'll post some photo's on my blog.  Yep, Cabo was great again this year (and no I did not fall for another time share, yay for me!!).

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Read it here... With great awe I read about city debates and meetings. We read about the bickering, whining, moaning and groaning of elected officials and agencies. These all seem to want growth, but no one wants to be held responsible for the lack thereof. Is Kingman not a marketable city whereby no elected official or agency wants to take initiative in selling our city to outside businesses?

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I'll say one thing for the housing market meltdown, it has made for some crazy creativity... DELTONA -- A Volusia County man was arrested for allegedly filing phony court papers claiming ownership of several foreclosed homes. Volusia County investigators say Andrew Brown, 29, took down the "for sale" signs at a home on Shadow Ridge Drive, changed the locks, and moved in. Authorities did not

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