On Thursday, the state highway chiefs approved $77 million in so-called transportation enhancement projects for the next year. Enhancement projects are funded by the federal government, which sets aside 10 percent of federal gas tax dollars for the program. The local government requesting the money must pay for the project up front, and the state [Continue]
On Thursday, the state highway chiefs approved $77 million in so-called transportation enhancement projects for the next year. Enhancement projects are funded by the federal government, which sets aside 10 percent of federal gas tax dollars for the program. The local government requesting the money must pay for the project up front, and the state [Continue]
If Sarah Shourd, 31, could have, she would have set sail on the recent flotilla to Gaza. Same for her boyfriend Shane Bauer, 28 and their friend Josh Fattal, 28. And they would probably be out there right now, demonstrating against Israel’s reaction, the blockade in general, and well, Israel in general. That’s the kind [Continue]
Restrained by a tiring consumer, the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than was expected last quarter. The government also lowered past GDP readings as far back as 2007. The Commerce Department said Friday that gross domestic product – the value of all the goods and services produced in the U.S. – rose [Continue]
Have the American people outlived their usefulness to the rich minority in the United States? A number of trends suggest that the answer may be yes. In every industrial democracy since the end of World War II, there has been a social contract between the few and the many. In return for receiving a disproportionate [Continue]
<p>BAMBERG, S.C. — A South Carolina pastor and his wife have been charged with having child pornography on their computer.</p> View full post on Latest Articles [Continue]
Week before last back I gave you A Love Supreme (is there any other kind?) and now Resolution (part II) Coltrane………………… View full post on Atlas Shrugs [Continue]
Yes, Medicare is quickly running out of money and Obamacare is causing drastic cuts, but evidently there's enough cash to hire celebrity spokesman Andy Griffith and produce a new television ad aimed at bamboozling seniors into thinking "good things are coming." View full post on Latest Articles [Continue]
Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker didn’t know that he would be named as the lead plaintiff on a suit challenging a new law that would require handgun ammunition buyers to register with the government. “I wasn’t expecting that,” he said Tuesday, chuckling as he recounted opening his mail last week and seeing the civil complaint [Continue]
Arizona National Guard troops won't be in position to enforce U.S. border laws by Aug. 1, guard officials said. The department of Homeland Security and Defense announced 10 days ago more than 500 troops would help with border interdiction by Aug 1. It isn't known when any troops will be deployed to enforce border security, [Continue]
As the mainstream media synchronized their watches over the Shirley Sherrod affair, the object of their little trench raid was clear. Demonize Andrew Breitbart for the unethical publication of a video featuring Ms. Sherrod uttering racist remarks at an NAACP awards dinner. You could see the strategy. The MSM wanted to discredit and demonize [Continue]
There is a long record of the use of the honey bee in war. Roman catapults, with bee itchiness as projectiles, unleashed the vehemence of furious bees on an advancing opponent. Bee hives booby ensnared to oust done voyage wires were worn to the benefit of both sides during battles in World War I. In [Continue]
Frankly, President Obama, Charlie doesn't give a damn. From my story on the Obama-Rangel drama: person close to the Rangel tells POLITICO the embattled Democrat “doesn’t give a damn about what the president thinks about this” and won’t step down. “ statement comes as no surprise to us,” said a person close to [Continue]
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Sen. John McCain hasn't always talked tough on immigration. That haunted his presidential ambitions, and now his political survival hinges on whether he can show that his conversion is genuine. It hasn't been easy. Boycotts, vigils and a legal fight over the state's attempted crackdown on illegal immigrants [Continue]
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has chosen to go through an ethics trial, like the one lined up for New York Rep. Charles Rangel, rather than accepting charges made by an ethics subcommittee, a source familiar with the process tells POLITICO. The back-to-back trials of a pair of black lawmakers represent an unprecedented use of an [Continue]
