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Trumps Economic Plans Are Scrambled

Trumpty Dumpty has laid an egg with his ‘plan’ to import 100 million eggs from Turkey. Faced with the problem of inflation and rising food prices, especially eggs, Trump ‘worked a deal’ with Turkey. Hooray! Trump saved the American Breakfast! Stop and think, how eggsactly was this going to work? Chicken eggs are a perishable food item which the US Department of Agriculture says should be consumed within 45 days. Once laid, the clock is ticking. Since most whole eggs are exported in ships, Turkish egg producers need to collect, clean, package and prepare them for shipment. ...

More To Story Of Starry Stonewort In Lake

A recent editorial “Expansion of Starry Stonewort in Chautauqua Lake Is Worrisome” rightly raises concerns about Starry Stonewort in Chautauqua Lake, but it lacks important context and accuracy. As stated in the editorial, Dr. Rob Richardson of NC State, presenting at last weekend’s lake symposium, noted its presence in both basins, but Starry Stonewort is currently only thriving in two dense, but relatively small growth areas: at the mouth of Prendergast Creek (north basin) and Ashville Bay (south basin). While it has long existed in the northern basin, it has not spread ...

The New York RAPID ACT Must Be Scrapped

“The RAPID Act [Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment Act] streamlines the process while protecting local input and the environment.” - NY Public Service Commission. The assertion that New York’s energy policy is “protecting the environment” is false. The opportunity for sending public comments to the New York Public Service Commission continues until March 18. Following the public comment period, the PSC may rubber stamp the RAPID Act - the latest scam to accelerate the installation of Wind, Solar, and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in ...

Don’t Drink The Cremer Cocktail

Seeing a quote by a clergyman slick enough to jack-knife a semi on a slippery highway, red lights flashed when reading a letter to the PJ 3/22. The quote by Rev. Benjamin Cremer said that “nowhere in the Bible does it say that those who follow Jesus should stop the government from helping the poor and the needy.” He’s right, but Jesus does not order government to impose welfare systems of generational dependency either. Jesus’ words of helping the poor and needy are imperatives specifically addressed to his disciples, not government. While affirming the words of Jesus to ...

High Court Should Clarify Anthony List

Opportunities to fix U.S. Supreme Court opinions can be infrequent. Very infrequent. It took until 2018 for the court to abrogate its 1944 Japanese-internment-camp opinion in Korematsu v. United States. Now the high court has an opportunity to clarify a 2014 opinion that has caused confusion. ♦♦♦ Meet Kaley Chiles. In Chiles v. Salazar, Colorado-resident Chiles brings a First Amendment challenge. She wants to engage in speech that Colorado bans. The Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit rejected her First Amendment challenge. Chiles has ...

Simple Games

Today I would like to try an experiment. Before you read this get a piece of paper and write down all of the simple games that you can think of. Many of them require a minimum of equipment. After you have made your list, then read and compare. First, I begin with a tag. There are all types of tags. One of my favorites is freeze tag. Someone calls out the word “freeze” and you have to stop right where you are and in whatever pose you are in. the person who is “it” may take three steps. If they can touch someone, then they are it. If not, it starts all over again. My children ...