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About On the North River

Forty years toiled in the Tel-com industry, married for 36 years widowed at sixty-one. Ten years in a relationship with a woman until her death. Was a Tea Party supporter. Today a follower of the Last American President to be honestly elected, Donald J. Trump. Recently had Ancestry.com tell me I'm Swedish, not Danish. I may need to change my avatar.

Thursday News

Posted on July 7, 2011 by On the North River

More Wind Craziness If it has to be subsidized to exist, it shouldn’t be here. A peer reviewed admission that “global surface temperatures did not rise between 1998 and 2008″ – Dr David Whitehouse on the PNAS paper Kaufmann et … Continue reading →

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Unlawful verus Unwanted Calls and Verizon’s response.

Posted on July 7, 2011 by On the North River

Even though telemarketing calls to numbers on the Do Not Call list are “illegal”, Verizon does not consider them “unlawful”. Below came off their support page.

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North River from the mouth to Bridge Street

Posted on July 6, 2011 by On the North River

Launched on a rising tide, headed upriver with the tide and against the wind, pulling hard and enjoying the view. Lovely bird, so graceful. The bridge over the North River between Scituate and Marshfield doesn’t have to accommodate anything other … Continue reading →

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Tuesday News

Posted on July 5, 2011 by On the North River

China Wants to Buy Facebook What could possibly go wrong? iPods: Who Gets the Money and Who Gets the Jobs? Interesting! The people who sell the iPod make more money than the people who manufacture it. Do you agree that … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth

Posted on July 4, 2011 by On the North River
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Sunday News

Posted on July 3, 2011 by On the North River

The Right to Vote Was Not The Main Achievement in 1776 “Worse, with the growing power of the Federal government, it has become an increasingly accepted practice that Congress or the President may selectively violate the rule of law to … Continue reading →

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Unknown Caller

Posted on July 2, 2011 by On the North River

Here’s a subject I invite my former colleagues in Telecom to comment on. Since the National Do Not Call list started in June of 2003 most of us have signed up to stop those unsolicited calls from those who think … Continue reading →

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Friday News

Posted on July 1, 2011 by On the North River

I’ve gone off on this before, to me this is the height of (our) governments stupidity. We produce our own coal, oil and natural gas in this country, not as much of the oil as we use but the global … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July Post

Posted on July 1, 2011 by On the North River

The Un-American American President By Jay Clarke Something is wrong with Barack Obama.  We all know it.  We all see it.  When he speaks about America, Americans cringe.  There is a strangeness to his manner, an unease when he talks … Continue reading →

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Thursday News

Posted on June 30, 2011 by On the North River

JERRY POURNELLE has a new, WordPress-powered site. CNN says Chevrolet Volt tech is “obsolete” compared to Toyota Prius Plug-in No brainer, base price $10,000 less and highway mileage 51mpg vs. 32mpg.. China Interested in Canada’s Oil While the U.S. dithers … Continue reading →

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