Link to Dept. of Public Health, water testing result by town.

Posted on June 22, 2011 by On the North River

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Tuesday News

Posted on June 21, 2011 by On the North River

Suit: 9/11 Logan screeners ‘unaware’

Security Screeners who can’t speak English, of course.

Ethanol Subsidies: Congress Sacrifices a Sacred Cow

Thank God.

The Upside of Voter ID Initiatives

Stand the question on its head, why not help American citizens who don’t have ID get it (if they are eligible for it).

Republicans Flicker On Light Bulb Ban Repeal

Here in the Northeast, there used to be several factories that manufactured these bulbs, I used to work on their telephone systems and when these and other manufacturing customers folded up  and moved to China my industry lost a lot of support jobs. And here I am today, unemployed and blogging.

“Those companies who were less enthused about the light bulb ban found resisting futile, in the end happy enough to delay the effective dates to allow for more orderly close down of factories and job eliminations.”

USA unemployment state by state, changes plus or minus jobs.

Note the difference between states with Republican Gov. or legislatures and their Democratic counterparts.

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May I recommend the writing of Victor David Hanson?

Posted on June 20, 2011 by On the North River

The Metaphysics of Contemporary Theft

Same Old, Same Old…

Last week was another somewhat depressing chapter in a now long saga of living where I was born. I returned to the farm from leading a European military history tour, and experienced the following — mind you, after a number of thefts the month prior (barn, shop, etc.):

1) I left my chainsaw in the driveway to use the restroom inside the house. Someone driving buy saw it. He slammed on the brakes, stole it, and drove off. Neat, quick, easy. Mind you there was only a 5-minute hiatus in between my cutting. And the driver was a random passer-by. That suggests to me that a high number of rural Fresno County motorists can prove to be opportunistic thieves at any given moment. Continue reading →

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The War on History

Posted on June 20, 2011 by On the North River

The War on History

Posted By David Foster On June 19, 2011 @ 9:32 am In Education,History,USA |

…it looks like the schools have won and history has lost [1]. A recent survey indicates that less than a quarter of American students are scoring at or above the “proficient” level in their knowledge of this subject. For twelfth graders, the number is only 12%. Continue reading →

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Monday News

Posted on June 20, 2011 by On the North River

Cost of Obama’s Green-Car Mandate: 260,000 jobs

Because millions fewer cars will be sold in USA.

Piece on the economy and the 2012 election

All indicators show the economy is not recovering fast enough to save Obama in 2012.

Laughing at Obama: Volume I

Link to Scott Ott’s book on Amazon.

Gangster government attack on oil companies

“the policy on this bill is to take away money from the productive and give it to the unproductive”

Heinlein:

Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.

This is known as “bad luck.”

 

 

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Big Boating Weekend, if Driftway is any example.

Posted on June 19, 2011 by On the North River

Plus another powerboat that already passed by to the left, two kayaks already launched and heading towards the Spit to the right and two more kayaks ten yards downstream preparing to launch.

I didn’t take a picture of the mob at the Spit since there were so many craft of all types going every which way , pulling onto the sand, off the sand , plus swimers in the water I didn’t risk putting the paddle down long enough to record the scene. Also the twenty-something guys on the beach think I’m taking a picture of their girlfriends in their bikini and might throw a can of domestic beer at me.

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Thats a big load for one kayak!

Posted on June 19, 2011 by On the North River

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Saturday News and opinion

Posted on June 18, 2011 by On the North River

Can This Presidency Be Saved?

NO.

Tax dollars for La Raza skyrocket after Obama appoints one of its leaders to White House post

You do know who and what “La Raza” is don’t you?  In the Spanish language the term La Raza translates literally to “the race” and more symbolically to “the people.” And they ain’t talking about you, Gringo.  At anti-immigration law protests (in this country) they are the bunch waving Mexican flags, only Mexican flags. La Raza movement teach that Colorado, California, Arizona, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Oregon and parts of Washington State make up an area known as “Aztlan” — a fictional ancestral homeland of the Aztecs before Europeans arrived in North America. As such, it belongs to the followers of MEChA. These are all areas America should surrender to “La Raza” once enough immigrants, legal or illegal, enter to claim a majority, as in Los Angeles. The current borders of the United States will simply be extinguished.

And now we are helping fund their treasonable activities with federal dollars after the vice-president of La Raza is appointed by Obama to a key government job.

Can you see 2012 from your doorstep?

from the UK:

Hundreds of Army’s best soldiers apply for redundancy

The sun sets on the British Empire.

Your Well-Paid, Middle-Class Job Is in Danger

Been there, done that.

 

 

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Why 70% Tax Rates Won’t Work

Posted on June 17, 2011 by On the North River

From the Wall Street Journal

Why 70% Tax Rates Won’t Work

By ALAN REYNOLDS

The intelligentsia of the Democratic Party is growing increasingly enthusiastic about raising the highest federal income tax rates to 70% or more. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich took the lead in February, proposing on his blog “a 70 percent marginal tax rate on the rich.” After all, he noted, “between the late 1940s and 1980 America’s highest marginal rate averaged above 70 percent. Under Republican President Dwight Eisenhower it was 91 percent. Not until the 1980s did Ronald Reagan slash it to 28 percent.”  Continue reading →

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Thursday News

Posted on June 16, 2011 by On the North River

Iceland: What We Should Have Done

Those who are willing to endure immediate hardship will recover faster than the lot that keeps throwing money after bad from cowardice and fear.

More regulations: EPA’s fantasy solution to unemployment

All the coal burned in this country is mined in this country, by Americans and burned in advanced coal fired generating plants that are owned by Americans and employ Americans. That why Barry hates it.

Earth may be headed into a mini Ice Age within a decade

Old  Farmers Almanac nailed this last year!

Big Corn Eats GOP

On Tuesday, the Senate rejected an amendment sponsored by Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to end the $6 billion in tax subsidies plus the import tariffs that have given rise to Big Ethanol. The measure got just 40 votes, six of them from Democrats.

 

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