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Watertown Daily Times – by Ted Booker

Washington Post – by Cecilia Kang

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted in favor of advancing a proposal that could dramatically reshape the way consumers experience the Internet, opening the possibility of Internet service providers charging Web sites for higher-quality delivery of their content to American consumers.

The plan, approved in a three-to-two vote along party lines, could unleash a new economy on the Web where an Internet service provider such as Verizon would charge a Web site such as Netflix for the guarantee of flawless video streaming.   Continue reading “FCC approves plan to consider paid priority on Internet”

Lost in America

The Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases.  Soon to follow will be Popeye’s Chicken, Pizza franchises and the chain of barber and beauty shops which operates inside the gates of our military facilities.  Reason?  Obama’s mandate that all companies who do business with the federal government pay a $10.10 per hour minimum wage.    Continue reading “Burger King Fleeing Military Bases”

Harris County Commissioners hired Texas’ premiere appraisal expert to investigate whether Harris County Appraisal District is fairly assessing home owners and commercial properties.  Harris County Commissioners noticed a disturbing pattern of deep discounts in commercial properties they were purchasing at condemnation for right-of-way (or roads).  There was a perception that the assessed value set by Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) was often only 35 to 65% of the purchase price when they were purchasing commercial property.  They hired appraisal expert Ted Whitmer to determine the market value of a number of large commercial properties in Harris County.   Continue reading “Harris County Commissioners Investigate HCAD”

RT News

A ruptured oil pipe near the city of Glendale, Los Angeles County, has caused a massive leak as 50,000 gallons of crude oil spilled onto streets, which is knee high in some places, the Los Angeles Fire Department reports.

The leak from a 20-inch pipe was first reported at around 12:15 am local time. The oil line was remotely shut off, the Los Angles Fire Department (LAFD) said in a press release. The oil spill has covered approximately a half-mile area, and is knee deep in some spots. The leak, which was sprung near 5175 W. San Fernando Rd., has spill has affected some commercial businesses.    Continue reading “‘Knee Deep’: 50,000 gallons of oil spills on LA streets”

LA Times – by TONY PERRY, VERONICA ROCHA AND JILL COWAN

Continue reading “Reactor 3 Core Expulsion”

Infowars – by Kurt Nimmo

An Infowars.com reader has emailed a brochure released by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). The brochure describes the responsibility of doctors and health care professionals under the Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) Mental Health Reporting System as part of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act (PA 98-063). The law requires clinicians and facilities to report patients who own firearms they believe pose a “clear and present danger” to themselves or others.   Continue reading “2nd Amendment: “Clear and Present Danger” in Illinois”

Reuters – by Joseph Kolb

A rural New Mexico county has voted to defy the federal government and give a rancher’s cattle access to a watering hole fenced off by the Forest Service in the latest dispute over federal control of public land in the U.S. West.

Commissioners in Otero County voted 2-0 on Monday night to authorize Sheriff Benny House to open a gate allowing nearly 200 head of cattle into the 23-acre area despite Forest Service restrictions. A third commissioner was out of town for the vote.   Continue reading “New Mexico county defies U.S. government over cattle grazing”

NBC News – by Bill Briggs

A Florida couple who retired from their management jobs to care for the poor vowed Monday to wage a tenacious legal fight days after being fined more than $300 each for violating a local law.

Debbie and Chico Jimenez openly admit committing the act that earned them two citations apiece: feeding more than 100 people who are homeless in Daytona Beach.

Police in Daytona Beach also threatened them with arrest and incarceration, if they offer any more of their home-cooked meals at Manatee Island Park, a gathering the Jimenezes say they’ve hosted every Wednesday for the past year.   Continue reading “Florida Couple Fined, Threatened with Jail for Feeding Homeless”

Bundy Family Statement

It has been several weeks since the BLM’s special forces came into the valley with guns raised, barricading our lands, stealing and destroying our property, and terrorizing the community. Their original plan was to occupy the land for seven weeks.

They would still be in the valley today if the people did not stand and demand departure. We can only imagine what would have happen if they were allowed to remain.    Continue reading “Bundy Family: How we will proceed with Legal Action”

USA Today – by Kim Hjelmgaard

Europe’s highest court ruled Tuesday that people have the “right to be forgotten” and can ask Google to remove some sensitive information from Internet search results.

The judgment was handed down by the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union in a development that highlights ongoing battles between supporters of privacy rights and those who advocate for freedom of expression.   Continue reading “Europe’s top court tells Google to ‘forget’”

All Gov -by Steve Straehley

Score one for Mitt Romney. The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that corporations, as well as individuals, may sue for damage to reputation. In 2011, Romney said that “Corporations are people” because “Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to people.”

In 1997, Texas Disposal Systems was competing with Waste Management of Texas for trash-hauling contracts in Austin and San Antonio. At one point, Waste Management issued an “alert,” which was distributed to Austin community leaders, calling into question the environmental safety of Texas Disposal’s landfill.   Continue reading “Texas High Court Rules Corporations can Collect Damages for Defamation”

Fox News

WILLIAMS, Ariz. –  In the northern Arizona city of Williams, restaurant patrons don’t automatically get a glass of water anymore. Residents caught watering lawns or washing cars with potable water can be fined. Businesses are hauling water from outside town to fill swimming pools, and building permits have been put on hold because there isn’t enough water to accommodate development.

Officials in the community about 60 miles from the Grand Canyon’s South Rim have clamped down on water use and declared a crisis amid a drought that is quickly drying up nearby reservoirs and forcing the city to pump its only two wells to capacity.   Continue reading “Arizona town near Grand Canyon imposes severe water restrictions amid drought”

Watchdog – by Kenric Ward

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michigan officials want to repopulate Detroit with an aggressive immigration program — a move critics call misguided and unworkable.

“This ranks right up there with Ford’s expectation that the Edsel was going to be a big seller,” said Bob Dane, communications director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform.   Continue reading “Detroit visas won’t save sinking city, critics say”

Fox News

BOSTON –  The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has withdrawn as Smith College’s commencement speaker after faculty and student protests.

The women’s college in Northampton, Massachusetts, announced Christine Lagarde’s withdrawal Monday. According to the college, she said it was clear that many did not want her on campus and that she did not want to distract from a joyous occasion.   Continue reading “IMF head withdraws from Mass. college commencement after protests”

Fox News

The government has failed to inspect thousands of oil and gas wells it considers potentially high risks for water contamination and other environmental damage, congressional investigators say.

The report, obtained by The Associated Press before its public release, highlights substantial gaps in oversight by the agency that manages oil and gas development on federal and Indian lands.    Continue reading “BLM failed to inspect higher risk oil wells”

USA Today – by Gary Strauss

Dozens of snowplows took to the streets of Denver early Monday, after a powerful spring storm made a wet, cold mess of Mother’s Day in parts of Colorado and Wyoming, while powerful thunderstorms moving through Nebraska produced damaging tornadoes.

More than a foot of snow fell on parts of Colorado and Wyoming. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for most of northern Colorado and parts of southern Wyoming for all of Sunday and for Monday morning.   Continue reading “Snow, severe storms barge into West, central USA”