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Marketplace – by Conrad Wilson
It’s a weekday morning and a tangle of trucks idles outside a container yard in Portland, Oregon.
The situation is a mess.
Inside a barbed-wire fence, large metal shipping containers are stacked three, even five high. Outside, trucks from around the state are jockeying to get in. Those that can’t are blocking the road. Continue reading “Shipping firms’ departures sink Port of Portland”
BOSTON—Nearly two years after two pressure-cooker bombs ripped through a crowd of unsuspecting spectators near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, a federal jury found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty for his role in the deadly attacks, which killed three and injured nearly 300.
The decision came a day and a half after seven women and five men began deliberations in the first phase of the trial and after 17 days of emotional and often gruesome testimony and evidence in the case. Jurors repeatedly saw horrific photos and videos of the bloody aftermath of the bombs. They also heard heart-wrenching testimony from survivors, including the father of the youngest victim of the attacks—8-year-old Martin Richard–whose body was literally blown apart by the second bomb. Continue reading “Jury finds Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of Boston Marathon bombings”
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“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” – Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775
Quinlan, TX – It’s the kind of nervy double-down only a true filibuster would make; KC Massey III is determined to make law, one way or another. Continue reading “A Chance to Make Case Law – The Risk, 10 Years”
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IBM is investing $3 billion to build an “Internet of Things” division aimed at harnessing the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances and using it to help companies better manage their businesses. Continue reading “IBM to Invest $3 Billion in ‘Internet of Things’ Unit”
A couple who are both school bus drivers with ties to the Michigan Militia embezzled at least $50,000 from the woman’s mother and used it to buy an arsenal of firearms that included a machine gun and 17,000 rounds of ammunition, authorities say.
Sarah Nick, 32, and her 33-year-old husband, Steven Nick, embezzled the money from Sarah Nick’s 67-year-old mother, who has serious health problems, Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell said at a news conference Tuesday at which he displayed the weapons. Continue reading “Couple Tied to Michigan Militia Accused of Stealing for Guns”
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday denied a Justice Department request to lift a temporary hold on President Barack Obama’s executive action that sought to shield millions of immigrants from deportation.
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen refused to stay his Feb. 16 decision that granted a preliminary injunction requested by 26 states. The U.S. government wants the injunction lifted — allowing Obama’s action to proceed — while it appeals Hanen’s ruling to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court in New Orleans. Continue reading “Judge Denies Federal Government’s Request to Lift Hold on Obama’s Immigration Action”
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This should make everyone think, be you Democrat, Republican or Independent
From a California school teacher – – –
“As you listen to the news about the student protests over illegal immigration, there are some things that you should be aware of: Continue reading “Cheap Tomatoes”
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – A man and his seven children found dead in their Maryland home Monday were poisoned by carbon monoxide from a generator they were using after the power company cut off their electricity, a couple who identified themselves as the man’s mother and stepfather said.
Police found the bodies at the home in Princess Anne after being contacted by a concerned co-worker of the father, who had not been seen for days, Princess Anne police said in a news release. Continue reading “Man, 7 children died from carbon monoxide poisoning, relatives say”
Despite their best efforts to undermine the Constitution, democrats at the federal level have been unsuccessful at disarming the American public. Switching tactics, a liberal legislator from Connecticut (where else?) thinks she can pay gun owners to voluntarily disarm. And by pay I mean with taxpayer money, not with her own funds.
US Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) plans to introduce a bill that would give gun owners tax credits for surrendering their “deadly assault rifles.” Continue reading “Liberal Bill Would Pay Gun Owners To Surrender Their ‘Assault Rifles’”
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Iceland’s government is considering a revolutionary monetary proposal – removing the power of commercial banks to create money and handing it to the central bank.
The proposal, which would be a turnaround in the history of modern finance, was part of a report written by a lawmaker from the ruling centrist Progress Party, Frosti Sigurjonsson, entitled “A better monetary system for Iceland”.
Continue reading “Iceland looks at ending boom and bust with radical money plan”
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The Wichita Eagle – by Roxana Hegeman
A Wichita State University mathematician sued the top Kansas election official Wednesday, seeking paper tapes from electronic voting machines in an effort to explain statistical anomalies favoring Republicans in counts coming from large precincts across the country.
Beth Clarkson, chief statistician for the university’s National Institute for Aviation Research, filed the open records lawsuit in Sedgwick County District Court as part of her personal quest to find the answer to an unexplained pattern that transcends elections and states. The lawsuit was amended Wednesday to name Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Sedgwick County Elections Commissioner Tabitha Lehman. Continue reading “WSU statistician sues seeking Kansas voting machine paper tapes”
Like many sojourners to this country, Alejandro Fuentes Mena lives with uncertainty as U.S. immigration policy is debated in the courts, Congress and the White House. But as he awaits a final ruling on his own future, he’s helping other young people build their dreams.
Fuentes, who settled in the United States illegally as a child, is a Denver elementary school teacher under a pilot program that recruits young immigrants like him to teach disadvantaged students. Teach for America, a national nonprofit running the program, believes people like Fuentes can be role models for students. Continue reading “Denver schools take lead in hiring DREAMer teachers”
New York City lawmakers and Mayor Bill de Blasio are reportedly discussing legislation that would give voting rights to non-citizens in local elections.
The Guardian noted that under the legislation that is being discussed, “legally documented residents who have lived in New York City for at least six months will be able to vote in municipal elections.” Lawmakers are reportedly “discussing the legislation with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office” and “a bill might be introduced as soon as this spring.” Continue reading “NYC Lawmakers Gearing Up To Give 1 Million Non-Citizens Voting Rights”
Florida News Flash – by Samuel M. McCall
A local Brooksville business, American Gun and Pawn, has gotten a bizarre letter from Suntrust Bank which is where the company has a checking account. The owner of American Gun and Pawn, Steve Champion, was shocked when he received the certified letter.
Unbelievably, the letter states that American Gun and Pawn is not a business that Suntrust Bank wants to do business with and gives them only ten days to close the account or it will be closed for them. No reason is given as to why Suntrust Bank has decided not to do business with them anymore. Continue reading “Suntrust Bank Cancels Account Because Company Sells Guns”
Daily Mail – by ANNETA KONSTANTINIDES
A husband has penned a moving essay celebrating his wife and everything she does for their family as a stay-at-home mother.
Steven Nelms writes in the essay’s introduction that he can’t afford his wife to be a stay-at home.
‘I don’t at all mean to offend anyone with this post,’ he writes. ‘I’d like to explain exactly what that means so that no one thinks I’m in any way devaluing Stay-At-Home Moms.’ Continue reading “Husband’s moving essay in appreciation of his stay-at-home wife becomes web hit after he calculates that her workload should equal an annual salary of $73,960”
Business Insider – by MICHAEL B KELLEY
The Obama administration is no longer hiding the fact that the US is serving as the air force for Iran-backed Shia militias fighting ISIS in Iraq.
Helen Cooper of The New York Times reports that the US and Iran “have found a template for fighting the Sunni militancy in other parts of Iraq: American airstrikes and Iranian-backed ground assaults” with the Iraqi military serving as a go-between. Continue reading “The US and Iran are closer in Iraq than people realize — and things are getting ugly”
This was pre dawn this morning in Fairfield, Ca. Soon the whole sky was chemtrailed.
Ray Eshom
My Patriot Supply – by Matt Redhawk
The visual feast of a well-rounded garden is truly a remarkable sight.
Nurturing a garden until it bursts with tantalizing juicy vegetables is one of life’s greatest pleasures. It’s your reward for a great deal of hard work.
To reach that point, though, requires some planning. Once you choose the right location for your garden, the next step is to decide what you want to plant. Continue reading “How to Create a Delightful, Magnificent Garden”
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