Athlete tent gives druglike boost: “All athletes dream of reaching great heights – but in a minivan? Top US mountain biker Carl Wecker says his first mentor used to drive up to the top of a nearby mountain every night and sleep in his car to get the endurance benefits associated with high altitude....
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AMERICAN ELECTION SYSTEMS One summary: “The biggest problem in cleaning up our elections is the issue of voter registries, and Carter’s commission doesn’t begin to deal with it. If voter registries are corrupt, there is no way our democracy can be assured a fair election. Throughout America, people with the flimsiest kinds of ID...
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AMERICAN ELECTION SYSTEMS One summary: “The biggest problem in cleaning up our elections is the issue of voter registries, and Carter’s commission doesn’t begin to deal with it. If voter registries are corrupt, there is no way our democracy can be assured a fair election. Throughout America, people with the flimsiest kinds of ID...
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Anytime Bill Clinton uses the words “get off”, it grabs attention. From Reuters: Former President Bill Clinton said on Saturday global warming is a greater threat to the future than terrorism and that the United States and other countries must “get off our butts” and do something about it. Clinton, speaking to the graduating...
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How Do You Say Chutzpah in Spanish?
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by Jim Kouri, CPP While Mexican President Vicente Fox worries about the United States “militarizing” it’s border with Mexico, his government is doing absolutely nothing to stem the tide of Mexican criminals illegally entering the US. In fact, several reports from law enforcement officers indicate that the Mexican police and military forces actually assist...
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If It Walks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck, It Must Be a Liberal
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by Jim Kouri, CPP The Bush White House on Thursday requested a mere $1.9 billion from Congress to increase border security as a key immigration reform bill appears likely to pass in the US Senate. While he signed legislation that created a drug prescription program that costs taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars, President...
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Note from Denise Noe: I am publishing this because I think Blunner Huzka’s feelings are similar to those of many people who are impoverished in adulthood, especially if they are to some extent financially dependent on their families. The sentiments of his mother may also be representative of those of many parents who have...
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Note from Denise Noe: I am publishing this because I think Blunner Huzka’s feelings are similar to those of many people who are impoverished in adulthood, especially if they are to some extent financially dependent on their families. The sentiments of his mother may also be representative of those of many parents who have...
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I’ve talked to a few people lately who have soured on politics as of late (see Captain’s Quarters latest). Far too many people respond to ideas they disagree with by immediately attacking the character of the person voicing those ideas. On several occasions I’ve written a controversial column to be personally attacked for it....
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