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Archive for November, 2007

Dan Nation Tour To Go West, Then North in 2008
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

The NR Continental map is going to get a bit of a stretch. I’ve just received word on company training plans for early next year.
The beginning of 2008 will take me to California, where we have facilities in Bakersfield and Woodland. I’ve been to Bakersfield before, but Woodland will be new to me. Bakersfield is [...]

Deep Below the Atlantic, Brazil May Strike Oil
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Just when Brazil developed ethanol from sugar to make themselves independent of foreign petroleum, they go and strike oil, BusinessWeek reports.
Petrobras announced Nov. 8 it has found between 5 billion and 8 billion barrels of light oil and gas at the Tupi field, 155 miles offshore southern Brazil in an area it shares with Britain’s [...]

Lutheran Carnival LXIII: Thanksgiving
Monday, November 19th, 2007

Done and redone until she got it right, Barb the Evil Genius has posted the sixty-third edition of the Lutheran Carnival. This edition of the carnival features George Washington’s Thanksgiving proclamation.
Barb had some trouble with her computer the first time, so an extra dose of thanks for getting it redone and posted.

Focused on Equal Outcomes
Sunday, November 18th, 2007

A Washington Times Commentary highlights a Reuters report that there may actually be a gender gap among U.S. corporate directors that favors females.
A key quote from the commentary:
Candidates like Sen. Hillary Clinton seek the “women’s vote” by continuing to promote the now discredited myths that women are yet again victimized in pay and education. What [...]

Maryland Forces Parents to Buy Vaccines
Saturday, November 17th, 2007

AP reports that a Maryland Circuit Court judge ordered the parents of 2,000 students to appear in court Saturday with their kids, to get their school-age children vaccinated or possibly face 10 days in jail.
Any children who still lack immunizations could be expelled. Their parents could then be brought up on truancy charges, which can [...]

Federalism and Abortion
Friday, November 16th, 2007

There are a lot of pro-lifers, and they have been counted on to vote en bloc for the Republicans. The abortion issue has pulled many a Democrat “right”-ward.
Where one finds a lot of disagreement is how to stop abortions.
Ron Paul and Fred Thompson get hammered when they say they are pro-life and the overturning of [...]

Changing Definitions for Autism
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Thomas Sowell, no stranger to having a child with special needs, writes in TownHall.com regarding the potential dangers of expanding the diagnosis of autism. One effect is the filling of assistance lists.

Much has been made of statistics showing a sharp increase in diagnoses of autism in recent years.
What has gotten much less attention is the [...]

Tax Cuts: More Money Can Be Given
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

A little bit of vindication for comments I made in 2004.
Townhall.com’s Doug Wilson has an interesting article that ties increases of charitable giving to tax cuts. This should make sense: if the government isn’t taking money away from you, that’s more money you can give!
Wilson has some choice observations:
With increasing frequency, Americans are educating themselves [...]

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