This Is What Secession Looks Like?

As a major drought settles in on the state of Texas, the main problem with all of last years tea party campaign rhetoric about secession comes home to roost. When you wake

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A Muse About The Federal Budget

For a few years I have refrained in many instances from commenting on the political debate in this country. But the budget discussion this year is beginning to get my

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Waiting On A Refund Check?

Refund Status Results There is a delay in processing your tax return. For more information, please continue. If you have questions or need additional information, please have the following on

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Mark Bittman Points Out A Inconvenient Truth

Reading Mark Bittman’s blog this morning I saw this lead-in to a link I had to follow: Here’s the thing. A lot of stuff isn’t directly about food, but TB

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This Is What’s Wrong In America

General Electric, the nation’s largest corporation, had a very good year in 2010. The company reported worldwide profits of $14.2 billion, and said $5.1 billion of the total came from

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Organic Food Still On The Shopping List

RALEIGH, N.C. – For the past three years, American consumers have been on a shopping diet. They cut nonessentials from their shopping lists. They’ve made do. They’ve thought twice before

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Only George Will Could Start A Column Like This

Unlike most of the 111 that preceded it, the 112th Congress must begin the process of restoring the national regime and civic culture the Founders bequeathed. This will require reviving

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America Should Worry

“People used to say that the future happens first in California, but these days what happens in Texas is probably a better omen. And what we’re seeing right now is

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