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The renewable energy crowd creates a dangerous illusion. The illusion that middle class life can continue at some level of luxury and ease. That electricity for motors, electronics and lights will be available continually.  That using “renewable” energy, we are not assaulting the earth’s ...

Dreaming of a new home, a different car, or even a new cell phone? Not sure if your credit can take another big purchase? The Greater Lakes Association of Realtors will be hosting a “Credit Basics” class on Thursday June 30, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. for community members. The presenter for thi...

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I really don’t care if hormone overload politicians like Democrats Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, and Anthony Weiner, or Republicans David Vitter, Newt Gingrich, Larry Craig, and Arnold Schwarzenegger undertake sexual escapades. Such dallying in American government goes back to the 170...

We need to pay for the services we need or want from the government. Two main ways of taxing for this are the income tax, and property taxes. Which is the most fair? If one tax is lowered, we have to raise the other to cover the expenses. With income tax, if I make a bundle, I’ll pay a lot in taxe...

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I had a discussion with a woman about abortion. She stated something to the effect that it’s better to abort baby than to bring it into the world unwanted.  I wonder how many times parents have found out they’re expecting and don’t want to have a baby at first, only later on, not be willi...

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What does it mean to be a community? According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, the definition of community is, “a unified body of individuals.”  What does this mean to us? It means that individually we are just one, but together we make up our community.   Dig in your pocket right n...