Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Samuel Huntington of Connecticut. Two takes on his life.

Huntington had a very intriguing life, and accomplishments. Samuel Huntington, born in July 1731 in Windham, Connecticut, was a lifelong public servant devoted to the cause of American independence. Raised on his family’s 180-acre farm, Huntington received his early education in local public schools and grew up in what would now be considered a middle-class …

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The Seattle Fishwrap (AKA Times) does a front-page article on Puget Sound Energy’s electricity rates exploding. I critique that article.

On Sunday, the Seattle Times did a long article describing how local residents are suffering from the high, and going higher, electricity rates imposed on them by their mandated supplier, Puget Sound Energy. Below, I provide quotes from the article, and my comments after each quote. The title of the article is "PSE customers hit …

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Are you contemplating a new car purchase? Looking at brand new models? You might wish to consider your options.

If you have been paying attention to the news regarding new vehicles, you might have seen reports describing a Biden Administration law that has gone into effect. The reason given for passing this new law, a requirement for ALL new cars, was "saving lives by keeping drunk drivers off the roads." Now, we all know …

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Leavenworth-the Rest of the Story

First, some unusual vehicles we spotted this year. The first one was parked in front of our hotel, and is owned by them. We got a big laugh at the comment painted on the passenger side rear panel. It's an old Mercedes vehicle, last licensed in 2023. Since then, the State has hugely increased the …

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Willkommen in Leavenworth

Welcome to Washington’s Bavarian Village (well…not exactly, but close enough if you don’t look too far under the facades of the buildings). We are here again, in the Eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains, for the International Accordion Celebration. The weather has been as perfect as we can remember for the end of June (partly …

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I know Phishing when I see it. Three in one day, same ostensible sender, three different people. ATTN: BEST BUY, GEEK SQUAD!

All three emails came from individuals, not the corporate address. GeekSquad is a service of BestBuy, and since I have been receiving these notices for years, they MUST know that scammers are operating in their name. They do not seem to care. duffythis5@gmail.com Delfina Hyatt ywksbwyhsqksjwhys@gmail.com Grayson Aufderhar suddenlydisney@gmail.com Hayley Boehm Those are the three …

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The Babylon Bee does it again! The coming Civil War.

This post needs no additional commentary. I have to hand it to AI for making this video for them. It's absolutely priceless! https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/2069504005445980168?s=20 https://x.com/thebabylonbee/status/2069504005445980168?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Press that PLAY button!

Bitter herbs… On Kale, the bitter vegetable

Kale, a dark green, leafy, "cruciferous" vegetable is a fad food. No one, absolutely NO ONE, ever considered it edible until less than a decade ago. People don't usually eat things that taste bad, especially those that taste bitter. Below is what one of my favorite food gurus has to say about Kale. Kale wears …

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Let’s talk about Democrat Failed Policies. Or are they?

A VERY popular phrase used by Republicans running for office is "Democrat Failed Policy." By this, they mean the urban devastation, drug overdoses, failing schools, exodus of productive people and businesses, and blighted neighborhoods found in mostly black Democrat-governed metropolitan areas. The Republican candidates always refer to those effects as "failed policies," but are the …

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*Just when you thought the Democrats couldn’t stoop any lower…”Senator” Jon Ossoff of Georgia goes lower

We have seen no end of sleazy Democrat tactics to win elections, up to and including (witness LA this year) outright theft. This year's midterm contests are as rough-and-tumble as they get, with many Democrat representatives losing primaries, like Jasmine Crockett and John Cornyn. In Georgia, Jon Ossoff has a strong opponent in Representative Michael …

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