Ever since I can remember, Smokey the Bear has been telling us that only WE can prevent forest fires. So, who told Smokey that the Prime Directive was to Prevent Forest Fires? Well, since the 1940s, the US Department of Agriculture used him to prevent Human-caused fires. In later years, Environmental Wackos did their best …
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Economic issues-taxes, freedom to do business, unemployment
I found my retirement “calling” on the Hillsdale cruise to Hawaii
I am 69 years old and still working full-time as a buyer for an aerospace company. Aside from vowing never to draw Social Security or be subject to Medicare (as a reason for keeping working), I couldn’t think of what I would do with myself if I retired. I play violin, but there’s not much …
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Last Half of the Journey-Hawaii Cruise Travelog-Leaving Hawaii for Mexico…And Home
Wednesday, July 25 through Monday, July 30, we were again at sea, and you know what that means... Lectures! The weather wasn't conducive to much deck-walking, but I did get a few ocean and cloud pictures. This was the last picture of Hawaiian waters. July 25 speakers were Roger Kimball on "Trump vs The Elites"; …
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Land Ho! Vacation Travelogue-Hillsdale College Cruise to Hawaii-Days 6 & 7 in Honolulu
Finally, on our sixth day out, we spotted signs of nearing land. I love transportation, and was thrilled to see a container ship on the horizon. We finally saw signs of land. Finally, we rounded the last headland and got our first glimpses of Honolulu. The famous Diamond Head, an extinct volcano that almost stands …
Vacation Travelogue-Hillsdale Cruise to Hawaii, Days Four and Five
By Day Four, we had gotten well into the routine of morning and afternoon lectures, broken up by an awesome breakfast buffet, walks on the deck when the weather permitted, lunch by the window, and just relaxing in the stateroom. Most of the time, it was too windy and cold on the deck to sit …
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Vacation Travelogue-Hillsdale Cruise to Hawaii, Day One
Last month, Hubby and I took a 16-day cruise to Hawaii on the Crystal Symphony, with Hillsdale College. We left from San Francisco for the round trip on Sunday, July 15. We had four days at sea going each way, which were filled with lectures by a variety of conservative speakers. I'll be chronicling our …
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! (Dem) Pollster Pat Caddell Agrees with Rush Limbaugh!!
I am currently on a cruise ship, the Crystal Symphony, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, heading east toward Mexico, in the company of a large contingent of Hillsdale College supporters and employees. On our sea days, we have been presented with a group of the best speakers known to conservatives. Self-identified Democrat Pat …
An Open Letter to the Owners of Kroger Corporation, and Makers of Products Sold There
Dear Kroger: I am a buyer by trade, and I can spot cost-cutting, and price increases a mile away. I and many of my fellow grocery customers, have noticed in recent years, the shrinking of package size on many of the items we purchase in your and other grocery stores. It started with ice cream, …
Civility versus Madness in Modern-day America
First the Madness. Over the past few days, three members of the Trump Administration who went out to eat in Cesspool DC were harassed, threatened, and ejected from restaurants. Who were the ones who did all the harassing, threatening, and ejecting? Progressives. The Administration members did nothing more than go out to eat, and the …
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The continuing saga: Is the Wall of Stupid starting to crack in Seattle?
A short while ago, the city council of Seattle unanimously passed an “employee hours tax,” more commonly called a “head tax” on businesses with $20 million of gross income earned in Seattle. The tax was intended to pay for more “services for the homeless” whose plight were supposedly caused by all those disgusting, high-paying jobs …
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