Recently I had an opportunity to converse with Rep. Paul Opsommer about the hotly debated DRIC bridge and HB 4961. Below is the results: Joan: Rep. Opsommer, thank you for your time. As Vice Chair of the House Transportation Committee I appreciate the information you have to share today. Rep. Opsommer: Thank you, it is my pleasure. Joan: I [...]
Every Republican gubernatorial candidate was represented at a candidate forum hostedby the Cleveland County GOP on June 11th, but it was State Senator Randy Brogdonwho stole the show. In a straw poll taken at the meeting, Brogdon was the favorite forth...
I’d say he’s exercising his right to remain silent BP CEO Hayward even had a reminder at the beginning of the morning circus with some crazy woman screeching “You should be in jail!!” I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the woman was a scheduled event. The whole ridiculous Democrat novella seems so far to [...]
I have been studying slime molds, the structure of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) , Chaos Theory, open source software and the structure of the world wide web itself trying to grasp the nature of the phenomenon demonstrated by the Ron Paul inspired movement. I found that the common elements of it exist universally and the principles create many of the most durable organizations. The concept is new to me but this "emergent intelligence" is as old as it gets. From single celled independent organisms to great networks of people worldwide, a common theme appears. I may have stumbled upon the term to describe the quality that makes the aesthetically unappealing example of the slime mold uniquely successful. Chaordic
But isn’t protesting your students a tad much? Susannah has come across two teachers whose love for their students will never get in the way of their ideology; I was watching “America Live” (yes, that dastardly Fox News strikes again!), they reported that, as six students at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School were being honored at [...]
I mentioned this in a column, saying "Michael Sandel reportedly refused to let his own child play sports because that would teach them the idea that some people are better athletes than others and that this matters somewhat in one's life."...
We wanted to focus on this debate in the House of Representatives because it typifies the posture of the National Rifle Association. The legislation in question, according to an article by Gun Owners of America (GOA) on its website, "would...
The EU is the mother-of-all power-elite dominant social themes, and it is getting harder to salvage all the time. Of course, as we have pointed out before, these promotions never really die but only reincarnate and continue in some fashion or another. ...
This weekend’s upcoming visit to Nebraska by former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is making some headlines in his home state. The Sante Fe News Blade ran a piece as a top story on their website on Monday. Just click the picture to read the article. The visit and invite may be generating some press in [...]
We have been discussing the EU fairly regularly and also the Afghan war. These are two critical elite promotions and they are both failing. We discuss the EU in the other article in today's Bell. Here we once again ponder the war in light of recent...