Tulsa World: GOP rips Fallin over health-care bill

Source article Tulsa World March 24, 2011 (to read complete article and comments) OKLAHOMA By WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer Published: 3/24/2011  2:28 AM Last Modified: 3/24/2011  8:01 AM Gov. Mary Fallin: “Without an Oklahoma exchange, the state is virtually guaranteed to be subject to a federally run, Washington D.C. substitute.” Gov. Mary Fallin is being criticized [...]

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Maine town becomes first to declare food sovereignty

LOVE it: Via GrownInTheCity: The town of Sedgwick, Maine, population 1,012 (according to the 2000 census), has become the first town in the United States to pass a Food Sovereignty ordinance. In doing so, the town declared their right to produce and s...

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Fed’s profits surge to a record-breaking $81.7 billion

Must be nice to operate in total secrecy, accountable to no one! via MarketWatch: The Federal Reserve released earnings for 2010, with the central bank's profit growing to $81.7 billion, a record high, from $53.4 billion, mostly due to growing interest...

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The Last Doughboy: A Tribute to Corporal Frank Buckles (1901-2011)

Corporal Frank Buckles died after completing all of his duties to his country at 110 years and 26 days. I had the distinct privilege to become part of this wonderful American soldier’s life after he called me up one July morning in 2007. Earthly duties completed February 27, 2011.

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TSA Agent Slips Through Body Scanner With A Gun

Um, yeah: An undercover TSA agent was able to get through security at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with a handgun during testing of the enhanced-imaging body scanners, according to a high-ranking, inside source at the Transportation Security...

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Monsanto, Dow to begin pushing dangerous 2,4-D herbicide as ‘solution’ to superweeds

via NaturalNews: The Dow Chemical Company has sponsored a study that aims to position the 2,4-D herbicide, a popular commercial herbicide, as the solution to Roundup-resistant "superweeds." But 2,4-D-resistant "superweeds" have already begun emerging a...

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