Kaye Beach Dec 28, 2010 Surfing the ‘Net’ tonight, this article caught my eye. Conservation Easements (CEs)*:Read the fine print before you sign The fact that it caught my eye is solely due to the fact that I have been doing … Contin...
I Spy: Controversial PatriotApp Lets Citizens Alert the Feds Launched in September, the PatriotApp allows people to report criminal or suspicious activity to several federal agencies, including the FBI, EPA, CDC and GAO (Government Accountability Offic...
So, what REALLY happens when you decriminalize drugs? Junkies on every street corner? A surge in drug-related crime? Eight years later, Portugal offers compelling evidence that the US' beloved War on Drugs is a gargantuan misstep: read more
Love this: via the Billings Gazette: A funny thing happened on the way to a trial in Missoula County District Court last week. Jurors – well, potential jurors – staged a revolt. read more
By Shelli Dawdy During this seemingly endless lame duck session of Congress, there have been several pieces of onerous legislation discussed, debated, and commented on. Recognizing the likelihood of a historical drubbing on Election Day, Democrats withheld action on key legislation, clearly planning an effort to pass their wish list before losing their current level [...]
It’s Christmas week, and we’re overdue in setting the mood. Let’s kick it off with this very cool rendition of carols, all played on Apple iPads and iPhones. If you’re an owner / user of these gadgets, it’s very impressive to see, if not, it’s likely amazing. All of the instruments used were available through [...]
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange is exemplifying the meaning of the word irony lately. While on the one hand asserting the right to leak information about anything and everything, Assange himself has requested certain information about himself be kept private and, through his attorneys, expressed outrage about…leaks. In a story in The Australian, an Assange attorney was [...]
Outrageous (but hardly shocking): read more
Thanks to Zach from Reason TV for this terrific explanation of what's really at stake with Net Neutrality regulation: read more
By Shelli Dawdy GiN is frequently at odds with the Lincoln Journal Star’s editorial board, but for once we agree. Nebraska’s municipalities, counties, and the State simply cannot afford the status quo regarding how public employees’ salaries and benefits are determined. In an editorial published December 16, Lincoln Journal Star cited the recent raises granted [...]