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Canadian Tar Sands
The Canadian Tar Sands have become a hot topic on the campaign trail this year especially since President Obama rejected the proposed Keystone Oil Pipeline extension. Yes, I said extension becau ...
04 Feb, 2012
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7 min read
Presidential Election 2012 Update: January 26, 2012
The four remaining Republican presidential candidates will meet in Jacksonville, Florida for the 19th Republican debate, tonight at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. central, 5 p.m. pacific). Hosted by CNN, this deba ...
26 Jan, 2012
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3 min read
Arizona legislators push bill to allow guns on college campuses
In a move sure to be controversial and which has already received national attention, Arizona legislators have redrafted legislation to allow guns to be carried at public colleges and universities. Go ...
03 Jan, 2012
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3 min read
Virginia GOP Primary highlights need for ballot access reform
Supporters of independent and third party candidates have long decried the draconian laws regulating ballot access in states across the country. They have argued that the ballot access system, w ...
02 Jan, 2012
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4 min read
Report: California animal agriculture is a job creator
Over the past decade, California dairies, ranches and livestock farms have created 17,000 jobs for the state. A new report that analyzes federal data from 2000 to 2010 shows that the $289 billion a ye ...
30 Nov, 2011
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USDA announces beginning farmer awards
The average age of farmers and ranchers in America is increasing, and rural populations are in decline. This is why the U.S. Department of Agriculture is acting to plant a new crop of much needed agri ...
06 Oct, 2011
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3 min read
Solyndra controversy escalates
Solar panel manufacturer Solyndra received upwards of $527 million in federal loan guarantees and was singled out by Obama as an example of American know-how and entrepreneurship. However, it filed fo ...
12 Sep, 2011
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3 min read
Ag Secretary announces California-based renewable energy project
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced several biofuel projects for Pacific states that he says will eventually create thousands of jobs and break the nation's dependence on foreign o ...
03 Aug, 2011
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2 min read
Freedom isn't always our business
The confluence of three cultural events this week has raised my awareness of the precious value of freedom. Two were just completed novels, and one was the repetition of an annual holiday. ...
21 Apr, 2011
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3 min read
Arizona shooting trial moves to California judge, possible California venue
A California federal judge will hear the case against Jared Loughner, who faces multiple charges related to the shooting rampage in Tuscon, Arizona which left an Arizona federal judge dead and Congres ...
18 Jan, 2011
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3 min read