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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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Unintended consequences: Fewer undocumented workers could mean fewer farm workers in California
Will California be going the way of Georgia, which recently passed a get-tough law against illegal immigrants only to discover crops were rotting in the fields? Georgia seemed to be well-intended in d ...
21 Jul, 2011
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California budget assumes a sustained recovery even as economy slows
The recently passed California budget assumed $4 billion in increased revenues. Without that additional income, the budget will not be balanced. Draconian cuts will then ensue, and will hit education ...
12 Jul, 2011
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DISCLOSE Act to shed new light on funding sources for California political ads
If a consumer elecronics company ran an ad for computers that contained a series of egregious lies, the public would be up in arms, and the company would be hauled before the Federal Trade Commission ...
23 Jun, 2011
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Lindsay Lohan released from court-ordered drug rehab
After serving a court-ordered sentence of 90-days in drug rehab at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Lindsay Lohan has been released on supervised probation pending a February 25th court hearing ...
04 Jan, 2011
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Little outrage accompanies release of 'Wall Street Pentagon Papers'
It took a lot of wheeling and dealing to get to this moment, but history was made this month when Americans were honored with a "one time look" into the books of the Federal Reserve. You probably didn ...
18 Dec, 2010
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Historic year for Third Party and Independent movements in the United States
Though the mainstream political press has naturally focused on the stinging Democratic losses and sweeping Republican gains in last week's elections, 2010 has proven to be an historic year for thir ...
10 Nov, 2010
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Potential Democratic responses to Republican gains in Congress
Despite the fact that not a single vote has been counted, the media and political analysts have already conceded a landslide victory to the Republicans in the November election. The reality of 2 ...
27 Oct, 2010
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2010 could be historic year for Independent and Third Party candidates
Whatever the outcome of the November elections, 2010 is shaping up to be an historic year for the nation’s Independent and third party movements, as well as for voters who desire viable alternatives t ...
29 Sep, 2010
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The great chicken invasion
In a trend that continues to accelerate, chickens are going mainstream in suburban and urban backyards across the nation.Citizens are challenging local zoning ordinances, pro-chicken citizens' groups ...
23 Jul, 2010
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