October 2008

Marijuana Farms at the Taxpayer's Expense

by rex October 12, 2008 drugs

Well this article caught me totally by surprise – I had no idea that so many ganja farmers were using public lands. In 2007, rangers found more than 20,000 plants in Yosemite National Park and 43,000 plants in Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, where 159 grow sites have been discovered over the past 10 years. [...]

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10 years to produce?

by rex October 10, 2008 national energy

One of the biggest arguments that liberals use against increasing oil production domestically is that it will “take 10 years to have any impact.” Oh really? Well let’s take a quick look at some facts. Elm Coulee Oil Field, which produces oil from the Bakken Formation, was discovered in 2000. By 2007 the field had [...]

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Meth Watch Program?

by rex October 8, 2008 drugs

I just ran across this picture I took about a year ago in Quitman, TX, on Hwy 154. I was driving back from Sulphur Springs, TX, after working on a client’s network. As I drove by I glanced over and nearly had a wreck! Whose briliant idea was it to come up with a “Meth [...]

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You Can't Legislate Irresponsibility

by rex October 6, 2008 Louisiana Legislature

Some things never change…Recently, the Shreveport Times reported on resistance to ATV (4-wheeler) legislation that would have required stricter regulations. Here is the problem with that logic. It won’t work. Twenty years ago, the Consumer Product Safety Commission responded to safety concerns by negotiating a consent decree with ATV manufacturers. The decree required manufacturers to, [...]

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