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April Fools’ Day Videos Good for a Few Laughs

April 1st, 2011 · No Comments

In the spirit of April Fools’ Day, it seems appropriate to share three humorous videos on health care, hounds and howls of laughter. The first video, ObamaCare – Live Your Carefree Lifestyle, mocks the Patient Care and Affordability Act of 2010 (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”) and is brought to you by the folks behind Freedom Fest, an [...]

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Misinformation Dominates ‘Puppy Mill’ Issue

October 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments

If only they can get past the emotional messages generated by the Humane Society of the United States, Missourians who generally line up against excessive government regulation, taxation, spending and other government interference in their lives, will vote against Proposition B when they go to the polls Nov. 2. On the “Yes on Prop B” [...]

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If It’s Time To Eat The Dog, Where’s PETA?

December 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

When can a Christmas gift be something extra special to a conservative and more like a lump of coal to a liberal?  When it comes in the form of a book, “TIME TO EAT THE DOG? the real guide to sustainable living,” by Brenda and Robert Vale. Though I have yet to receive a book [...]

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Headlines Offer Strange Blend of News, Advice

February 17th, 2009 · No Comments

This morning’s headlines offer a strange blend of news and advice. Falling into the “news” category, “Green Ammunition” is the order of the day for the U.S. Army’s National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. In the “advice” category, I found two pearls of wisdom: First, never stop at Starbucks when you’re carrying $300,000 worth [...]

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Depressing Future Awaits Companion Animals

February 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today, I read an article that appeared in yesterday’s Telegraph. It contained this disturbing news: More and more suicidal pets are being prescribed anti-depressants. This news comes only less than a week after a report in the New York Times about the antidepressant Prozac and its cousins, including Paxil and Zoloft, being linked to suicide [...]

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