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CNN Crew Prevented From Filming in Joplin

May 31st, 2011 · 8 Comments

During a phone conversation one week ago, I was told by a confidential source with contacts in Joplin, Mo., that the casualty count from the May 22 tornado was actually much higher than officials were letting on.  I was also told that a “secret morgue” had been set up in the southwest Missouri city and [...]

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Democrats and Labor Bosses Said, ‘It is impossible to bargain collectively with the government’

February 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Republican governors Scott Walker, Chris Christie, John Kasich, and Mitch Daniels are not the originators of the fear of the overreaching power of public employee unions.  That credit goes to FDR and the president of the AFL-CIO, George Meany.  In 1955, Meany said, “It is impossible to bargain collectively [...]

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Nullification or Partition: The Choice is Ours

February 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Listening to the news reports out of Washington, especially in the wake of Barack Obama’s weak-kneed  budget proposal, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the early decades of the 21st century in the U.S. will be characterized by one of two governing principles: nullification or partition. Thomas [...]

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Freedom of the Press to Suffer Under Obama (Updated)

November 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Freedom of the press is likely to suffer under the administration of Barack Obama.  How do I know this?  A look back at issues and events that arose during the 2008 presidential campaign reveals as much. Two weeks prior to the Nov. 4 election, Obama running mate Joe Biden faced tough questions from interviewers at [...]

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