Bob McCarty Writes

This afternoon, I received an email from my friends at the Online News Association about a letter sent by the head of the Sunshine In Government Initiative to Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis.  In short, the letter implores Solis to reconsider the implications of her agency’s new “Press Lock-Ups Policy, which could inhibit the quality, [...]

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Remember back in May when I reported disturbing news about John and Judy Dollarhite facing $4 million in USDA fines for selling too many bunnies?   That news was followed by a dozen and a half posts about federal agents bullying the Nixa, Mo., couple as well as several others across the country — even magicians [...]

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Brooke Gray has never had a client complain about her work, and several licensed veterinarians in Missouri have been so impressed with her abilities that they refer clients to her and they even entrust their own horses to Gray’s care.  Still, because one licensed veterinarian wanted to eliminate competition from people like Gray, the government [...]

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On the morning of Aug. 24, federal agents raided Gibson Guitar Corporation factories in Nashville and Memphis on the premise that the use of wood from India that is not finished by Indian workers is illegal.  But that’s not all!  Even more disturbing facts have surfaced about the raid since then, leading many to conclude [...]

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Four months ago, city officials in Hazelwood, Mo., told Caitlin and Abigail Mills to stop selling cookies in the driveway of their home. Four weeks ago, they took their case to court. Four days ago, St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Maura B. McShane dismissed without comment the petition filed on behalf of the sisters [...]

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Seventy-two hours ago, I shared news about Debe Bell’s encounter with members of her local sheriff’s office in my post, Anonymous Call to New Animal Abuse Hotline Leads to Raid on Colorado Woman’s Rabbit Farm. Twenty-four hours ago, I shared my observations about Denver media outlets failing to cover a multitude of juicy stories behind [...]

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Since breaking news about a July 21 raid on a farm 12 miles north of Denver that resulted in local law enforcement officials seizing 193 rabbits from a nationally-recognized rabbit expert, I’ve learned more disturbing details about the case.  Perhaps least shocking was my discovery that members of the Denver-area news media appear to have swallowed [...]

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