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Biotech Firm Offers ‘Mental Stimulus Package’

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Quincy Bioscience President Mark Underwood is so concerned about the declining quality of memory among federal government officials that he is offering free bottles of a brain-enhancing supplement to any member of Congress or official in the incoming administration who has forgotten to pay taxes within the last 10 years. Though Underwood describes the supplement [...]

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Saint Louis Tea Party Set for Friday Morning (Updated)

February 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments

Last week, CNBC’s Rick Santelli launched a call for a “Chicago Tea Party” from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  As explained in this post Saturday, his call spurred a movement that soon spread to cities nationwide.  Now, it appears that movement has reached St. Louis. On Friday at 11 a.m., the Saint Louis [...]

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Obama’s ‘Stimulus’ Hurts Future Generations (Updated)

February 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Call it what you will, but a movement is starting to pick up steam, powered by Americans upset with the reckless actions being taken by elected officials in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere.  Apparently, people have reached the point where they’re ready to stand up to politicians who seem more than willing to mortgage the futures [...]

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An Excuse for a Headline: ‘I Was Kidnapped By LESBIAN PIRATES From OUTER SPACE!!!’

February 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

You might be wondering why I chose to feature the cover of a comic book, I Was Kidnapped By LESBIAN PIRATES From OUTER SPACE!!! Allow me to kill your Friday afternoon with an explanation. In a post published one year ago tomorrow, I made note of the downward spiral of stock in Lee Newspapers, the [...]

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Congressional Democrats to Seek Vehicle Miles Tax (Updated)

February 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood thinks taxing motorists based on the number of miles they drive might be a good idea, according to an Associated Press article today.  For budgeting purposes, the word “might” should be replaced with the word “is.” Reportedly under consideration is a quarter-cent-per-mile driven tax that could end up costing the average [...]

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American Issues Project Stimulus Video Hits Mark

February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

American Issues Project is launching a major television advertising campaign, spotlighting the excessive spending and pet projects within the far-reaching stimulus legislation, which the Congressional Budget Office has said will harm the American economy in the long term. The ad will begin running Friday on FOX News, CNN, CNN Headline News, CNBC and FOX Business [...]

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Morning Headlines: Stimulus, Mascots, Spy Gear

February 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Today’s headlines “weigh in” on the so-called “Economic Stimulus Package,” offer news about the unveiling a new professional sports team’s mascot and provide a glimpse of a piece of James Bond-style spy gadget that reminds me of a toy my boys played with when they were younger: Dave Foulk reveals that he had ran the [...]

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