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-Benjamin Franklin
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WHO states Aspartame possible carcinogen -Paul Terry
WHO expert cancer group states that the sweetener aspartame is a possible carcinogen, but evidence is limited – 6 questions answered Paul D. Terry, University of Tennessee; Jiangang Chen, University of Tennessee, and Ling Zhao, University of Tennessee The World Health Organization declared on July 14, 2023, that the widely used synthetic sweetener aspartame could be Read more
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The Sun Over Stryker Peak
It’s 6:39 am on June 29, and the sun is bright as it climbs above Stryker Peak. It’s a small solar observation for me that occurs twice each summer, controlled by the location where I built, and observed because the living room window, ideally placed to observe wildlife in the hayfield, also includes Stryker Peak. Read more
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Ivy League Admissions
The Supreme Court has ruled against – well, call it race-based admissions discriminating against students of Asian origin at Harvard and UNC. It gets me thinking back to college admissions back when I was 17 – maybe 16. I had all but completed my first term in college when I turned 18 and registered for Read more
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Locating the Money
I ran across an interesting article at Brownstone Institute – it uses some terms that aren’t usually part of my vocabulary, and my writing here is basically just to provide enough of a condensed version to get folks to click the link and read what Brownstone developed. The article starts: “According to economics textbooks, governments Read more
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Actually Solving the Problem
Previously, I wrote that the county health department has been “treating the symptom, not the problem” and that instead of implementing what is effectively a group punishment, they should be trying to make it easier for people to do this right. This begs the question: How do we make it easier for people to properly Read more
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Montana Had a Part in Passing the 17th Amendment
Occasionally I see articles explaining how the 17th Amendment – direct election of senators – conflicts with the intent of the founders. Years ago, I heard the argument that Senators represent the individual state’s sovereignty, rather than the residents (why the Senate is not based on population) and, if that argument is solid, there is Read more
Trego's Mountain Ear 