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TFS: Free Community Internet and Public Phone
We have an update from the community hall- as follows:
Trego, Fortine, Stryker Community Hall (TFS Community Hall)
Announcing Free Community Internet Access and Public Phone
Trego— March 12, 2022 — As of today, free Wi-Fi is available at the TFS Community Hall for our community and visitors. This area is void of cellular service and having accessible Wi-Fi coverage and phone will benefit the community by allowing communication where there previously was none. With generous support and guidance from InterBel in Eureka, this service is now available to anyone in the Trego area.
Safety and Convenience
There is very little cellular service in the Trego, Fortine, and Stryker area and this means that travelers through the area are on their own…

Who is a Taxpayer?
I read the headline “61% of Americans paid no federal income taxes in 2020, Tax Policy Center says.” The obvious correlation is that only 39% of Americans paid federal income taxes for 2020. The number has several political implications. The third bullet point down read “The main reasons for the spike — high unemployment, large… Continue reading Who is a Taxpayer?
When is a Horse and Buggy more Cost Effective than a Car?
Earlier this week, someone had a clever comment on facebook, suggesting that the horse equivalent of uber be called “Neigh-ber”, which made me laugh, but also got me thinking: How high does gas have to get before a horse becomes more economical? Obviously, this is going to depend on the number of miles covered, and… Continue reading When is a Horse and Buggy more Cost Effective than a Car?
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Boys and Girls
As I look at education, and demography, some things show clearly:

The Price of Gas
Last week, after the next-day checkup following cataract surgery, we stopped for gas in Whitefish. Whitefish has several convenient fuel stops, and, despite hearing that the town merits both a California Zip-code and area code, isn’t all that out-of-step with Montana. So, I pulled up to the pump, swiped the credit card (how I love… Continue reading The Price of Gas
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. -Benjamin Franklin
Thinking Government- Machiavelli
Max Weber provided the simplest definition: “A government is an institution that holds a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence.” Another, fancier way he phrased it is “A state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory.” I kind of like using… Continue reading Thinking Government- Machiavelli
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