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Choices for Parents- but not for Schools or Taxpayers?
One of the ‘Things Our Government Has Been Up To’ is House Bill HB203, which passed into law. It’s marketed as a bill about school…
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New Book on Rural America Started with a False Conclusion -Nicholas Jacobs
Commentary – New Book on Rural America Started with a False Conclusion, Then Looked for Evidence by Nicholas F. Jacobs, The Daily YonderMarch 6, 2024 A new book on “white rural rage” argues that rural Americans are the most…
Theater Auditions Saturday
The Eureka Community Players announces auditions for their annual Spring play held during the Eureka Rendezvous weekend. Following the tradition of doing a melodrama, the Players have selected “Belle of the Ball” ahigh-kicking western melodrama! The play will be presented on April 26-28 at the Timbers Event Center. “Belle of the Ball” is a combination of the fairy tales of Cinderella and Snow White, lassoed together in a melodrama format. Will good win out or will evil prevail? Many twists and turns ensue, including a romp through the audience, before we know. A fun show for the whole family. The…
It Isn’t the Form, it’s the Management
Heaven and Hell are both dictatorships. The difference is in the management. Back in 1787, Benjamin Franklin announced that our form of government would be “A republic, if you can keep it.” So far, management of that republic has been somewhere between the management level of Heaven and Hell. Maybe it’s structurally set up to be in the middle of the road. Somehow, we wound up with a two-party system – George Washington and John Adams were both Federalists. We don’t have Federalists any more. Then Thomas Jefferson came in as a Democratic-Republican – we have both of those now,…
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Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. -Benjamin Franklin
Unofficial Economic Markers
Who needs the consumer price index when you can watch headlines? Speaking of the consumer price index, the Feds are claiming only modest increases. The Misery Index is running about 6.8 this year, ostensibly lower than the last few years. A Sampling of Headlines: Somehow, the more direct news about the economy (New York Times: US Adds 275,000 Jobs in February as Growth Remains Strong) just isn’t all that reassuring.
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