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Pearce Explores Life of Jim Hunt, Classic Overachiever

Jim Hunt: A Biography explores the many contradictions surrounding arguably the state’s most masterful politician.

Obama-Wall Street Scam Exposed

Far from advocating a minimal, night-watchman state, the big Wall Street firms earn such enormous profits from financing federal debt that a shrinking state is the last thing they would ever want. An expanding government that borrows heavily guarantees buckets of money in their coffers — far more than the big firms make from the difficult work of business finance.

Adaptation of Lewis’ Voyage of the Dawn Treader Flawed but Glorious

"Dawn Treader" is gorgeous, glorying in the interplay of light and sun and sea on this odyssey to the East, cinematically much better than the muted tones of "Prince Caspian." I found the 3D very satisfying, richly detailed without headache-inducing eye strain, and well worth a few dollars extra on the ticket. The scenes at the end of the world in particular, the lilies in the sweet sea and Aslan’s country, are extremely satisfying to those raised on the traditional pen-and-ink illustrations in the Chronicles. The filmmakers could have made a more faithful film, but after the debacle that was "Prince Caspian," I am glad to see a cinematic adaptation that at least tries to keep the theme and feel of the original intact.

Global warming?

No To Across-The-Board Cuts

To “spread the sacrifice evenly over the state workforce” is to fail to make critical distinctions – both among employees and among state programs.