Daily Archives: January 20, 2008

NEW YEAR – NEW CAFO LEGISLATION MOVES FORWARD

Posted on January 20, 2008 by

Last year not one of the three CAFO-related bills made it out of the legislative session.  This year, maybe common sense and the reality of environmental and health issues intertwined with huge factory farms will prompt our legislators to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Pollution, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, Economics, Environment, Farming, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Industrial farms, Mitch Daniels, Soil Pollution | 2 Comments

IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS ENDS 27 YEARS AGO TODAY

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January 20, 1981 : Iran Hostage Crisis ends The Shah of Iran Photo Credit: Mr. Dowling.com _____________________________________________ Minutes after Ronald Reagan’s inauguration as the 40th president of the United States, the 52 U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Germany, Iran, Politics | 2 Comments

SLIGHT OF HAND – DANIELS AND JOB COMMITMENTS

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As a starter, here are the JOBS LOST numbers for 2007 under the Guv: January – 911 February – 334 March – 569 April – 1836 May – 962 June – 111 July – 570 August – 1088 September – … Continue reading →

Posted in Cities and Towns, Economics, Germany, Indiana, Mitch Daniels, Republican Party | 1 Comment

HUCKABEE AND RELIGION – TAILOR CONSTITUTION TO GOD’S STANDARDS

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Huckabee is getting desperate, and he is getting dangerously close to emulating the Islamic religious view of government. In Michigan, he made the following statement: “[Some of my opponents] do not want to change the Constitution, but I believe it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill of Rights, Christianity, Government, Law, Middle East, Politics, Religion, Republican Party, U.S. Constitution, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

VERA BRADLEY – THE ULTIMATE OUTSOURCER TO CHINA

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A big thank you to TDW for a blurb about Vera Bardley and her outsourcing to China. I was absolutely amazed when I read the post. And, not one to believe things without checking them out, I researched and found … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, China, Economics, Free trade, Globalization, Mitch Daniels, Outsourcing | 56 Comments