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Archive for the ‘General’ Category
The Boxcars
We have passed the time were legislators can no longer simply submit bills, yes the madness has, somewhat, come to an end…well, except for the boxcars. For those of you who don’t know, a “boxcar” is a bill that has been “numbered and titled” but does not have anything in it. In other words, if [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 222 – Land Use Meeting Notice, T. Beck
Anyone who knows me, knows I am a fan of public involvement in our governmental process. I am also a firm believer that all politics is local. That is one of the reasons I am a fan of Trish Beck’s (D-Sandy-District 48) HB 222 – Land use meeting notice. The bill itself basically cleans up [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 210 – Eminent Domain Modifications, C. Frank
Eminent domain has always been one of those sticky issues that puts to the forefront the battle between property ownership rights and the needs of the public for the greater good. You see, eminent domain is basically the ability for the government to buy your stuff (most often land) so they can use it to [...]
Happy 233rd Birthday America!
American patriotism is not the vanguard of one political philosophy or party, indeed American patriotism can be defined by its utter indefinability. This is because, like the rest of our nation, patriotism is an amalgamation of many ideas and people with only one defining attribute at its core: the love of the nation that allows [...]
Granato Announces – Next Move: Ashdown
So, one of the worst kept Democratic secrets this year was that business owner Sam Granato intended to run for US Senate and take Senator Bennet’s seat. Today Granato made his announcement official on the steps of his Redwood store and I, for one, am pleased to see a Democratic candidate step up this early [...]
The Joys of Pseudo-Security
Working at a helicopter flight school, I often have run-ins with various federal officials – most commonly the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Well today I finally got around to actually taking the TSA security test to make it possible for me to, you know, work at an airport. What [...]
The Real Case for Liquor Law Reform
As is often the case, I spend my Saturday nights out at one party or another, and yesterday was no exception. As per usual, I ended up going to the liquor store in order to purchase more libations. Now I frequent two stores, the one near my home and the one that is open into [...]
Sit down with the Mayor
This morning I had the opportunity, along with some fellow bloggers, to sit down with Mayor Ralph Becker and discuss some of the issues of the day. I must admit that it is quite the honor to have the Mayors Office reach out to the blogging community, even though this is nothing new. While working [...]
Well that is kinda cool…
Somehow my silly little blog got the attention of RadioActive over on KRCL FM 90.9 to the point that they asked me to appear (can you “appear” on radio?) on their show next Tuesday to discuss bills coming up during the Legislative Session. I was amazed and more than pleased to accept. I will be [...]
