Commentary

Quarantine for COVID-19

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COVID-19 quarantine shuts down much of town retail in Dillon, MT. Agricultural business carries on with few changes. Quarantine creates pent up demand that very well might be the driving factor in reigniting the economy.

GOP on Healthcare…

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One of the GOP’s main talking points this election season is repealing Obamacare. The real point of that is to keep Obamacare at the fore since the American public is still unconvinced that it is a good thing. In general, I agree that Obamacare is not a viable, long term solution in its current form. … Read more

I’m the village idiot…

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This is the basic argument of all things political in America today. The naked arrogance in both tone and content makes any civil discourse about the given issue all but impossible. The deep partisan divide is as much a grassroots movement as it is a problem inside the Beltway, in fact what happens inside the Beltway may well be a reflection of this grassroots phenomenon.

System76 & Kubuntu 13.04

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My wife and I are 25 year Mac users. We have about 5 or 7 Apple computers in the house. Everyone in the family owns at least one iPhone. Since 1986 I have been a self-confessed Apple Fan Boy. This week I set up the first non-Apple computer we have had for regular use, a … Read more

I Really Want to Like Nexus 4

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Since its inception, I have really wanted to like Google’s Nexus phone. I really like the idea of an affordable smartphone purchased independent of my cellular service provider. This would allow consumers to buy a phone on the merit of its features and subscribe to a cellular service provider based solely on its coverage, service … Read more

Senator Feinstein: One Soldier’s Response

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I sent the following email to Senator Feinstein via Senator Feinstein’s web site response to her statements in this video clip: Senator Feinstein: Veterans may have PTSD and should not be exempt from assault weapons ban. Senator Feinstein, I am a service member in the United States Army Reserves. I have served in the United … Read more

How I am Voting on the Propositions

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Proposition 30: Temporary Taxes to Fund Education. Guaranteed Local Public Safety Funding. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. This is essentially a bail out to compensate for a California State legislature that is incapable of doing its job. The State of California operates at a $13 billion deficit because the state legislature spends money it does not have. … Read more