The Week That Was (March 20, 2010) There will be no TWTW from the week of March 27. Ken Haapala is attending and giving a lecture at the Capital Science 2010 Conference hosted by the National Science Foundation. The topic of his lecture is: “Nature Rules the Climate: The Physical Evidence.” Quote of the Week…

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by Greg Scandlen March 26, 2010 It’s ugly weather in Washington,   DC today – but last weekend,   when Capitol Hill staffers were   locked indoors in the final rush   to vote on the Senate version of   health care reform, it was the most   beautiful weekend of the year.   Outside, people ran and played   with their dogs…

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Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. To solve this problem, she comes up with new marketing plan that allows her customers to drink now, but pay later. She keeps track…

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The Queen’s Jet This is QUEEN PELOSI’S NEW JET!!! And the Democrats talk about Sarah’s dresses??? Queen Pelosi wasn’t happy with the small USAF C-20B jet, Gulfstream III, that comes with the Speaker’s job …. OH NO! Queen Pelosi was aggravated that this little jet had to stop to refuel, so she ordered a Big…

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Right Wing Political Curtain? Who Needs It? My partner in “Reality News,” Bob Jewell, handed me an opinion article from the March 13th “The Daily News,” a publication based in West Bend, Wis. He prefaced his gift by saying, “Here’s someone that needs to meet you.” And guess what. He was right. So I read…

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A Small Town Banker’s Perspective A Small Town Banker’s Perspective by Jerry O’Connor, President The National Bank of Waupun January 2010 Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a three-part series about the current mortgage crisis in America. CHANGE IN MORTGAGE LOAN DELIVERY SYSTEMS: Numerous regulatory changes in the banking industry brought about by…

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