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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…

The Mortgage Crisis

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…

Climate Change at the Crossroads

South Africa Building Mega Coal-Fired Power Plant by Will Alexander South Africa’s application to the World Bank for a substantial loan of $3.75 billion for the completion of its large coal-fired Medupi power station could have serious consequences for the whole climate change issue. The situation has changed from years of endless discussions, to the…

Young Conservatives DO Exist

by Ethan J. Hollenberger This past holiday season M&M ran a commercial with the yellow and red M&Ms seeing Santa. All three proclaim that each other really does exist. I get the same expression when I meet other conservatives for the first time. As a 19-year-old conservative in college, it is very hard to find…

America, Sweet Land of Subsidy

by Chris Edwards January 22, 2010 is a day that should live in infamy, at least among believers in limited government. On that day the federal government added its 2,000th subsidy program for individuals, businesses, or state and local governments. The number of federal subsidy programs soared 21 percent during the 1990s and 40 percent…

Government Pay Packages Have Room for Big Savings

by Chris Edwards State and local governments face large budget deficits as revenues have stagnated and spending has remained high. To reduce deficits, large savings can be found in the generous compensation packages of the nation’s 20 million state and local workers. In 2008, wages and benefits of $1.1 trillion accounted for half of total…