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'Don't ask, don't tell' should be eliminated

By John Stossel

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America is one of many countries that forbid openly gay people to serve in the military. Others are: Cuba, China, Egypt, Greece, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and Venezuela. See a pattern? With a f... Full story

Does the city really need another project?

By Scott Shackford, editor

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Once again, the City of Barstow is considering embarking on another project that extends beyond the boundaries of what small municipal governments should be expected to manage.The latest big idea is a $3 million wind turbine to serve as an alternate ... Full story

Class warfare and race baiting are equally wrong

Thinking it Through, by Richard Reeb

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For many years, advocates of the massive bureaucratic state have used class warfare to advance their policies and to attack the opposition. From Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Barack Hussein Obama, Democratic politicians have specialized in demonizing ... Full story

Letters to the editor, July 28, 2010

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Sewage sludge has been proven dangerous I was not surprised by the July 21 commentary by pro sewage advocate Brad  Mitzelfelt. It is no wonder that he so gung-ho on sewage sludge he only  listens to one side of the issue, Nursery Products.... Full story

Wikileaks documents show Afghan problems

The Orange County Register

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America’s failing policy in Afghanistan took another blow Sunday, when the Wikileaks Internet project dumped 91,000 classified U.S. military and diplomatic documents on The New York Times, the Guardian of London, England, and the German weekly ... Full story

A new rationer in chief

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We’re calling him Dr. Ration. Others are calling him the Rationing Czar or the Rationer in Chief. He is Don Berwick, MD, whom President Obama just appointed as the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which r... Full story

Elena Kagan is Obama administration's John Yoo

By Tibor Machan

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Don’t believe it for a moment. The American Left, as a whole, does not support civil liberties. All that protestation of about Bush and Cheney’s allegedly unconstitutional expansion of presidential powers was just a bunch of empty hand-wa... Full story

'2010: A Space Odyssey' updated

By Froma Harrop

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The most wrong assumption in the sci-fi movie classic "2001: A Space Odyssey" was that technology would liberate humans from a life of hassle. Made 42 years ago, Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece shows 21st century humankind going about its business in a... Full story

Too many spies and secrets to track

The Orange County Register

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An ancient Roman proverb asks, “Who watches the watchman?” We might update that to: “Who spies on the spies?” That is, who makes sure they’re doing the right thing and not abusing their budgets, authority and powers? Th... Full story

Be wary in pursuit of green jobs

By Scott Shackford, editor

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In this time of great economic difficulty, it should not be a surprise to see so many eyes turning to the possibility of jobs in the renewable energy field for the High Desert’s salvation.The constant sun, the vast open spaces and the frequent ... Full story

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