Author: Amy Ridenour

Environmentalism Kills

A provocative headline for Earth Day, I know, but check out the Junkscience.com "malaria clock" before you decide it is unwarranted ...
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The Wedding Party

The blog on blogs, The Truth Laid Bear, posts this question from a reader on its main page: "'I don't think the blogosphere has thrown up nearly enough stylists of true distinction, incidentally. Do you?'" The Bear answers "Kaus! Kaus! ...
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New Media/Old Media

We took a shortened version of the May 12 letter Spc. Joe Roche sent us from the front and sent it to newspapers nationwide. According to Google, the piece has been printed by at least one newspaper so far, the ...
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I Prefer My Sauce Nonpolitical, Thank You Very Much

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Something odd is going on over at Taco Bell. Maybe it is a joke by a Taco Bell employee who needs to be replaced. Or maybe the corporation is disfunctional. I know one thing: I'm not putting any of my ...
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Outsourcing Our Jobs

A new commentary by Project 21's Kevin Martin points out: While outsourcing is a term that's on everyone's lips, there's little concern over something called "environmental justice." It's a policy advocated by elite environmentalists, and it is killing job prospects ...
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Green Tax Break

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D) has proposed starting a week-long 'green' tax break twice a year in Pennsylvania. Under the proposal, consumers purchasing appliances carrying the EPA's "Energy Star" designation would not have to pay state sales taxes during those ...
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To The Point

Dr. Jack Wheeler, an old friend who has a remarkably keen understanding of international cultural trends, makes some interesting, even encouraging, observations about the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal en route to a larger point about the value of the ...
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Believe Me, Brother

A tiny part of the latest installment in the Iraq the Model blog: "Believe me brother when I say that the majority of Sadr city people are grateful for the Americans. We didn't fire a bullet at them when they ...
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Is It Just Me?

A question from husband David: Is it just me, or has the mainstream media completely lost its grip on reality? International terrorism is at a 35 year low; we've toppled a repressive, aggressive totalitarian regime; we put the architect of ...
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I Guess Marshmallow Fluff is Out

Call me wacky, but I don't think The Rough Woodsman blog is really talking about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches here ...
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