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Why Property Rights Matter – Prosperity – Stability – Freedom

— Published with Permission of AmericanPolicy.org — There is an all-out assault taking place in nearly every community against private property ownership. It’s being perpetrated at every level of government and funded by taxpayer grants. Yet few property owners raise objections, mainly because today most don’t have the basic understanding of the right of property […]

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We must stop suffering fools

— Published with Permission of cfact.org — An old adage says we should “gladly suffer fools.” The opposing view is that we should “stop doing stupid.” Either way, the key concern is the direct impact that not confronting stupid or shortsighted actions has on morale and the long-term effectiveness of any decision-making/leadership process. Whether it […]

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Is the Lord Building this House or are We Just Laboring in Vain?

When the Constitutional Convention of 1787 found itself in gridlock, Benjamin Franklin urged his fellow delegates that daily prayers should be made “imploring the assistance of Heaven.” Franklin observed that: We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that “except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it.” [Psalm 127:1] […]

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A Father’s Prayer

1796 “In looking forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my public life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved country for the many honors it has conferred upon me; still more for the steadfast […]

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Humble Leadership

1796 “I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the sentiment of duty or propriety, and am persuaded, whatever partiality may be retained for my services, that, in the present circumstances of our country, you will not disapprove my determination to […]

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Does Senator Risch Work for Idahoans or NGOs?

Sen. Risch proudly announced he is sponsoring a bill with two Democrats that will provide funding for conservation across the U.S. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S. 3223) will use money from energy development on federal land and water to fund the Wildlife Conservation Program, to the tune of $1.3 billion annually. What he does […]

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Rangeland Strategies: Helping ranchers beat the government at its own game

— Published with Permission of FreeRangeReport.com — …they are employing the same knowledge and processes used by federal agencies to oppress, in the defense of western ranching and property rights. A new organization consisting of rangeland and policy experts has coalesced to advocate for the rights of ranchers and other property owners in western states. Rangeland […]

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Open Letter to Ontario, Canada’s Premier Doug Ford

Dear Premier Ford, I am one of the many Americans who wish you well in your new charge as Premier of Ontario. I must say your outspokenness and the challenges you are undertaking in ‘Liberaldom’ Ontario seems very Trumpian, so a slogan like Make Ontario Great Again (MOGA) seems in order. My point in writing […]

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Avista Customer Group Comes Out Swinging

Avista Customer Group (ACG) is a nonprofit organization founded for the expressed purpose of stopping the Avista-Hydro One merger. We have a large following in multiple states and are growing rapidly. ACG has retained the services of Norm Semanko of Parsons Behle & Latimer law firm in Boise, Idaho. The new group has had success […]

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County Treasurer Invokes Coordination Process for Purchase of Avista

Above: Rob Chase filing a Notice of Invoking Coordination Process at the Spokane Office of the Washington State Attorney General. Spokane County Treasurer Rob Chase announced on July 24th that he has posted watch, over the controversial acquisition of Avista, based in Spokane County, by Ontario’s HYDRO ONE. The acquisition was headed home on the fast […]

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John Birch Society Member and Allies in Alabama Kill Local Agenda 21 Scheme

— Published with Permission of TheNewAmerican.com — They say “you can’t fight city hall,” and it is an even bigger battle when the issue “city hall” is pushing is really just a part of a world-government scheme. Yet, in Bayou La Batre, Alabama (shown), John Birch Society (parent organization of The New American) member Jim Marshall and […]

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Ending the Social Outrage War

— Published with Permission of LibertyNation.com — “The fourth rule is: Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity.” — Saul Alinsky, “Rules for Radicals” The left might live […]

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