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  • Noxious Weeds

    http://www.northfortynews.com/colorado-noxious-weed-act-and-landowner-responsibility/ http://blogs.denverpost.com/style/2012/04/27/denver-parks-rec-plans-nix-noxious-weed/ Good identification link (PDF) City of Boulder guide Larimer County – Why is Jefferson County so…  

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  • Deer Damage in Hawaii

    On deer damage… In Maui, deer have caused $1 million in damage during the past two years for farmers, ranchers and resorts, according to a county survey. They spent half that amount during the same time trying to eradicate the animals. On Lanai, deer that eat everything from Hawaii’s native ebony tree, the lama, to…

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  • We’re Back

    Wow.  There have been serious problems with my web host.  Finally the homepage and blog are back up.

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  • Thinking about Mink

    First, it is textbook:  18-8-404/405, Official Misconduct and 18-8-403, Official Oppression. Colorado Bureau of Investigation… Public corruption link. Source: Police occupy a complex position in our society: They are a unique arm of the government entrusted with immense power to be used both for and against the people they are sworn to protect. Their salaries…

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  • Caught!

    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/may-bobby-petrino-never-another-job-fans-thoughts-030700514.html Bobby Peterino… and gone.  Not a nickel of severance.  A little research indicates he has been sleazy for a long time. It is fantastic that the athletic director Jeff Long had the courage, integrity, and forthrightness to say ‘you are damaging.’  There can be no double-standard. http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/story/_/page/keown-120410/arkansas-decision-bobby-petrino-firing-winning-cost EDIT/UPDATE:  Groveling.  Oh, and what on earth…

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  • small business start-ups

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/05/obama-signs-small-business-act-law

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  • An Old Letter

    To Kathy Hartman 4-26-07 http://www.theresearchsource.net/TedMink4.htm  

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  • Today’s News Corp News

    Today there was another admission of illegality at News Corp.  (Sky News.) A great quote:  “There is no such thing as a public interest defense.”  How can this guy, John Ryley, be so stupid? *          *          * More on Rupert Murdoch:  Slate review of Michael Wolff’s biography; Wolff column/update (good links); Guardian phone hacking home…

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  • Reporting, Punishment, and Disgustingness

    Gregg Williams The punishments for the Saints coaches are severe (and appropriate) and some of the perpetrators (i.e., idiots) are appealing them.  Thank goodness for information and reporting.  There is a tape!  And on the internet the news spreads like wildfire.  There can be no denying it.  And being an underling or boss isn’t an…

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  • Corruption Definition (Repeat)

    My original post on corruption definitions is here. Public corruption involves a breach of public trust and/or abuse of position by federal, state, or local officials and their private sector accomplices. Simpler still:  Public corruption is a breach of trust.  That is the highest standard. From FBI site: Public corruption is a breach of trust…

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