Author: Gary Howie

Which Plumber Would You Choose?

Many of us are struggling with respect to the upcoming election. Here is a brief Facebook response to some comments by a very intelligent lady, a previous employee whose friendship I value and for whom I have great deal of…

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Is Hillary Guilty?

Consciousness of Guilt is a legal concept used to establish intent. The following is a straightforward explanation (from California but should be essentially the same for the U.S. Codes). Note that two types of consciousness of guilt are 1.) making…

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The Despicable Donald

Of course you’ve met Trump. Bigot. Racist. Misogynist. You’ve met Trump through interminable talking heads on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and MSNBC as well as on radio with hosts such as Thom Hartman and in editorial comments in liberal media…

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Killing Business In America

Most of our politicians, so quick to assert how they are going to help small businesses and thereby stimulate an economic recovery, do not have a clue what the problems are. From personal experience, I do. The government has created…

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Leaving Farm Credit

Fortunately, it is now official.   As of yesterday, we have no relationship whatsoever with Farm Credit. Our line of credit, in place for many years, was up for renewal with no likelihood of it not being renewed. We had…

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Gun Control, Obama Style

A federal judge… … finally forcing the release of classified information can be problematic. In a troubling page seemingly out of the Saul Alinsky playbook: “Fast and Furious was a Justice Department program that allowed assault weapons — including .50-caliber…

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Criminal Ranchers

Two ranchers are currently finishing 5 years in jail… … for burning slightly more than 100 acres of BLM land with a backfire to protect downwind forage. What happens when BLM deliberately sets fires upwind from cattle, buildings, and ranchers,…

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Dodd Frank Bad At Every Level

I just learned another way the Dodd-Frank Act favors big banks… … and helps shut down access to capital for the small entrepreneur. Need to raise capital by getting a mortgage on your home? Not from a small bank. Most…

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Killing Cecil Is Good For Wildlife

With most hunters now unwilling to hunt lion in Zimbabwe after the unfavorable publicity resulting from the harvest of Cecil, some unfortunate choices remain. Allow the growing lion population to decimate the population of all wildlife before the “natural” cycle…

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