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Month: September 2011

  • What’s Wrong With This Map?

    George Rebane This map showing the nation’s “brain gainer” cities is on the front page of today’s (22sep11) WSJ.  The astute reader will notice an obvious deficiency that explains a lot.

  • Ruminations – 20sep2011

    George Rebane Mr Igor Birman, Esq is Congressman Tom McClintock’s chief-of-staff and one of the stars on Capitol Hill.  Igor is also our friend and we have spent many long hours discussing the whys and wheretos of the country’s current travails during his Nevada County visits.  Just recently Igor was honored at Hillsdale College by…

  • The Real Green Jobs Scandal (updated 20sep2011)

    George Rebane This crap we’ve been hearing about a handful of solar tech companies, led by Solyndra, going bankrupt is small potatoes and the tip of the iceberg, the remainder of which Team Obama and the Dems hope that never sees the light of day.  For all intents and purposes, there are no successful and…

  • Insurmountable Opportunities for All (updated)

    George Rebane What a happy kickoff for the new election season.  Both sides are convinced they have the best position going into 2012.  Our local lefties are especially happy with all the polling results and the ongoing politics here in the county and the state. All this is happening when Congress is graded at historical…

  • Government Training Programs – A History of Failure (updated 17sep2011)

    George Rebane [This is the transcript of my radio commentary broadcast on 16 September 2011 over KVMR-FM.] President Obama’s latest economic stimulus program – the half trillion dollar Ameircan Jobs Act – also contains the next tranche of funding for the next government training program that supersedes his 2009 Green Summer Jobs Corps for youth. …

  • Plan B – Obama Overboard?

    George Rebane More and more progressive voices are beginning to sound discontented with their Chief Community Organizer.  It turns out that even they are beginning to look seriously for what the man’s long suit was – so far they haven’t found anything beyond having done well in his teleprompter training course.  So more and more…

  • Ruminations – 14sep2011 (updated 16sep2011)

    President Obama's approval ratings are so low now, Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the United States." –Jay Leno George Rebane Republican Bob Turner wins over a century of Democrat incumbency in New York Nine.  It turned out to be issues instead of long time party loyalty, and Obama lost on the issues. …

  • We Will Remember 11 September 2001

             

  • Who can work, who may vote (Addended) (updated 12sep2011)

    George Rebane [This is the submitted version of my column that was scheduled to appear in the print and online editions of the 10sep11 Union.  It was rescheduled and has been printed in the 17sep11 print and online editions (here) due to the Union‘s focus on 9/11 commentaries.  This piece clearly would not have fit.]…

  • Community Unity – Liberal Version (updated 10sep2011)

    George Rebane This Sunday, 11 September 2011, Nevada City hosts Constitution Day with a big parade and a day-long celebration of Americana in its streets, parks, and shops.  This has been a community tradition since 1967, drawing together local organizations, residents, and visitors who come from far and wide to witness a ‘home town classic’…

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