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  • The Muslim question is not going away (updated 20jul15)

    George Rebane That we have a politically dysfunctional government is now beyond debate.  That it is approaching operational dysfunction is open for reasonable debate.  After the latest Islamic terror attack within our borders – ninth during the last six years involving a military facility – our national debate has crossed the border between imbecilic to…

  • Anticipate a Promising 4th

    George Rebane [This is the transcript of my regular KVMR commentary broadcast on 1 July 2015.] Today the country is under terror alert, and the FBI is setting up counter-terrorism control centers across the land as the rest of us prepare to celebrate America’s 239th birthday this weekend.  We know the world is broken, and…

  • Scattershots – 29jun15 (updated 30jun15)

    George Rebane Pot-based tourism in Nevada County is the topic of this week’s Union column by George Boardman whose comments are also often read on these pages.  This is a column full of thought provoking ideas, some obviously with tongue firmly planted in cheek.  But the gist of a TV series (‘High Country’) concerns local…

  • The Tangled Threads of Our Times

    George Rebane Given the 25jun15 SCOTUS ruling on ACA, I had to rush off a post on it since RR's readership will not sit idly by and let an occasion like this pass without extensive discussion and debate.  And this happening may even fit into these thoughts that I’ll try to weave together on equally…

  • Rich Ulery on Our Unfunded Liabilities

    [This 9jun15 email from my friend Rich Ulery is reprinted here with permission.  Mr Ulery is active in local affairs, is the former chairman of the Nevada County Republican Party, and now serves on its Executive Board.  He also chairs the Citizens Oversight Committee of NCCFD. This report is germane to reignite discussion of the county’s unfunded pension…

  • America’s Sinister Security Circus

    George Rebane [This is the transcript of my regular KVMR commentary broadcast on 3 June 2015.] For weeks now we have been hearing about the need to renew the Patriot Act that has authorized the federal government to collect data on literally every phone call made in the United States.  No probable cause was needed. …

  • Medicaid – The Growing Morass

    [This article was published in the June 2015 issue of The Nugget of the Nevada County Republican Women Federated, and is reprinted here with permission.  Its author is the Legislative Chair and 2nd VP of that organization.] Jo Ann Rebane Medicaid today has been described as a costly medical insurance financing scheme jointly funded by federal and…

  • The Rising Tide of Civil Asset Forfeiture

    George Rebane [This is the transcript of my regular KVMR commentary broadcast on 6 May 2015.] “Civil asset forfeiture is a decades-old tool that gives law enforcement the power to seize property if it’s suspected of being related to a crime. … California has safeguards in place to protect innocent people from the harmful practices…

  • Scattershots – 3may15 (updated 8may15)

    George Rebane Fed vs Reality.  America’s financial mavens extend their record of missing the mark on predicting our GDP growth.  Why is this important?  Well, it’s their prognostications that not only drive their own policies on things like setting short term interest rates and managing their considerable assets, but these somewhat worthless predictions are still…

  • EU responsible for illegals from Africa?!

    George Rebane Another indication of the ongoing feckless demise of the EU is its handwringing about the fatalities among people attempting to illegally enter Europe from the northern shores of Africa.  Before going any further, I submit that any reasonable person will admit that Africa is essentially a failed continent comprised of failed and dysfunctional…

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