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  • Scattershots – 22apr16

    George Rebane Supes Miller and Weston gave their “rationale” for floating Measure W on the 7jun16 ballot (op-ed in 22apr16 Union). They tell us that W is “strictly about controlling nuisance, environmental and public safety impacts from outdoor (MJ) grows.”  Well maybe.  Now don’t get me wrong, I’m on record for sharing these concerns voiced…

  • The Liberal Mind – there are so many of them

    George Rebane On Saturday mornings I cook a big breakfast centered around a multi-layered frittata (dubbed Eggs Rebane in the family) and sautéed vegetables all served with toasted slices from one of my artisan breads (have baked all our bread since 1998).  Jo Ann makes the coffee, cuts my vegetables, and then gets to sit…

  • Nevada County’s economic development – augmented or virtual?

    George Rebane [This is the transcript of my regular KVMR commentary broadcast on 13 April 2016. 19apr16 update - An edited version of this commentary appeared here in the 19apr16 edition of The Union.] Last week the Economic Resource Council held its annual soiree on Nevada County’s economic development.  Executive Director Jon Gregory and his team put…

  • Ruminations on 2016 Economic Development (updated 8apr16)

    George Rebane You can never go wrong in today's media making fun of a white, anglo-saxon businessman. The economy and economic development is on everyone’s lips these days. The Left continues to conjure the vision of an ephemeral Obama recovery from the ongoing ‘Great Recession’.  The Right points to the fabricated and pretzellated statistics the…

  • Nevada County’s Latest Economic Development Push (updated 4apr16)

    Ready, Fire, Aim! George Rebane Local folks who read, listen, or go online know by now that our Economic Resource Council (the politically acceptable name sans that dreaded ‘development’ in its moniker) is putting on its now annual economic development extravaganza this Thursday, 7 April 2016.  Yesterday ERC publicist Janet Augstein broadcast its latest online…

  • MJ – the numbers game (updated 5apr16)

    George Rebane The importance of every social issue derives only from the numbers which underpin it. Without understanding the numbers, our response is limited to unfounded and misplaced emotions. A major RR tenet has been the importance of numbers in the discussion/development of public policy, and the need for a numerate population to maintain our republic.  I’ve posted…

  • Legal Marijuana is Coming (updated 24mar16)

    George Rebane [This is the linked transcript of my regular KVMR commentary broadcast on 18 March 2016.] Legalization of marijuana is making progress by fits and starts across the nation.  I want to talk about how those fits and starts are taking place here in Nevada County where marijuana or MJ has long been the…

  • Valemaxes for Nevada County?

    George Rebane The so-called Valemax bulk carrier ships at 400,000 tons deadweight are among the largest vessels on the world’s oceans, each being almost 1,200 feet long with 200+ foot beam and drawing about 75 feet fully loaded.  The ship class was chartered by Vale SA, a Brazilian mining company, to carry iron from Brazil…

  • Ruminations – 8mar16

    George Rebane Lord Keynes famously asked a critical journalist, 'When I get new information, I change my mind.  What do you do?'  Rebane Rule – A politician 'flipping' his views is welcome only when accompanied by what new information was received when which then caused the change. The Union has invited Ms Hilary Hodge to be their new liberal columnist.  Ms…

  • Dr Hauck Responds – for the record

    George Rebane Today The Union published the following letter as the latest chapter in what appears to be an ongoing dialogue between Dr Paul D. Hauck and me.  The exchange started with his reading of my Other Voices column ‘Swansong from an Alternate Universe’ (and here), to which he responded with his own OV piece –…

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