Martin Luther King (1929-1968) was an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States. A national memorial is located in West Potomac Park in Washington D.C. It was opened to the public on August 22. King is the first African-American honored with a memorial on or near the National Mall. He [...]
Continue reading …The problems of Nye County, Nevada’s Assessor is increasing. For those you who may be following this story you may remember Eradicating Nye County’s Bigotry in The Nevada View last August 10. It is now being revealed that the Tax Assessor, Shirley Matson, has a long history of tax problems, mechanic liens, and debts in California [...]
Continue reading …Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was an English Scholar influential in political economy and demography. He wrote six editions of An Essay on the Principle of Population from 1798-1826. In 18th century Europe society popularly believed society as improving and perfectible. Malthus, however, believed the dangers of population growth would preclude endless progress toward a utopian [...]
Continue reading …Residents of Pahrump are in the process of trying to rid the Town of Pahrump, Nevada from the stench of bigotry. The history of the bigotry scourge was covered in an August 7 article in this publication titled A history of Pahrump Nevada’s bigotry. The Nye County Assessor, Republican Shirley Matson, was alleged to have [...]
Continue reading …In a Los Angeles Times article by Ashley Powers, today, August 7, 2011 writes “Anti-Latino remarks from a Nye County official (referring to Nye County Assessor, Shirley Matson, a Republican) prompt a popular recall campaign — a sign of shifting worldviews that’s reflected across the state.” Powers noted that the Pahrump town board voted in [...]
Continue reading …This is being written during the early morning hours of Monday, August 1. Over the weekend the President, leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives have reached a tentative agreement over the nation’s debt limit and spending cuts. The pending agreement will be presented to the individual members of the House and the [...]
Continue reading …Last week the House of Representatives rejected a bill, HR 2417, that would have repealed energy efficiency standards that are expected to lead to a phase-out of the traditional incandescent light bulb. A two-thirds vote was necessary to pass the bill under suspension of the rules. The bill is likely to come up again under [...]
Continue reading …Alan Grayson, one of my favorites, is setting up to re-run for the House of Representatives. He is a Democrat from Orlando, Florida. He is no shrinking violet. In an interview with Talking Points Memo [TPM], “Grayson, stood by his famous claim that the Republican health care plan is to “die quickly,” among other similar [...]
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