Nickel and Diming Us To Death
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By Sean McConnor on May 11, 2008 - 12:32:05 AM
There was a time in America when people were being taxed to death and
forced to pay fees and increased prices all the time. Hence, the
expression, "nickel and dimed to death" came into being.
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Colleges Vs. Prisons
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By Sean McConnor on May 4, 2008 - 9:17:54 AM
Get ready for fireworks! The heads of the UC, CSU and
California
Community College systems led a rally in
Sacramento to protest the proposed budget cuts to their institutions.
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End of the Rope for the Condemned
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By Sean McConnor on Apr 27, 2008 - 10:17:59 AM
The Supreme Court has issued two major decisions on the death penalty. The moratorium on executions has been lifted and the condemned throughout the nation may see their sentences carried out ...
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What Can We Do About High Gas Prices?
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By Sean McConnor on Apr 20, 2008 - 12:39:21 AM
On a daily basis, the price of fuel for our cars goes up. What can we do? A gentleman I know recently told me the story of his trip to
Los Angeles from his home in 1966 to see a friend. He was driving an old VW Bug.
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Somone May be Snooping in Your Chart
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By Sean McConnor on Apr 13, 2008 - 12:21:33 AM
Everyone who watches the tube has heard about the employees over at UCLA. There is a mini-scandal of sorts brewing about some medical staff members browsing in medical records. There ought to be a law.
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Can't We All Get Along?
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By Sean McConnor on Apr 6, 2008 - 12:36:51 AM
There has been a rash of presumably "road rage" inspired shootings recently on Southern California freeways. Can't we do something as individuals to get along with one another? Of course we can!
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City Controller Chick Is Right To A Point
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By Sean McConnor on Mar 30, 2008 - 12:47:41 AM
Laura Chick is calling for the re-assignment of LAPD officers from desk jobs to the streets. This has caused some controversy, and like Chief Bratton, she can't see the forest through the trees.
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What's a Trillion Dollars?
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By Sean McConnor on Mar 16, 2008 - 12:30:14 AM
One estimate is that the Iraq war is costing you and me 12 billion dollars a week and that by end of the U.S. government's fiscal year in September, it will cost us almost a trillion dollars total.
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