Archive for September 17th, 2012

Chick-fil-A in Arlington, Virginia

Visiting the Heroes of Truth

With all due respect to the founders and folks of Chick-fil-A, who would have thought even 20 years ago that we might associate chicken with a heroic stand. Yet our bizzare world of liberal pop culture has made George Orwell’s statement more truth than ever: “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”

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Reap the Whirlwind

Reap the Whirlwind

No-one would advocate a slash and burn/take no prisoner approach to recent attacks on Americans in the Middle East. However, to allow the first murder of an American ambassador since the Carter debacle to go unanswered is beyond the pale of poor leadership straying towards the realm of either complete ineptitude or dereliction of duty.

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Public Funding for the Arts

Public Funding for the Arts

Many communities such as Charlottesville identify themselves as an arts community. This image translates into passionate support for public funding of the arts. But the common justifications for public funding don’t hold up under careful scrutiny.

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ballot box

South Dakotans facing the big three big ballot issues

Among the ballot issues we will be voting on in just a few weeks will be “The Big Three,” Referred Law 14, Initiated Measure 15 and Referred Law 16. These are the biggies as far as the issues go because they involve money, big money, taxpayer money.

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