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  • @Akula Freaky Scary. But that's what makes the Amazing Race a good show. Can't wait to watch this in context of the show. #TAR 8 hours ago
  • RT @sltrib: 1 Wyoming football player killed, 3 hurt in wreck http://bit.ly/c1QUwA #MWC 2 days ago
  • @imfrog2002 Oh, you missed a lot of the fun of his character. Also watch Quantum Leap. That was Bakula's best role. 4 days ago
  • BYU football announces it is going independent, after @deseretnews announced layoffs. Coincidence? 1 week ago
  • RT @FairTweets: Under the FairTax investment income is no longer taxable... this will fuel investment in the American economy! 1 week ago
  • @bbart76 We are going to have to disagree. Because when news reports push for government solutions to all problems I consider that liberal. 1 week ago
  • @bbart76 Okay, maybe I worded that wrong. I want a news outlet that doesn't have a liberal slant. There isn't one in #Utah. 1 week ago

Jordan District Proves Their Unwillingness to Help Students

This morning the Deseret News reported that the Jordan School district has rejected a deal that could help them save a lot of money, and keep them from raising taxes again on the Citizens on the South West Side of Salt Lake County. While they claim its for the best. Let’s look what what the [...]

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Patrick Henry Caucus Does My Bidding

Okay, okay, the title is a little presumptuous.  They aren’t at my command, but they are doing something I asked them to do back in June.  In a state where roughly 67% of the land is owned by the Federal Government, we need to start claiming our state sovereignty.  We need to get our property [...]

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How Much Does Utah Spend on Education?

I learned about this video from Representative John Dougall‘s Facebook post.  I enjoyed it very much and asked my wife if she had seen it.  She tells me it’s old, but it’s new to me, so I am sharing it with you today.  So, first take a minute and watch this 5 minute video. Utah [...]

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Macro and Micro Government Power

Michael Williams posted about his opinion on whether local governments should have the right to fine people for unkempt yards. And while, I think that a lot of these city ordinances are getting out of hand, I generally agree with him. Simply put I like to divide the government into Macro- and Micro-level roles. The [...]

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On Apples and Education (A Voucher Post)

I have been wanting to post my opinion on the voucher issue for some time now, but every time I do, I either get inundated with work (I usually blog from work), or I get lost in how to present it. This morning, I finally came up with what I believe is a clever way [...]

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Shadow Children and Government Control

I recently just finished the Shadow Children Series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The first in the series is Among the Hidden. In this book Luke Gardner is the third born child to his parents in a society where parents are only legally allowed to have two children. This law is enforced by the death of [...]

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Charter Starter

At the beginning of the year, I registered my children to be in the random drawings to get into one of four charter schools near our home. While, I am interested in a better academic experience, and in choosing a better school for my child. I honestly was just enrolling into anything and everything I [...]

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