Comments by ralpheatsbeef
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Posted on November 19 at 3:32 p.m.
We gave money to Samaritan's Purse a couple years ago, and later found out that they paid Franklin Graham almost half a million dollars that year. We had been told that hungry children needed our help, but we ended up making part of a limousine payment for all we know. Never again. Give locally, to reputable churches and agencies.
Posted on September 8 at 2:28 p.m.
Re: Arrow Rock Invitational ...
Burlington runners took 2nd place in both the boys race - Nate Reznicek (SR) - and the girls race - Rhian Jones (SOPH). The Lady Cats won the team title, while the Wildcats took 2nd behind Central Heights in the team competition.
Posted on September 2 at 1:45 p.m.
Who is "Total Auction Services"?
A specialist in this kind of thing, or some tax collector's brother-in-law?
Just never heard of them.
Seems that there are capable auctioneers throughout the area who should be working for us fellow taxpayers.
Posted on August 6 at 5:43 p.m.
Blinkers will do more to prevent injuries than seatbelts, generally. If more people would signal, more people would know their intentions, and fewer vehicles would collide. Alas, though, all the grant money for special enforcement goes for seatbelts ... which can only help AFTER there is a wreck, while blinkers help prevent the wreck in the first place.
"Blink-it or Ticket", I say.
On Changes?
Posted on January 7 at 6:15 p.m.
Well, of course, I was being sarcastic. I don't smoke, and it's not my favorite thing to be around, but to ban smoking in a bar for health reasons is absurd, just a bit. I know, I know ... should others have to choose to endure it or to not frequent the businesses that allow smoking? Actually, yes. It's America. If a place allows smoking and you don't like it, tell them so and leave. If they value your business, maybe they'll change their policy; maybe they won't. Either way, it's free people making their own decisions without the need for a Big Momma government doing so. I think within a few years you would be hard pressed to find a place that will allow smoking indoors, with or without a law, and the places that do so will take the good and the bad that may come with it.
Now then, don't get me started on fecal hygiene ... Uncle Sam, come wipe my bot!
Posted on January 7 at 2:29 p.m.
We need this ban. Whenever I go out on the town to get drunk and eat buckets of fried stuff, I notice my stretchy-waist pants smell all yucky from smoke. That just can't be healthy.
Posted on November 25 at 4:25 p.m.
Well, then ... I may have to reconsider my plans to travel with utter abandon ...
Posted on November 19 at 9:42 p.m.
Two questions:
1 - Who let them loose?
2 - Are they in jail?
Okay. Three questions ....
3 - Why not?
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Posted on November 20 at 7:31 p.m.
I don't stress local based on the level of need, but more on the basis of knowing that you are giving to someone in need, and not just buying new carpet for a TV preacher's mansion or new leather seats for his limo. I also don't have any problem sending literature reflecting the faith of the donor, whether to people of the same, other or no faith, as I think that giving between people of the world can be a good thing. What I am opposed to is people enriching themselves in the manner of Dr Graham, by dipping into the orphan's fund, if you will. Bottom line = find a charity where your gift will actually go to the people in need, and not to the fat cats running the place. For me, that excludes Samaritan's Purse, and that's probably too bad because a lot of good people give their work to it at the bottom level, presumably not knowing the element of "skimming" going on at the top.
The red buckets aren't a bad place to start.
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