Texting Ruining Communication

Think about it….. 2/1/12 It’s been said over and over by now,  texting has tremendously  impacted the English language, creating a new generation who purposely misspell words, use incorrect phrases or syntax, and are ignoring the proper lexicon of the Queen’s English. However, even more devastatingly, texting has tremendously changed interpersonal communication. There is a [...]

Have you ever wondered why carrying concealed just make good sense?

Think About It…….                                                                                                January 25, 2012 Have you ever wondered why carrying concealed just make good sense?  A Major Caudill, a retired United States Marine puts it this way: Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another:  reason and force.  If you want me to do something for you, you have the [...]

The U.S. Postal Service is in dire straits.

Think About It………                                                                      January 18, 2012 The U.S. Postal Service is in dire straits.  It appears that Americans are just not using the USPS much anymore, and that is just a sign of the times. We have our email available on every office and home computer which gives us same day or at least two [...]

Finally, Congress has done something worth while for our returning veterans from war in Iraq and Afghanistan

Think About It…….                                                                                                January 11, 2012 Finally, Congress has done something worth while for our returning veterans from war in Iraq and Afghanistan.  New hiring tax credits will now encourage employers to hire veterans. The “VOW to Hire Heroes Act” was pulled from a much larger jobs bill that has been stalled in Congress. Somehow, [...]

For many years now, our Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has made donations of taxpayer dollars

Think About It…….                                                                                                December 28, 2011 For many years now, our Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly has made donations of taxpayer dollars to several non-profit organizations.  The Assembly has given donations to the Central Area Transit System, The Kenai Peninsula College, The Economic Development District, The Small Business Development Center, and The Tourism and Marketing Council. [...]

You know, with all the troubles in the world today and all the problems we face across our nation

Think About It……                                                                                     December 21, 2011 You know, with all the troubles in the world today and all the problems we face across our nation, we need to sit back during this special time of the year and take the time to count our blessings. Sometimes we seem to take our wonderful Kenai Peninsula [...]

Most people on the Kenai Peninsula have no idea it even exists

Think About It………                                                                                  December 14, 2011 Most people on the Kenai Peninsula have no idea it even exists especially if they are late arrivals, but the Kenai Moose Research Center has been in operation since 1968, when it was funded and built by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The facility is [...]

Government data shows that over 240,000 veterans of the so-called wars

Think About It……….                                                                 December 7, 2011 Government data shows that over 240,000 veterans of the so-called wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are unemployed and cannot find work. In fact, it’s a sad fact that over 850,000 veterans overall are right now out of work. Now to compound the problem the Obama Administration reports that one  [...]

Last year, 2.6 million more Americans descended into poverty

    Think About It……. November 30, 2011   ** Last year, 2.6 million more Americans descended into poverty. That was the largest increase in poor folks since the US government began keeping statistics on this back in 1959. ** Back in the year 2000, 11% of all Americans were living in poverty. Today,  it is [...]

Sometimes, as life goes on day after day in our country…

Think About It………                                                                                      November 23, 2011 Sometimes, as life goes on day after day in our country, we fail to realize just how life has changed in the America we knew just a few short years ago. I think it’s kind of like putting a frog in a pan of cold water and then beginning [...]