PEEL - Policing's List Touchstone

I have never been a fan of unions. My father was the shop chairman of the local UAW union in our small western NY area. We would often talk about all the undeserving GM workers who needed union representation in an adverse action, aka being fired. What an ethical drain on his common sense, blue collar approach to life. There was always the spark of fire when talking about labor contracts and the quest for more money and benefits and the need to get a moral victory over management.

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Medical Marijuana Policy – The Definition of Obtuse

It has become painfully apparent to me that question of whether marijuana is legalized or medicalized is going to be a long drawn-out battle. Much like our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, there will be heroes and villains, most of whom you will not be able to tell apart because they will interchange on a daily basis, and in the end there will be no answer, as that the heroes and villains will be quick to use “science” to discredit the other. In the end there will be casualties. Lots of casualties.

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Foreword to ONE IF BY LAND

IF YOU DO NOT appreciate how your vote in any democratic election directly impacts your trust in government then Bill Daniel’s One if by Land will show you how your vote matters.

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Why Add Another Problem to the Mix?

In over twenty-five years of watching, listening, and participating in the legalization of marijuana debate, the one thing that I am never surprised at is the fact that it will never go away.  The “Quest” has been interesting in that the “facts” have not changed, ever.  Whenever a small segment of our society tires and becomes apathetic to the problems of substance abuse and the misery and cost of addiction, an even smaller segment of our society begins spinning up the propaganda machine.  This begets a response from us anti-substance abuse folks in the Governme

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