How do we measure a society?
Posted under Events,Republican Opinions on March 25th, 2009 by Bruce Morlan
Someone once said that you could measure a society by how well it treats its criminals. I begged to differ, claiming it is much more important how you treat societies weakest members. As long as the debate over the merits of our overseas involvements is driven by body counts, and not by measures of liberty, [...]
Opinions in the news …
Posted under General on March 15th, 2009 by Bruce Morlan
Some recent opinions sent to the Northfield News need our attention … First, the battle with the collectivists in urban Northfield continues as their arrogant “growth at any cost” assault on surrounding townships grows more pointed. A letter condemns a proposed change in the annexation rules. (Northfield: city motto: “If the rules keep you from [...]
We’re robbing the kids … but what are we buying?
Posted under News on March 13th, 2009 by Bruce Morlan
An astute reader brought the Stimulus Watch website to our attention. Although the site does not list directly the stimulus package’s targets, it does list the projects that mayors have on their desks ready to go … the so called “shovel-ready” projects. The stimulus package itself only identifies the organizations who will be given money [...]