Feb

10

Caliguiri Whoop de Doo…

February 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I read with some humor David Caliguiri’s Opinion 250 response to Chad Herman’s comments in the Post Gazette from last week. (For those who don’t know, the PG is running its Opinion 250 to encourage ideas about Pittsburgh’s future at its 250th anniversary…)
Caliguiri’s intends to build on Herman’s comments — which meander around the [...]

May

23

County Smoking Ban Fails, But for Wrong Reasons…

May 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Allegheny County smoking ban failed to pass legal muster, but not because it presumed to tell private property owners what legal activities they can and cannot allow on their own property. Rather, it failed because of a disagreement over which government body is allowed to usurp such rights form private property owners. [...]

Dec

18

Pension Update

December 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The Post Gazette has a second in its series covering the fat benefits programs for government workers. Today’s covers the politicians themselves.
“In 2012, the cost of subsidizing pensions for state workers and school employees is expected to jump from less than $1 billion to more than $3 billion a year. The increase is being [...]

Jul

26

The Tunnel to Nowhere Receives Port Authority Approval

July 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The port authority voted 5-2 to give the nod to the Tunnel to Nowhere, a $435 million dollar project that will link the north side of the city with the downtown subway rail system.
$435 million is not going to be the last figure. It’s reported that the project — a Federal, State and local project [...]

Apr

17

Gas, Oil and Gold: The tip of the Iceberg

April 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The following is posted with permission of the  Vigilant Investor site: 
News headlines today announce yet more reasons to throw the CPI number out the window:

UPDATE 1-Gold hits new 25-yr high over $604, silver surges
Gold storms to new 25-yr high, silver surges
Crude Oil Futures Briefly Touch $70
What U.S. Government Won’t Reveal About Inflation: John Wasik

Of course, [...]

Mar

30

Foreign Nations Contemplate Dollar Collapse

March 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment

From Vigilant Investor (reprinted with permission)
Americans, because of the nation’s wealth and power, are sometimes woefully uniformed about the rest of the world’s perceptions on issues. Largely that is because, as a the global leader for nearly one hundred years in both economic power and military power, it really has not had to consider [...]

Mar

28

Elderly Vote to Stick Others With Tab for Free Lunches

March 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment

After voting the same, lousy way for 50++ years, the lengthy, expensive bill for their indiscretion and lack of self control has come due.

Feb

23

Exclusive: FBI Investigating Menacing Cyril Wecht Letter

February 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Allegheny County Coroner and nationally renowned pathologist Cyril Wecht has surprised us all with an exceptional display of poor judgment, if not also a stunning view of an ego entirely out of control.

Feb

22

Government Schools: Monopoly = Mediocrity

February 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Americans are sadly duped into believing that Government Schools are the only way for education to work, when all the evidence proves each year the product gets worse. How long will it take for them to get fed up on the lies and myths they’ve been fed by the Education Industrial Complex?

Jan

24

Cyril Wecht, the Body Trader II

January 24, 2006 | 1 Comment

Here’s an update on Mr. Ego’s infamous morgue corpse trading scandal…

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