Soldier Responds!!!!!!!!
October 29, 2007
Here is a link to a letter to the editor that appearred in the Wheeling Inteligencer on 10/16/07. It was written by my cousin, Mike Trigg, who is currently in Iraq for his THIRD tour of duty. Here is an opportunity to hear DIRECTLY what the soldiers who are over there think.
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Robert KKK Byrd proves he is a hypocrit.
October 22, 2007
Back when the Senate voted on an amendment condemning the ad placed in the NY Times by MoveOn.org referring to General Petraeus as General "Betray Us", I called the Senate office of Robert KKK Byrd to share my displeasure with his failing to vote in favor of this amendment. I recently recieved a letter from his office in regard to that exchange. The letter was dated October 4, 2007 and in it he explained that while he disagreed "with the manner in which the MoveOn.org advertisment questioned the integrity and patriotism of General Petraeus", he could not vote in favor of the amendment to condemn the ad. He explained that the amendment was "attempting to censure a private organization;s exercise of free speech". He went on to say, "That is a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution, and I will not support its infringement." The hypocrisy is shown in the fact that just TWO DAYS EARLIER than the date on my letter, Senate Byrd signed the infamous "Rush Limbaugh Smear Letter". A letter which not only blantantly misrepresented Mr. Limbaugh's words, but also asked for his employer to "repudiate these comments" and for Mr....
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W.VA. GOP begins online registration.
October 2, 2007
Here is a link to an article in the Herald-Star announcing the beginning of the voter registration period for our state convention.
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Pat McGeehan annouces he is a candidate for the House of Delegates in 2008.
September 24, 2007
Here is a link to the front-page story from the Weirton Daily Times. Here is a link to the front-page story from the East Liverpool Review.
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Old-Fahion Picnic Video on WTRF
September 24, 2007
Iraqi killed saving American soldiers and civilians
August 23, 2007
Tell me if you see this in the main stream press.
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A war we just might win
July 31, 2007
Here is a link to an opinion piece that appearred recently in the New York Times. YES........the New York Times..... The worst nightmare for emocrats just might be coming true. Not just VICTORY IN IRAQ, but a victory that is actually being reported by the main stream media.
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Lincoln Day Dinner Article in Weirton Daily Times
July 25, 2007
Here is a link to a story about our Lincoln Day Dinner that appearred in the Wierton Daily Times.
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Where are the people who said we had to raise taxes to balance the budget??????
June 12, 2007
The federal budget deficit plummets by around one-third compared to last year at this time.
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Video of Al Gore making the case that Iraq supported terrorism
June 12, 2007
Democrats offer largest tax increase in U.S. history.
March 27, 2007
You will need Adobe Acrobat to open this link.
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Look what gambling has done for Nevada
March 23, 2007
Survey ranks Nevada the most dangerous state... again
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Once again, Nevada has a ranking and reputation Metro isn't too proud of: The most dangerous state in the country. That's according to a new survey. It's the fourth year in a row we've come out on top but officers aren't willing to accept the bad rap so quickly. Type your address into Metro's crime mapping website and what you may find could surprise you. Neighborhoods riddled with reports of burglaries, robberies, assaults within the past two months. But according to a new report from the research company, Morgan Quinto Press, it's the same old story in Nevada. For the fourth year in a row, we've ranked as the most dangerous state in the country. Metro's Sergeant John Loretto says the survey is misleading. "Not all incidents come from the Las Vegas Valley." The report's publisher admits these rankings are controversial, but argues rates are what they are. For example, the survey pits Nevada's 8.56 murders for every...
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Mayor’s changes made things worse
March 20, 2007
Four years ago Mayor William Miller appealed to the voters of Weirton in a call for a change in leadership from former Mayor, Dean Harris. He did so successfully and became Weirton's 9th mayor. Since then, I must say, the state of Weirton has gotten so much worse that I am relieved that the chance to change the guard is near. I hate to sound so cliché but it is really time to throw the bums on city council out. With the past four years we, the citizens of Weirton, have seen the one-time big employer Weirton Steel become Mittal Steel and our citizens forced elsewhere as there are fewer places we can find jobs. With the decline of Weirton Steel and other employers, we have seen the rise in gambling parlors which have invaded our little town with such force that it is impossible to wander a half a mile without coming across three of them. Many of us have become accustomed to the sight of the mobster-style gambling joints, but I ponder, can we do better? The answer is a resounding yes! What has the mayor and his crew of Councilmen done for Weirton but make it look...
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A couple links to great articles.
March 11, 2007
Gambling statistics
February 17, 2007
The issue of table gambling is being discussed in our area and our representatives will be voting on whether or not to allow table gambling to pass. We cannot allow table gambling to pass and here is why. John Kindt, Ph.D., professor of commerce and legal policy at the University of Illinoise, asserts that for every dollar of revenue generated by gambling, taxpayers must dish out at least three dollars in increased criminal justice costs, social-welfare expenses, high regulatory costs, and increased infrastructure expenditures. (John Warren Kindt, statement before a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business, 21 September 1994.) When people tell you how much more money will come in with the table gambling remember that it WILL cost us more than we will gain! Economists David B. Mustard of the University of Georgia and Earl L. Grinois of Baylor University insist that "Even using conservative estimates of costs and generous estimates of benefits, we still find the costs [of casino-type businesses] exceed the benefits." Mustard and Grinois examined crime data from each county in the U.S. between 1977 and 1996, comparing statistics from those counties which had casinos and those that did not. ...
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NOW I know why Joe Delong got lots of money from dog breeders...............
February 1, 2007
By JOSELYN KING CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Lottery Commission projects that — if allowed at the state’s four racetracks — table gambling would generate $40 million annually for the state.
The $40 million figure is based on a state tax rate of 24 percent on the tracks’ net profits from table gambling, as well as the assumption that table gambling would be implemented at each of the four tracks. The 24 percent tax rate is the amount stated in legislation currently before West Virginia lawmakers.
House Bill 2718 and Senate Bill 369 also have language directing the tax revenue from table gambling for specific purposes, and sets forth percentages as to where the money will go.
A total of 82.5 percent of the state’s net tax revenue would be placed into the state’s general fund. If table gambling were to generate $40 million on an annual basis, this would mean $33 million yearly going into the general fund.
The next 8 percent of tax revenue is designated for race prize purses at the tracks. This would equal $3.2 million.
Horse and dog breeding funds would get the next 2 percent or $800,000....
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Minimum Wage Increase Already Costing Jobs.
January 5, 2007
I hate to say it but WE TOLD YOU SO!!!!!
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Not Really Open for Business
December 31, 2006
The passing of President Gerald Ford.
December 27, 2006
America has lost a kind and faithful servant. Although Gerald Ford was President only a short time, he made a lasting impact on our country by beginning the healing process after the Vietnam War and Watergate.
The following is a link to the website for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.
http://www.ford.utexas.edu/
May God Bless Gerald Ford and his family.
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Democrat and Republican Holiday Greetings
December 14, 2006
For My Democratic Friends: "Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. And without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wisher. By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, and is...
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Pelosi's choice for Intelligence Committee Chair FAILS simple quiz about terrorist groups
December 11, 2006
Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas, who incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped to head the Intelligence Committee when the Democrats take over in January, failed a quiz of basic questions about al Qaeda and Hezbollah, two of the key terrorist organizations the intelligence community has focused on since the September 11, 2001 attacks. When asked by CQ National Security Editor Jeff Stein whether al Qaeda is one or the other of the two major branches of Islam -- Sunni or Shiite -- Reyes answered "they are probably both," then ventured "Predominantly -- probably Shiite."
That is wrong. Al Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni organization and views Shiites as heretics.
Reyes could also not answer questions put by Stein about Hezbollah, a Shiite group on the U.S. list of terrorist organizations that is based in Southern Lebanon.
Stein's column about Reyes' answers was published on CQ's Web site Friday evening.
In an interview with CNN, Stein said he was "amazed" by Reyes' lack of what he considers basic information about two of the major terrorists organizations.
"If you're the baseball commissioner and you don't know the difference between the Yankees and the Red Sox, you...
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Here are links to two good songs/videos.
December 9, 2006
It's In the Koran
Bush was Right
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Why isn't this all over the news?
November 30, 2006
Why do pictures like this not make news back here in our country? Why do we only here about things going wrong and soldiers behaving badly? The full story can be found here:
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Philanthropy Expert: Conservatives Are More Generous
November 17, 2006
By Frank Brieaddy Religion News Service
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse University professor Arthur C. Brooks is about to become the darling of the religious right in America -- and it's making him nervous. The child of academics, raised in a liberal household and educated in the liberal arts, Brooks has written a book that concludes religious conservatives donate far more money than secular liberals to all sorts of charitable activities, irrespective of income. In the book, he cites extensive data analysis to demonstrate that values advocated by conservatives -- from church attendance and two-parent families to the Protestant work ethic and a distaste for government-funded social services -- make conservatives more generous than liberals. The book, titled "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism" (Basic Books, $26), is due for release Nov. 24. When it comes to helping the needy, Brooks writes: "For too long, liberals have been claiming they are the most virtuous members of American society. Although they usually give less to charity, they have nevertheless lambasted conservatives for their callousness in the face of social injustice." For the record, Brooks, 42, has been registered in the past as a Democrat, then a Republican, but now...
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Same old same old for Hancock County
November 8, 2006
We were told by the media that voters would be going to the polls this year looking for change. What change did the voters in Hancock County get? The voters of Hancock County decided to continue the more than 50 years of absolute Democrat control of the levers and switches of power in our area. By doing so, they have also decided to continue the abject failure that has accompanied such control. The voters have decided to continue policies that have produced double digit inflation in our county when our national unemployment is at 4.4% and our state unemployment rate is at 5.4%. They have decided to keep the same people in power that have done nothing to improve our situation. One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while each time expecting a different result. When the voters of Hancock County vote differently, they may be able to expect different results. Instead, in this election they decided simply to respond to our represenatives with a collective "thank you sir, may I have another?".
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Soldiers in Iraq reply to John Kerry
November 1, 2006
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