Not enough antifreeze, apparently

June 8, 2007

By Billy Dennis

More irony from our friends the Chinese. They’ve destroyed or returned some food imports from the United States out of safety concerns. Yeah. Seriously. No doubt their free and open press will investigate this thoroughly.

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Despite promised enforcement, jaywalking tickets tossed March 12, 2010

Students were ticketed for walking in the middle of the street near Manual High School again. And once again, Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard is tossing out the tickets. But I was intrigued by this statement at the end of the article in the Journal Star: Settingsgaard said he is looking for better long-term solutions [...] […]

County to consider museum bylaws tonight March 11, 2010

The Peoria County Board will have a special “Committee of the Whole” (COTW) meeting Thursday night at 5:30 p.m., followed by the regular monthly Board meeting at 6:00 p.m. The only thing on the COTW agenda is the bylaws for the proposed Peoria Riverfront Museum. If approved by the committee, then final action [...] […]

Conan is going on tour March 11, 2010

Yes, I know this has nothing to do with Peoria. But I’m a fan of Conan O’Brien, and I thought I’d mention that he’s just announced he’ll be taking his act on the road to thirty cities. He’s calling it: “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour.” It’s billed as [...] […]

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Discipline of Simplicity March 9, 2010

Buy things for their usefulness rather than their status.Reject anything that produces an addiction in you.Develop a habit of giving things away.Refuse to be propagandized by the custodians of modern gadgetry.Learn to enjoy things without owning them.Get away from a "buy now, pay later" mindset.Reject anything that will breed the oppression of othe […]

Humor? Not Funny, These People are in Charge! March 9, 2010

I've taken this blog down as being old "humor" adding different names to embarrass people under the misstated tile of "Not Funny". As it turns out these are funny but not at the expense of others.Thanks to those who called my attention to the fraudulent statements. I apologize. […]

Renting Versus Buying - Bad Debt or Good Debt March 9, 2010

An article by Eugene N. White, a professor of economics at Rutgers University, says that the government is making a major effort to keep those home owners facing foreclosures in homes they can't afford, when the government should let them go back to renting until they can really afford to buy. He says, "Renewed efforts to keep people in their homes […]

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