By Marita Noon The Great ShakeOut , the annual “PrepareAthon” that advocates earthquake readiness, took place across the globe on October 15, at 10:15 AM — 10/15 @10:15. Unless you have a child in a participating school, the “Ready Campaign” may have passed without your awareness. I […]
By Marita Noon The reason most often cited for the success of the nonpolitical candidates is the frustration with Washington; the sense that the system is broken. Voters feel that we have no control and that government has gone wild. Even people who don’t watch […]
By Marita Noon While Pope Francis was shuttled around during his historic visit to the U.S. in a Fiat, he shared the news cycle with Volkswagen. The pope made headlines with his calls for action on climate change. USA Today touted : “Obama, Pope Francis praise […]
By Rick Manning Is it moral to cause people to starve in Africa, because you prefer to burn corn for fuel here in America? Is it moral to have as a goal to create regulations that drive energy and electricity costs up with the poor being disproportionately […]
By Marita Noon Congress has taken action that actually advances free markets and limits government intrusion. I was in the room when, on September 17, the House Energy and Commerce Committee — with bipartisan support — advanced legislation to lift the 1970s-era ban on crude-oil […]
By Marita Noon “Whether you support this deal or not, we can all agree that America’s commitment to Israel remains unshakeable. And we will continue — Democrats and Republicans united — to stand with Israel,” says a statement from Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). Yet, despite widespread […]
By Marita Noon Am I the only one who finds it incongruous that President Obama, when on a carefully choreographed trip to Alaska, even manning his own Instagram account to engage young people, to spotlight the effects of global warming — which he says is happening “right now” — announced the […]
By Rick Manning Electricity is the lifeblood of industry. Inexpensive, reliable electricity is an essential element that business leaders consider when choosing where to locate a job-creating factory, and this is one of the United States’ natural competitive advantages. America is blessed with abundant natural resources, including […]
