Monday, April 1, 2019

In the news, Saturday, March 16, 2019


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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

Maryland Legislature Passes $15 Minimum Wage
Voters in Maryland overwhelmingly back the increase in the state’s minimum wage. Thousands of voters who back this increase will lose their jobs because of it.

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from geostrategy.info

The splendors and miseries of Lieutenant Colonel Putin in the Eastern Europe-2 and elsewhere (part 2)
According to “The Professional Soldier,” a seminal book by leading expert on American military sociology Morris Janowitz, of the officers who entered the top half of one percent of the military hierarchy, one group can be classified as heroic leaders and the other as military managers (1964, chapter viii, p. 125, 160). Heroic leaders reflect service connected backgrounds. Military managers tend to come from highly trained technical specialists. Top posts should be assigned to the graduates of military academies. Thus entrance into the military and security elite comes only after many years of professional education, training, and experience. Putin’s career path in no way satisfies these requirements. Most likely, Lieutenant Colonel Putin is a protégé of the powerful “caste of the Colonel Generals” and a creature of the world of criminal businessmen and politicians. We cannot exclude that this caste looks at him as a “custodian” of their offshore banking accounts, real estate, and businesses in the West and elsewhere. Perhaps this is why the National Intelligence of the United States might soon start searching for assets of Putin and his associates [Aktivy, 2019].

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

Sue Lani Madsen: Rangeland fire protection associations should be created in Washington
Sad story of a small but important bipartisan bill stuck in #waleg committee behind other political priorities. The Commissioner of Public Lands wants HB 1188 to pass. It’s a small but critical piece of Commissioner Hilary Franz’s 10-year strategy for greater efficiency and effectiveness in wildfire suppression, reducing carbon emissions, conserving critical wildlife habitat and protecting the livelihood of ranchers. Conservation Northwest, the Washington State Farm Bureau, the Washington Cattlemens Association and the Audubon Society have all testified in favor, citing numerous benefits. HB 1188 changes statutes to support formation of Rangeland Fire Protection Associations. RFPAs provide swift initial fire response using local volunteer resources, and have operated effectively in Oregon and Idaho since 1963.

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