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When using open source makes you an enemy of the state | Technology | guardian.co.uk

By Jim on March 1, 2010

When using open source makes you an enemy of the state | Technology | guardian.co.uk. Apparently the IIPA is looking to make open source software illegal — or at least extremely difficult to use. They seem to dislike the fact that OSS cuts into their bottom line, so rather than let the market make its [...]

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Declassifying Animals as Property by Loretta Baughan

By Jim on February 28, 2010

Declassifying Animals as Property by Loretta Baughan. There is a bill being written in Wisconsin that proposes to declassify animals as property in order to give the HSUS more power to take animals away from owners with little cause or justification. The implications here are scary, both for the average pet-owner as well as for [...]

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The Voice of Agriculture – American Farm Bureau

By Jim on January 28, 2010

Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding President Obama’s State of the Union Address. America’s farmers are crucial to its lifeblood and economy. Encourage your leaders to remember this when they vote on policies that will affect American agriculture.

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‘Scary time’ to be in the political middle, Arlington family says | Top Stories | News f…

By Jim on January 28, 2010

‘Scary time’ to be in the political middle, Arlington family says | Top Stories | News f… Amber is a friend of mine from my high school graduating class. I have to say that I completely agree with her and her husband’s comments in this article.

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