Author Archives: ChrisA

Dire financial shape coming to Boulder

The Boulder City Council is prepared to put three tax continuation/increases on the ballot this November. It would be nice to hear one word about belt tightening, eh? Council members generally agreed at the evening study session that the city … Continue reading

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‘Freebie tax’ continues

Boulder City Council decided to continue the freebie tax last night . I’d call this the “death of common sense” but that happened a long time ago in this distinctively liberal bastion. No doubt, it’s all about the money… Councilman … Continue reading

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Not even a global warming skeptic

Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus interprets his stance on global warming… I’m just surprised to hear that I’m skeptical vis-a-vis environmentalism. I’m not skeptical. I am totally against it. “Skeptical” is an understatement which I would never, never use. Read … Continue reading

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Green exchange traded funds

From the June issue of SFO (Stocks, Futures and Options) ETF Name Symbol Investment CategoryFirst Trust ISE Water Index Fund FIW WaterFirst Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge QCLN Clean EnergyLiquid Series Index FundiShares KLD 400 Social Index Fund DSI Socially ResponsibleiShares … Continue reading

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Connecticut governor vetoes minimum wage

Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell vetoed a minimum wage bill that would have raised the CT minium wage from $7.65/hr to $8/hr in 2009 and $8.25/hr in 2010. “Seeking an increase in the minimum wage is laudable, but it is a … Continue reading

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United Nations is at it again

Child abuse that is. A Save the Children Foundation study is reported by the BBC. Children as young as six are being sexually abused by UN peacekeepers and aid workers, says a leading UK charity. Watch the video of Elizabeth … Continue reading

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Shut up!

This guy doesn’t know the meaning of the word(s). I detect the distinct odor of desperation surrounding Hillary’s campaign.

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Customs agents planting drugs

What a swift move by a Tokyo customs agent. I sure hope this passenger isn’t headed to Singapore. If so, he’ll be thanking his lucky stars if all he gets is jail.

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Yikes…

Beautiful view, eh?

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30th Annual Bolder Boulder now history

I ran in the Bolder Boulder 10k road race today. Although I beat last years time by 9 minutes, considering the extra training, the results were a little disappointing. That said, the best news is I’m exercising and running consistently. … Continue reading

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Soros sees bubble characteristics in oil prices

I’m not a big fan of Soros when it comes to politics and have no idea how his hedge funds have done in the last few years. That said, I found his comments in a recent inteview with the UK … Continue reading

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Twit…

Sharon Stone that is. ‘Karma’: Actress Sharon Stone Blames China’s Treatment Of Tibet For Earthquake “Well you know it was very interesting because at first, you know, I am not happy about the ways the Chinese were treating the Tibetans … Continue reading

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Climate change on Jupiter

I had no idea our global warming was so contagious.

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Socializing the oil industry

That’s Maxine waters for you. It’s done wonders for economy of Venezuela. Betsy sums it up nicely.

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Bill Gross – inflation not under control

Bill Gross, Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO states that inflation is not under control. Does that mean it’s out of control? At anyrate his points are as follows: He said statistical practices in calculating price growth had favored lower U.S. … Continue reading

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Chart of the Day: Crude Oil

Subscribe to the free weekly version of “Chart of the Day” here. Driving around town this morning I heard Rush Limbaugh talking about the bubble in crude oil prices. He referred to the collapse of previous bubbles (gold in the … Continue reading

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Flying fish, eggs thrown at Balmer…

and the store owner who wasn’t going to take it anymore.

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Why high oil prices

As usual, Glenn Reynolds succinctly “nails it”.

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Polar bears and the religion of global warming

George Will comments on the insanity of categorizing polar bears as a threatened species… Environmentalism is, as Lawson writes, an unlimited “license to intrude.” “Eco-fundamentalism,” which is “the quasi-religion of green alarmism,” promises “global salvationism.” Onward, green soldiers, into preventive … Continue reading

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Cracks in global warming concensus

Al Gore’s cinematic sermons on inconvenient truths to the contrary notwithstanding, it is becoming clearer by the day that major cracks are appearing in the supposed consensus among scientists that global warming caused by carbon emissions is an urgent problem … Continue reading

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