Wouldn't it be nice to have a downtown arena?  by Theresa Fritz Camoriano   Wouldn't it be nice if we could have a brand new downtown arena and a top NBA franchise playing there, and a new, high-powered, non-polluting car for every licensed driver, and the highest quality health care and education for everyone in the world, and delicious, healthy, gourmet meals on everyone's table every day?

Urban Growth by John Kilpatrick   The Growth and Decline of American Cities by D T MacRoberts is a paper that is vitally important to the issue of the arena. It can be found at http://www.hal-pc.org/~macrobts/city319b.html. The author is one of the great geniuses of this century.

Senator Seum announces legislation to end VET testing in Kentucky  By Claude Bohn   On Monday, January 14, 2002, Kentucky State Senator Dan Seum held a press conference in the rotunda of the Jefferson County courthouse in downtown Louisville, to announce that he was personally introducing a bill, in the Kentucky State legislature at Frankfort, to end the vehicle emissions testing (VET) program for Kentucky.

A short explanation of ERC, SIP differences  By George Baumler   The ERCs (emission reduction credits) are awarded to industrial polluters who install new equipment, close plants or otherwise reduce their emissions output below federal standards.  An example: an industry buys a new transportation mechanism which puts out emissions below the standard mandated by the EPA, bingo they're entitled to tradable ERCs (emission reduction credits) in an amount equal to the difference between actual output and the standard.

1.  Air Pollution Control District Writes to Set Record Straight on VET Program’s Air Pollution Credits and 2.  Stop The Vet Responds:   #1 by Rebecca Stutsman:  I recently read John Riley's comments regarding the VET program on the Jefferson Review website.  I would like to clear up any confusion regarding the terms, "emission reduction credits" and "SIP credits," and their relationship to the VET program. The VET program has been, and continues to be, an important strategy for cleaner air in Jefferson County.

Strutting Their Stuff by Kathy Lyons   Like two of Kentucky ’s best fighting roosters the leadership of the legislature came out of the first week of the session showing their fine plumage and spurs.

Fast Track What You Should Know  by John William Kurowski   President Bush, in his newest quest to subjugate constitutional limits [aside from his FED ED plan] has requested “fast track” authority [he calls it Trade promotion authority]; authority which, if allowed, would blatantly interfere with and compromise Congress’ constitutionally authorized power to regulate commerce with foreign nations.

Ignorance Is Dangerous
(Some history you might not know)  by Harry Browne   
Recently, in an article pointing out that less government would lead to less crime, I wrote:

8th grade exam from 1895 (from a reader) This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS. USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

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Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Mark Twain

The fact is the human race is not only slow about borrowing valuable ideas -- it sometimes persists in not borrowing them at all.

Mark Twain