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Raffey

Since I can only speak for myself, that is what I must do.

Israelis are deeply divided, Americans are deeply divided, and so are American Jews. American Jews are so few in number the media sees no…

4h ago

4h ago

Maybe, they are looking in the wrong place.

52,080 - that’s how many local government agencies are operating in America today. 500,000 – that’s how many elected officials there are in…

23h ago

23h ago

I know you are talking about the federal government, but local government is where people see…

500,000 – that’s how many elected officials there are in America today. My word, that’s one representative for every 670 people. Do you…

1d ago

1d ago

Spot on! Mrs.

Local government is not small, or inconsequential by any means or measure. In 2023, local governments spent $4 trillion on public services…

3d ago

3d ago

Mechanization and taxpayer funded subsidies of commodity crops transformed the mid-west into a…

Your father sounds like he was farming in a region that could not provide the kind of labour he needed for his cranberry crop. If so, bums…

Jan 16

Jan 16

Fazer, you made some really great points.

Personally, I focus on the system. I've worked, studied, and engaged with the American system long enough to have confidence in my views…

Jan 11

Jan 11

California's water wars are as old as the state itself.

Today, two farmers - just 2 - in the central valley use more water than all the residents of Los Angeles and the entire San Francisco Bay…

Jan 11

Jan 11

Burn, burn, burn

I piled cheese on the bread, plopped lunch on the grill and looked out the window. Smoke! OMG, that’s smoke! When you live in the…

Jan 9

Burn, burn, burn

Jan 9

Poetic Justice, Mother Nature Style

A reply to Super Mrs. C

Jan 7

Poetic Justice, Mother Nature Style

Jan 7

Imagine how many people would have been happy to keep the money they earned, instead of being…

PS. Thank you for the conversation and happy new year, to you and yours :)

Jan 1

Jan 1

Raffey

Raffey

Rural America is my home. I serve diner, gourmet, seven course, and homecooked thoughts — but spare me chain food served on thoughtless trains of thought.

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