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  1. DaWhale

    Why I Want to Work for the Government

    Equity of Metro fare increases questioned By Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 9, 2010 Metro's historic fare increase is hitting some riders far harder than others -- with some paying entirely out of their own pockets while a large percentage, including...
  2. DaWhale

    Taxes: A Defining Issue

    By Ted Abram on Aug 05, 2010 Indispensable for personal freedom is the liberty to contemplate, reason, communicate, exchange and work, and to possess the gains made by these endeavors. George Mason codified the elements of freedom in theVirginia...
  3. DaWhale

    Load Offer and other Straight Truck questions

    We've decided to try expediting as drivers of straight trucks. We've done quite a bit of reading both on EO and other trucking sites, talked with several of you either by phone, electronically, or at the Expo. We believe we have a realistic expectation of earnings and lifestyle. We also at...
  4. DaWhale

    Extending Unemployment Benefits

    My nephew has been offered 2 entry level positions making $10 - $12 per hour but turned them down because he can make more on unemployment. These weren't jobs in retail or food service, these were jobs with a future. The following article is from FreedomWorks. Extending Unemployment...
  5. DaWhale

    Traffic Enforcement Cameras Coming Down

    by Catherine Holland azfamily.com...
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    Concealed Carry & The Sheriff

    Source: Sioux City Journal PRIMGHAR, Iowa -- U.S. District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett has ordered Osceola County Sheriff Douglas L. Weber to issue a gun permit to a resident and to complete a college-level course involving the First Amendment. Bennett’s written decision on Wednesday...
  7. DaWhale

    Loadtraining.com

    In my effort to educate myself more fully on trucking in general as well as expediting particularly I found this site on OOIDA. It would seem to me that there would be an abundance of brokers or other intermediaries including carriers such as FedEx, Panther, etc. On the other hand, if you...
  8. DaWhale

    Welcome to the Real World

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some California state workers are preparing to tap into their savings while others already are cutting expenses as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's minimum wage order moved one step closer to reality. On Friday, the Schwarzenegger administration won an appellate court...
  9. DaWhale

    Intro

    Thanks for the great site and posts. I've followed the suggestions and have read a couple of years or more back. The time was well spent. I've had the pleasure of meeting LDB in person. My wife and I wanted to have more perspective on the lifestyle since there's no way we can comprehend the...
  10. DaWhale

    Gun Control and the Supreme Court

    - The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution's Second Amendment restrains government's ability to significantly limit "the right to keep and bear arms," advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights. By a narrow, 5-4 vote, the justices also signaled...
  11. DaWhale

    Trimming the Deficit?

    Looking to demonstrate their commitment to balancing the budget, Republicans are increasingly targeting the federal workforce. In the past month, congressional Republicans have tried to attach to several bills language that would limit pay increases for federal workers. This week, as part of...
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