Commentary John Adams observed: “Public business must always be done by somebody. It will be done by somebody or other: If wise men decline it, others will not; if honest men refuse it, others will not.” Someone else proclaimed: “Nothing intoxicates some people like a sip of authority.” That’s currently the problem affecting residents and…
NYC, California Require Government Workers to Be Vaccinated or Show COVID-19 Test Weekly
July 26, 2021
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New York City and California will require every government worker to get tested for the CCP virus on a weekly basis or show proof of full vaccination, officials announced on Monday. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced New York City will require all of its municipal workers—including teachers and police officers to get vaccines by mid-September or face…
Firefighters Plan to Bike Across Country to Honor 9/11 First Responders
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. To honor the first responders who lost their lives that day, a group of firefighters is preparing for a bike ride that will take them from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Brooklyn Bridge and Ground Zero in New York. The 3,800-mile…
Combined Capital Gains Tax Rate in California to Hit 56.7 Percent Under Biden Plan
July 25, 2021
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The combined state and federal capital gains tax rate in California would rise from the current 37.1 percent to 56.7 percent under President Biden’s American Families Plan, according to a new study from the Tax Foundation. That increase, which would include federal, state and local taxes on financial gains from the sale of assets in…
Three Ways to Prevent California Wildfires
July 25, 2021
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Commentary Wildfires are once again burning down California. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on July 22, “The Tamarack Fire burning through nearly 44,000 acres near South Lake Tahoe crossed the border into Nevada late Wednesday as flames encroached on Highway 395, prompting evacuation warnings.” This is just the beginning. The Tamarack Fire is on federal lands controlled by U.S….
3 Ways to Prevent California Wildfires
July 25, 2021
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Commentary Wildfires are once again burning down California. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on July 22, “The Tamarack Fire burning through nearly 44,000 acres near South Lake Tahoe crossed the border into Nevada late Wednesday as flames encroached on Highway 395, prompting evacuation warnings.” This is just the beginning. The Tamarack Fire is on federal lands controlled by U.S….
California is Experiencing a Crime ‘Tsunami,’ DA Says
July 24, 2021
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California is experiencing a wave of crime despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims of a decrease during the past three decades, officials say. “You’ve got violent crime off the charts,” Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert told The Epoch Times. “You’ve got this tsunami of things that are happening. Violent crime, illegal guns, [and] rampant…
California is Experiencing a Crime ‘Tsunami’: Sacramento DA
July 24, 2021
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California is experiencing a wave of crime despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims of a decrease during the past three decades, officials say. “You’ve got violent crime off the charts,” Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert told The Epoch Times. “You’ve got this tsunami of things that are happening. Violent crime, illegal guns, [and] rampant…
Western Wildfires: Crews Make Progress on Huge Oregon Blaze
July 23, 2021
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BLY, Ore.—The nation’s largest wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday, but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work and weaker winds helped reduce the spread of flames even as wildfires continued to threaten homes in neighboring California. In Montana, five firefighters remained hospitalized a day after a thunderstorm and swirling winds…
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Growing up in Haiti, 1975
Commentary Recent headlines about Haiti have reminded me of my summer internship there in 1975. I “grew up” in Haiti, in the sense that I learned what it means to live in a police state. Before that, I lived in a cocoon of simplistic theory. My Ivy League education had taught me that America was the…