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CONGRATULATIONS TO SIX-YEAR OLD CROIX FOR HIS MAY 15, 2026 GRADUATION WITH HONORS!
WAY TO GO CROIX!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO FIVE-YEAR OLD COLTON FOR HIS MAY 14, 2026 GRADUATION, WITH HONORS, FROM PRESCHOOL
GREAT JOB COLTON!!!!!!! Colton and his teacher, Mrs. Fontana Colton and Croix with mom and grandma on graduation day.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO 6-YEAR OLD CROIX FOR PLACING 3RD, IN HIS GROUP, IN THE 2026 JR. RANGER COMPETITION
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What Everyone Needs To Understand About The Duties of Our U.S. House and U.S. Senate
Opinion: Patricia Johnson In accordance with the United States Constitution there are three branches of Government in the United States, each having their own separate set of powers. Their functions are spelled out in the first sentence, in the first … Continue reading
Buyer Beware
Opinion: Patricia Johnson Recently I have been receiving a lot of email from a place offering various coins and bills having a patriotic theme. The last email I received caught my eye as the ad was indicating it had just … Continue reading
It’s Your Tax Dollar – Should Headstone Changes Be Made for Deceased Veterans at the Expense of Veterans in Nursing Homes, Increasing Your State’s Medicaid Payments?
Opinion: Patricia Johnson Every once in a while I’ll read something and simply shake my head in disbelief. H.R. 2701 basically falls into that category. Before I continue, it’s necessary to explain my thoughts on death. I don’t want anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged ABMC, CBO, Democrats, DVA, H.R. 2701, History, Jewish-American Deceased Veteran, Latin Cross, Medicaid, news, Operation Benjamin, Politics, Republicans, S. 292, Star of David, Taxes, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Veterans, WWI
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Is the Ultimate goal of the Republican Party to Bankrupt the United States?
Opinion: Patricia Johnson President Donald J. Trump increased the National Debt of the United States by $7.8 trillion dollars during his four years in office or a total of $1.95 trillion dollars per year. Donald J. Trump was our 45th … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Beautiful Bill, Budget Deficit, Budget Surplus, Economy, EGTRRA, Expenses, finance, Joint Economic Committee, Monthly Debt Update, news, PL 119-21, Politics, President Donald J. Trump, President George W. Bush, President William J. Clinton, Republicans, Revenues, statutory debt limit, Tax Credit, trump, U.S. National Debt
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How Much Are You Willing to Pay to Effect Change in Government?
Opinion: Patricia Johnson United States tax dollars is what keeps our country operating, As poll after poll has indicated the majority of U.S. citizens are not satisfied with the direction our country is headed in a lot of areas, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Pratti, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Tax Return, CBP, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Domestic Terrorists, ice, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, IRS, IRS Form 4868, Kristi Noem, New York Times Poll, President Trump, Renee Good
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2025 Job Creation Under The Administration of President Donald J. Trump
By Patricia L Johnson For the past twenty years I have been writing articles off and on about the employment situation in this country and, without a doubt, I have never seen numbers as pitiful as the number of jobs … Continue reading
A Smile For The Day
SMART KID – STUDENT RECEIVED 100 FOR HIS ANSWERS TO THE EXAM QUESTIONS Q1.. In which battle did Napoleon die? * his last battle Q2.. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? * at the bottom of the page Q3.. … Continue reading
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Almost Everything We Need To Know To Survive 2026
Opinion by: Patricia L Johnson In his recent newsletter, Tucker Carlson asked the question “How come so few conservatives are viewing this story through a human lens?” Carlson was referring to the ICE shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis. … Continue reading
From PBS – Deposition of Jack Smith Before House Judiciary Committee On Decision to Indict Donald J Trump
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-jack-smiths-full-deposition-on-the-decision-to-indict-trump Following is an A1 Summary of the 255-page deposition listed above: The document is a transcript of a deposition of Jack Smith, a former special counsel, conducted by the House Judiciary Committee regarding the oversight of the Biden-Harris administration’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Classified Documents, deposition, Donald J Trump, Election 2028, Election Interference, Evidence, Fake Electors, false claims, Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, House Judiciary Committee, Mar-a-Lago, Oversight, Retaliation, US Capitol, US Department of Justice, Vice President Pence, Witness Intimidation
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Creative Accounting At Its Worst
It appears the US Treasury department showed us the best way to push a rumor that individuals in the United States, suffering from the changes put in place by the Trump Administration economic policies, is to issue a press release … Continue reading
How Long Has The Takeover Of Venezuelan Oil Been Planned?
Opinion By: Patricia Johnson The first U.S. strike against the people of Venezuela was on September 2, 2025 when 11 people were killed in Operation Southern Spear. President Trump claimed the Tren de Aragua (TDA) gang was using the vessel to … Continue reading
Concerns Raised Over DHS’s Arrests of Criminal Illegal Aliens
An August 14, 2025 Homeland Security Press Release states “The American people are generously offering illegal aliens $1,000 and a free flight to self-deport now.” I didn’t vote for illegal immigrants to be provided with free flights and a $1,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged DHS, ILLEGAL ALIENS, Immigration, Incentives, Mid-Term Election 2026, news, Politics, trump
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THANKSGIVING 2025
Whether the tradition began in the Americas with the Green Corn Dance of the Cherokees, or on May 27, 1578 in Newfoundland, or in 1607 in Popham Colony in Maine, or with the Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving Feast of 1621, the day … Continue reading
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ICE REMOVAL OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FOR THE PAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Statistics has a tremendous amount of interactive material on their website, providing information. The site may be reached at ice.gov/statistics The following data was taken on November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM CST which indicated … Continue reading
Why Speaker Johnson is Delaying Grijalva’s Swearing-In Ceremony
Adelita Grijalva is the Member-Elect of the US House of Representatives for the 7th Congressional District in the State of Arizona. On March 31, 2025, Grijalva announced she would pursue the Democratic nomination, in a special election, for Arizona’s 7th … Continue reading
The Role of Congress in US Governance
In accordance with the United States Constitution there are three branches of Government in the United States, each having their own separate set of powers. Their functions are spelled out in the first sentence, in the first three Articles of … Continue reading
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Tagged constitution, Government, History, Politics, Supreme Court
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How The Federal Register Affects You
What is the Federal Register? The Federal Register is the Daily Journal of the United States Government. It is the legal record for proposed regulations, executive documents (executive orders, proclamations, etc.) public notices, and administrative regulations. The Federal Register is … Continue reading
Hot Off The Press
Kacey and Croix are at it again catching one whopper of a fish. The fishing trip to Eagle River was six-year-old Croix’s bithday gift from mom and dad. His younger brother, five-year-old Colton, also had a birthday this month so … Continue reading
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAY KIDS. MAY ALL YOUR BIRTHDAY WISHES COME TRUE.
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Sigmund Freud Said It Best
“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” – Sigmund Freud
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Impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on U.S. Households
One Big Beautiful Bill Act text Preliminary analysis of the distribution effects by the Congressional Budget Office from cbo.gov Letter from Congressional Budget Office Director to U.S. House of Representatives detailing the major changes that would occur under the bill, … Continue reading
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Understanding 2025 Tax Payments: Individuals vs Corporations
The April 15, 2025 income tax payments have been made, with individuals paying $537 billion and corporations paying $94 billion. On a comparative basis, individuals paid $185 billion in March 2025, with corporations paying $18 billion. Our tax system … Continue reading
The Dumbing-Down Of The Masses
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath If we made the statement that the majority of U.S. Citizens are familiar with the Declaration of Independence most folks would consider that an accurate statement, but is it true? Let’s take … Continue reading
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on the Second Anniversary of the January 6 Attack on the Capitol
SHARE JUSTICE NEWS Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 4, 2023 Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on the Second Anniversary of the January 6 Attack on the Capitol Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, will … Continue reading
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8.7 COLA Increase For Social Security Beneficiaries For 2023
Press Release Thursday, October 13, 2022For Immediate Release Mark Hinkle, Press Officerpress.office@ssa.gov News ReleaseSOCIAL SECURITY Social Security Announces 8.7 Percent Benefit Increase for 2023 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 … Continue reading
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Why Is Inflation Out Of Control In The United States?
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath It’s amazing how many people in this country blame rising prices [inflation] on our President. Since inflation is a global problem, blaming our current President makes about as much sense as blaming … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, G20, Inflation, Labor, Productivity, United States, Wages, World
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Two Wrongs Do Not Make A Right And Nominating A Black Woman To The Supreme Court Is Wrong
By Patricia L Johnson Article III, §1, of the Constitution provided for the creation of a Supreme Court. Our forefathers considered the creation of this court such a high priority that the very first bill introduced in the Senate was … Continue reading
Is There Anyone Faster Than These Three?
We are so very proud of Gabe, Logan and Olive. They received Star Wars: The Mandalorian, The Child – GROGU, aka “Baby Yoda” LEGO building kit with 1,073 pieces as a Christmas gift and had it completed by the day … Continue reading
Neurological Manifestations of Covid-19 By Jennifer K. Lynch, MD, FABSM, CoxHealth Neurology
Refer to Pages 4-5 of March/April 2021 Green County Medical Society Journal
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Equality, The Essence of Life – Part II – Our Number One Problem
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Part one of this series dealt with an excellent solution for dealing with the extraordinary income equalities we are now facing in this country. The solution was offered by Economist, Milton Friedman, … Continue reading
Equality, The Essence of Life – Part 1 – The Solution
By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson There are numerous types of inequality in this country. We have ‘economic’ inequality which generally refers to ‘income’ inequality, “opportunity” inequality, and inequality of “rights”. No matter what you call it, it … Continue reading
Denial Is Not Going To Fix The Economy
By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson The Hill published the following article :Toomey: Economy is ‘roaring back,’ another stimulus package would be ‘inappropriate’” Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) must be talking about a different country’s economy because he certainly … Continue reading
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
This tribute would not be complete without adding the name of a Very Special Marine Veteran, Patrick John, deceased May 6, 2002. THANK YOU PAT!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO MUCH!
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Our Country Is In Trouble; What Are YOU Going To Do About It?
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath At 5:45 PM EDT, on April 2, 2020, John Hopkins CSSE released the following Coronavirus numbers for the United States: Confirmed Cases: 238,820 Deaths: 5758 This is only day number 71 of … Continue reading
Should the Increased DJIA Really be Considered an Accurate Gauge of U.S. Economic Performance?
Opinion: Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson The Stock Market goes up when there is news about the US and China getting together on trade talks. Then it goes down when this Administration cancels the talks. This produces a … Continue reading
What Games are Being Played With Jobs?
Opinion: Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their report for the month of August 2019 on September 6, 2019 indicating August Nonfarm Job Creation of 130,000 jobs, which in one word is pitiful. … Continue reading
Cooking the Books aka Surviving in a Country Filled with Smoke and Mirrors
By Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson The news coming out this week about our GREAT economy is bordering disaster. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated a preliminary revision to the number of non-farm jobs created by this Administration, … Continue reading
Real Life, Real Money, Not a Reality TV Show
ByPatricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath What is it going to take for the voters in this country to pay attention to the major problems this country is facing, rather than listening to the latest gaffe by former V.P. … Continue reading
The Great U.S. Economy, that isn’t
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath The problem with any economic number released in the U.S. is the fact a large majority of voters are basically clueless when it comes to the actual meaning … Continue reading
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Tagged China, GDP, GDP Growth Rate, Gross Domestic Product, National Debt, Trade Deficit
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US Military Forces and You
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath The following is a must read for all Americans that value the lives of our men and women in uniform. The data was copied from CRS Report Number RL32170, Instances of Use … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, casualties, Congressional Authorization, declared wars, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, FEMA, foreign wars, Global War on Terror, Iraq, Military Forces, Richard E Walrath, The Korean War, The Vietnam War, undeclared US wars, World War I, World War II
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US Trade Wars and You
By: Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson Biggest, best, highest, lowest are all terms all too familiar with this Administration, so let us apply those terms to trade. On September 5, 2018 the monthly trade report was released indicating … Continue reading
US Economy and You
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the US economy? We think it would be safe to assume most US voters think of the monthly Jobs … Continue reading
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Tagged BLS, Food and Drink Service Jobs, Job Creation, Jobs Report, Manufacturing, Mining, Student Debt, US Deficit
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Opinion or Fact?
Opinion by Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson Elections are where we are most vulnerable. The Republicans are following President Trump’s lead and clouding the issue as much as they possibly can by talking about voter fraud. The fact … Continue reading
The Digital Sovereign or SOV
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath Most of us have heard of “Bitcoin”, but how many of us know anything at all about the SOV? The SOV is a cryptocurrency soon to be released by the Republic of … Continue reading
How in The Hell Did We Get to Where We Are Today?
By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath The other day a stranger began a conversation with me about the weather, but immediately proceeded to talk about the sad state of our country. The gentleman asked me a question that, … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, e-mail, fake news, Google, media, misleading information, news, Politics, Representative, respect, Richard E Walrath, Senator, social media sites
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Why Not Columbus?
Columbus, Ohio. Photo shot by Derek Jensen (Tysto), 2006-01-23 Columbus Ohio was one of the twenty locations chosen by AMAZON on January 18, 2018 as a candidate for HQ2 out of a total of 238 proposals received from the U.S., … Continue reading
Thought for the Day
from: http://homeinsteaders.org Sunday January 14th 2018 Posted: 14 Jan 2018 12:00 AM PST “When the next generation asks us, why didn’t you do something? Why didn’t you speak up? What are we going to say? Mr. President, I rise today … Continue reading
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Happy 242nd Birthday United States Marine Corps
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HAPPY VETERANS DAY – November 11, 2017, celebrated November 10, 2017
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What is a Veteran?
The legal definition of “veteran” from U.S. Code > Title 38 > Part I > Chapter 1 > Section 101 follows: 101. Definitions (2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, … Continue reading
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H.R. 1
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Tagged Congress, H.R. 1, House Ways and Means Committee, Legislation, news, U.S. Tax Code
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INFORMATION for VETERANS
Click HERE to request Veterans Military Service Records online, by FAX or by mail (Don’t forget a DD215 is an addition/correction to your DD214 Discharge Summary. Be sure to request both a copy of your DD214 and DD215, if applicable). Click HERE to replace … Continue reading
A Chart Worth Reviewing
Gabriel Zucman Assistant professor, UC Berkeley Go to the following link to review entire data: Distributional National Accounts
CBO Cost Estimate of Senate Version of Healthcare Bill
The CBO cost estimate of June 26, 2017 of the Senate version of the Healthcare bill is 49-pages long, but you only need to read one sentence to make your decision on whether it’s good or bad for the people … Continue reading
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Trump Administration Proposed Budget for 2018
Trump Budget – America First
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Tagged 2018 Proposed Budget, 2020 Election, OMB, President Donald J. Trump
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ARTICLES and ANSWERS 2020 