Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Weather in Hell: Cooling?

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Today the Post runs an article written by Jane Black, whom I ordinarily consider to be one of the food movement, which treats a big(!) indu...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Crop Insurance--Prairie Potholes, Good Farming, and Seatbelts

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As crop insurance takes over being the main "safety net" for crop farmers, it gets more attention: from Congress, particularly t...
Monday, August 26, 2013

When To Give Bonuses--a Flawed View

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The Post has an article on the backlog in VA processing veterans claims.   Part of the problem seems to be that their system to measure perf...
Sunday, August 25, 2013

Do Not Pay and It's Implementation

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A quote from an article in FCW on OMB's instructions on implementing the Do Not Pay legislation: The legislation mandates that paym...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

The MLKing Speech

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Robert Kaiser, who was an intern at the Washington Post then, was assigned to help cover the March on Washington. He writes a column today o...

The Amish Make the Map

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Here's a map showing counties in the US where at least 10 percent of the people speak a language other than English, and the language. ...
Friday, August 23, 2013

Rominger Brothers and USDA

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It seems the Rominger farm visited by Mark Bittman may have been the home farm of ex-Deputy Secretary Rominger, based on his oral history i...

If You Want a Friend in DC, Get Sunny

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To paraphrase HSTruman's words about getting a dog.  That's what I was reminded of by this Politico piece
Thursday, August 22, 2013

Non-Discrimination Wording Is Screwy

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The USDA non-discrimination statement keeps growing.  I think I remember when it was first added to our releases.  I copied it from a rece...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Our Federal System, Same Sex Marriage, and Animal Rights

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Our federal system is like an apple orchard for small boys.  It provides an abundance of ammunition for political controversy, without worry...