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Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-02-19

Posted on 19 February 2012 by JC

Good deal. “@TwangNation: Best Americana Album Grammy goes to Levon Helm! #grammys

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Blue Over Red Tape

Posted on 18 February 2012 by JC

Quick post.  The Economist cover story this week calls out an important inconvenience in American public policy. Over-regulated America The home of laissez-faire is being suffocated by excessive and badly written regulation …But red tape in America is no laughing … Continue reading →

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Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-02-12

Posted on 12 February 2012 by JC

The costs of sprawl “@StarTribune: Street work can pave road to ruin. http://t.co/ZFlpd1PI” # De-frosting the vehicle. Got spoiled by pseudo-winter. # I gave @Mando_lines +K about Music on @klout http://t.co/jtO3vy2W # Tip my hat @Westernfolklife: Elko Cowboys Up – … Continue reading →

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Trading our Future for Pottersvile

Posted on 9 February 2012 by JC

A future Pottersville? February 9, 2012 Marshall Independent To the editor: Many of us enjoy watching Frank Capra’s classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” at least once during the holiday season. Jimmy Stewart’s all-American community of Bedford Falls is starkly contrasted … Continue reading →

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Elko Cowboys Up

Posted on 8 February 2012 by JC

Last week the nation’s greatest celebration of the American West took place in Elko, Nevada:  the 28th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. This shindig, produced by the Western Folklife Center, has both kinds of music—country and western. It is more country than … Continue reading →

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Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-02-05

Posted on 5 February 2012 by JC

#HD22A “@MPRnews: Rick Santorum to campaign in SW Minnesota today. http://t.co/UPFHCoDU He'll be at the Pizza Ranch in Luverne.” #mngop # #NowPlaying Townes Van Zandt – If I Needed You on #Spotify http://t.co/zMR2wu89 # How Libraries and Bookstores Became the … Continue reading →

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Senator Santorum in Luverne, Minnesota

Posted on 31 January 2012 by JC

Senator Rick Santorum made a quick stop at the Palace Theater, next to the Pizza Ranch in beautiful downtown Luverne, Minnesota, on Monday 30 January 2012.  Luverne, Minnesota, you say?  Why, yes, Luverne, Minnesota: He talked about his faith and … Continue reading →

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Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-01-29

Posted on 29 January 2012 by JC

Curious Case Of Grammy Nominee Linda Chorney – Blog – The Folk Alliance International: http://t.co/BosURsRt (I'm firmly in "Who the f* camp) # Folky JohnSmith in Windom (@JohnScout safe at home not in Windom) http://t.co/LP5iErIo # Fly #Fishing In Yellowstone … Continue reading →

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Meth: “You’re holding a flame-thrower in your hands”

Posted on 24 January 2012 by JC

The life cycle of our local (county) All Hazard Mitigation Plans has tracked the growth, and recently contraction, of methamphetamine use in rural America.  We classified meth as a hazardous substance, a technological hazard, due to the unique impacts of manufacturing—the … Continue reading →

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Microblog Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22

Posted on 22 January 2012 by JC

Competition, economy prompt closure of MT fly-fishing shop http://t.co/pCF7c90x via @billingsgazette #trout # .@kimruehl Midnight in Paris reminds me how important Places are in shaping who we are. Midnight in Paris, Texas, a much different movie # “@The_Tinder_Box: ♫ Check … Continue reading →

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