Residential vs. Commercial Interests
Competing Residential and Commercial Interests Local:  St. Andrews Drive versus Gas Station For two weeks, I watched anxiously to see how the residents of St. Andrews Drive would respond to the cancerous outgrowth of a gas station within feet of single family homes as well as the additional commerci

How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Amnesty
(Title is a play on the film: Dr. Strangelove)  Since 1992, I have been actively involved in the national debate

The Right to Abolish Government
Perhaps the most famous (and dangerous) quote from the Declaration of Independence our government wants us all to forget: “…Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” It is readily apparent our forefathers envisioned

Border Tours: www.edgelineproductions.com
For anyone wanting to get a true glimpse of U.S. Border Patrol operations, I highly recommend former USBP Agent Mike Harris of Edgeline Productions (http://www.edgelineproductions.com ) .  Mike provides up close and personal tours of areas of our country and border that most people never see except for in news reports. Mike was a former colleague when I worked in the San Diego Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol.  Fantastic guy and safe operator.  He still lives in the area (very close) to the border and understands the border culture and real impact of illegal immigration.  Although he has retired from the Patrol, Mike

LMR Word of the Day Game
  Sep. 14, 2009 PROFLIGATE Main Entry: 1prof·li·gate Pronunciation: \ˈprä-fli-gət, -ˌgāt\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin profligatus, from past participle of profligare to strike down, from pro- forward, down + -fligare (akin to fligere to strike); akin to Greek phlibein to squeeze Date: 1647 1 : completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness 2 : wildly extravagant :