Tales of Tyranny V: The Bethel School District Story
Recognizing the need for a new high school to accommodate their growing student population, Bethel School District planned ahead to purchase a site for the new school. Everything was going smoothly...
View ArticleTales of Tyranny VI: The Daman Story
For decades, the Daman family managed their property on the Olympic Peninsula according to the strictest forest practice guidelines in North America. They jumped through all the hoops to get permission...
View ArticleTales of Tyranny VII: Misti Chastain
Misti, who lives near Washington’s capitol city of Olympia, had a lifelong dream of having a horse ranch. When her dream came true, she decided to give back to the community by inviting special needs...
View ArticleTales of Tyranny VIII: The Jay Howell Story
The Howell family eventually were “allowed” to build their home. They were forced to spend an extra $2800, move their home to a less desirable location, and not allowed to use most of their property...
View ArticleTales of Tyranny IX: The Chris Weaver Story
Chris Weaver just wanted to protect his property. However, he hurt a pocket gopher and now has a criminal record, spent $7,000 in legal fees, was forced to sell his property at a loss and it took 5...
View ArticleTales of Tyranny X: The Nick Jones Story
Nick Jones, owner of the Jones Family Farm, specializes in quality natural meats and shellfish. Nick had a roadside stand where he used a cash box and the honor system to sell some of his products to...
View ArticleTales of Tyranny XI: The Charles Dalton Story
Charles Dalton just wants to be left alone, and grow organic blueberries for the Kitchen–his cottage restaurant on Orcas Island. His dream became a nightmare when the “Friends” of the San Juans, a...
View ArticleObama’s Failed Central Planning
Many national economies are having trouble these days as they are either slowing down or not expanding. Remember, the only way to a successful economy is through continuous expansion. Two of the...
View ArticleGovernment Incompetence: Nightmare of the Living Dead
The ObamaCare website debacle is the latest in a long string of symptoms that belie a pervasive underlying disease—government incompetence. In recent Senate Hearings on the dysfunctional ObamaCare...
View ArticleHow Obamacare Will Try to Control What You Eat
From Heritage: Did you know there are 34 million different ways to make a Domino’s pizza? Mary Lynne Carraway can’t fit that on a menu board. But that’s what Obamacare says she has to do: Put up a menu...
View ArticleTales of Tyranny XII: The Kay Kohler Story
From the Freedom Foundation: Kay Kohler inherited her Snohomish County family farm property, which had been in her family since the 1930s. She never developed the land. This property was valued by the...
View ArticleRep. Gosar Votes to Cut Business-Strangling Red Tape
‘Set Our Small Businesses Free’ WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) voted in favor of the Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act (H.R.1105),...
View ArticleCity bans “God Bless America” Signs?
When exactly did we tell government: “We are your serfs”? They make it their business to mind your business. And recently busybodies have made it their business to ban doorknobs in Vancouver (next...
View ArticleIs Government Bureaucracy Failing Our Veterans?
Bureaucracy isn’t efficient. Bureaucracy doesn’t care about you. This is the way government is. Government cannot love you. But providing care and benefits to U.S. veterans IS a legitimate function of...
View ArticleCity tries to bankrupt business with parking ticket debt that wasn’t even theirs
This is what arbitrary bureaucratic tyranny looks like. David Petrich owns the Farm Boat, a floating farmers market in Seattle. He faced losing this business when the City of Seattle came after him for...
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Featured Artist: David Voisard
By Charles Spillar David Voisard is probably one of the most prolific artists around. For over twenty years, before moving to Arizona in early 2002, he created hand carved winery doors, custom...
View ArticleLeave Syria to the Syrians, it’s none of our business
The United States, the most bellicose nation on Earth, is once again rattling its rockets at a foe. Will the American people, as they have done so placidly in the past, just shrug their shoulders and...
View ArticleSunnyside board recalls are petty, petulant and pointless
If all goes according to plan, next March four of five Sunnyside School Board members could be facing one or more challengers in four separate recall elections as part of a colossally stupid struggle...
View ArticleDon’t let the government define who’s a journalist
Journalists like to use the old maxim “be careful what you wish for, you might get it” to caution politicos and others about the unintended consequences of some action they’re advocating for. Well,...
View ArticleUSFS needs to quit delaying and make a decision about Rosemont
The announcement this week that the U.S. Forest Service will delay its permitting decision on the proposed Rosemont copper mine in the eastern reaches of the Santa Rita Mountain foothills until next...
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