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Martin thought he got away with it.

January 24, 2011
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Martin thought he got away with it.

On Saturday January 22, 2011, at about 10:00 PM, an officer from the Coachella Police Department was driving in a marked unit equipped with an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) near Grapefruit Blvd. and Avenue 52. This device can scan the license plates of vehicles and compare them automatically to wanted vehicle databases. The ALPR system picked up a stolen white van occupied by a male adult driver. After confirming the vehicle had been stolen out of Rancho Mirage, the officer attempted to stop the driver, who immediately fled...

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NCPA: Canada’s Competitive Edge

January 6, 2011
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NCPA: Canada’s Competitive Edge

It was not long ago that Americans viewed Canada as a poorer neighbor with only one competitive advantage — in hockey.  No more: On January 1, Ottawa cut the nation’s corporate tax rate to 16.5 percent from 18 percent, compared to the U.S. federal rate of 35 percent, reports the Wall Street Journal. Canada started cutting corporate taxes in the 1990s under the Liberal government of Paul Martin and has since enjoyed a virtuous cycle of investment, job creation and growth.  The trend has continued under Conservative Prime Minister...

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Beware the “Hitman”

December 21, 2010
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has been investigating several complaints from citizens who report being threatened in an email, widely known as the “Hitman Scam.” The FBI first reported the Hitman Scam on their web site back in December 2006. It made the rounds for a few years and died down. However, it seems to have made a comeback and you should be aware of this scam as it can be very unsettling. In the email, the sender claims to have been hired by “someone you know very...

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Off-Roaders: Do it better, longer and look better doing it.

December 3, 2010
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Off-Roaders: Do it better, longer and look better doing it.

A new study by Canada’s prestigious York University has concluded that OHV users are healthier, have better attitudes and are much better looking than those nasty old never take a bath hippies posing as Environmentalists. Science doesn’t lie… well that’s what Phil Klasky keeps telling us. So if you wondered why Phil Klasky or Pat Flanagan appear to be so sickly, it is because they don’t ride a quad. If they got out with the millions of families that enjoy the great outdoors every weekend they might stop looking...

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The “Paisano” program: Mexico’s Double Standard

June 29, 2010
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The “Paisano” program: Mexico’s Double Standard

While Mexico is all in Arizona’s ass for passing a law to enforce Federal Laws protecting American Citizens and Legal Foreign Nationals, they are all into protecting their borders from smuggling and illegal entry. This is an example of, “do as we say not as we do.” Paisano Program for a Pleasant Return to Mexico | Holtville Tribune · I.V. Weekly-Chronicle By Mario Conde / Holtville Tribune The Mexican government will be monitoring how its co-nationals are treated when they come back to Mexico for vacation through the “Paisano” program. The...

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No Picking (your nose) Law

November 29, 2009
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No Picking (your nose) Law

Only in Canada – No Picking (your nose) Law For those of you not following the news over in the Great White North I will fill you in a little bit. Last month the ‘distracted driving’ law came into effect, where-as you will not be able to chat away on a cell phone while driving without risk of incurring a fine of up to $500. It seems one Canadian politician wants to take it one step further! Jim Bradlley (Ontario’s transportation minister) made this statement Thursday after telling reporters...

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