When America's founders created a government of checks and balances, they did so out of consideration that government has an inherent capacity to become corrupt and tyrannical, and that imposing accountability to the public and separation of powers was the only way to defeat...
So, what is what? What information is meant to be public and what private. What are we supposed to have access to? At least this is a start. Maybe, now the British Columbia government can finally make up their mind about the private and public information collected...
opinion by Jessica Tucker | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 124 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Three reporters from the Times Colonist are putting their journalism skills to the test in their mission to exploit the inconsistencies that exist in British Columbia's open court system and in the accessing of public court documents. "... The idea was quite simple,...
created by Jessica Tucker | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 144 views | 34 recommendations | 3 comments
We are drowning. And not just in credit card bills and tuition payments. We are drowning in false choices. We are told that we must choose between making money and making a difference, that it is not possible to...
opinion by joshtetrick | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 366 views | 22 recommendations | 5 comments
A new study conducts alcohol may help people survive trauma to the head, and should perhaps be considered as a treatment method for patients with brain injuries in the future. The study, published in the Archives of Surgery, compared the outcome of patients who had been...
created by Annina Bergman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 478 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Wikipedia is changing how members contribute to online articles. The current system allows anyone to write and edit articles without revision, but will in the future require articles about people and certain organizations to be checked by an editor before they get published. ...
" Cuban President Raul Castro says he is willing to enter into dialogue with the US but the island's communist system remains non-negotiable. Mr Castro said he wanted to respond to recent overtures by Washington....
created by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 183 views | 28 recommendations | 0 comments
If you are traveling to Asia and South East Asia there is big problems concerning the International ATM system. Some times Visa Cards do not work. Seemingly its impossible to obtain cash from an ATM if your using a...
According to The Patriot Update, A Free Press for the Conservative Revolution, President Barack Obama '...lives and governs according to his own set of "Ten Commandments."'; not to be confused with the Ten...
The shuttle has five on-board computers for data processing and flight control. Computers control most systems on launches and landings: Pilots fly the shuttle through the computers. It takes...
Keep Your Pocket Book Open. The House ways and means committee will find the means with the so called rich. Those Americans who make $280,000 or more. Most of which own the small business in...
created by Albert Milliron | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 104 views | 16 recommendations | 2 comments
The taxes that property owners hate most are the ones that hurt them least and are most likely to be spent for their benefit, writes Gavin R. Putland.–April, 2009–"Land and taxes In any tax jurisdiction, the supply of land is fixed. From the viewpoint of the...
NY State lawmakers continue to push for answers after the recent murder of 24 year old youth counselor Renee Greco. Greco, who was working alone at Avenue House, a group home for troubled youth in Lockport, NY,...
" Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:29am GMT LONDON (Reuters) - A quarter of government databases in Britain should be scrapped or redesigned because they are fundamentally flawed and probably illegal, a report from a social...
created by itslefty | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 341 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
NASA will launch their planet-hunting telescope tomorrow, Friday March 6, which will look for Earth-like planets to see if there are other places in the solar system that could potentially support human life. The...
created by Amy Judd | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 334 views | 54 recommendations | 7 comments