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Kelvin Wade
Columnist - March 27, 2011 in Columnists, Uncategorized
Does the First Amendment Guarantee Our Right to Lie?
by Kelvin Wade Last Monday the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Stolen Valor Act was an unconstitutional intrusion on free speech. The Stolen Valor Act was a law that, among other things, made it a federal crime to falsely claim a military...
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Kelvin Wade
Columnist - March 19, 2011 in Columnists, Uncategorized
Decisions Need to be Made With Facts, Not Fear
by Kelvin Wade We watch the ongoing battle to contain radiation leaks at tsunami-damaged nuclear reactors in Japan with much apprehension. The fear is radiation being carried via the Jet Stream to us here in California. Already, many fearful Californians have started inquiring about and...
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Kelvin Wade
Columnist - March 13, 2011 in Columnists, Uncategorized
Blinded by the Dollar Menu
by Kelvin Wade Surprise. A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity shows that calorie information in fast food restaurants doesn’t change people’s eating habits. The study, conducted by a professor at the New York University School of Medicine, covered four national fast...
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Kelvin Wade
Columnist - March 6, 2011 in Columnists, Uncategorized
Here’s What’s at Stake
by Kelvin Wade “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” –Martin Luther King Jr. During a recent Republican town hall meeting in Oglethorpe County, Georgia a man stood up and asked Representative Paul Broun, “Who is going to shoot...
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Kelvin Wade
Columnist - February 27, 2011 in Columnists, Uncategorized
Revisionism
by Kelvin Wade Last month Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN), head of the Tea Party Caucus in Congress, gave a speech before a group called Iowans for Tax Relief that turned history on its head. While condemning slavery she went on to say that the “…very...
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Kelvin Wade
Columnist - February 20, 2011 in Columnists, Uncategorized
Jam Cell Phones Now
by Kelvin Wade Nearly 11,000 cell phones were confiscated in California prisons last year. The surprising thing is that there is no law against smuggling cell phones into prison. A lawmaker is busy trying to remedy that while the California Department of Corrections is trying...
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Kelvin Wade
Columnist - February 14, 2011 in Columnists, Uncategorized
Me? A Mindless Techno-Slave?
by Kelvin Wade Sometimes I catch myself laughing at my 14 year old granddaughter and the fact that she’s a slave to convention. One of the funniest things about teenagers is how much they talk a big game about being an individual and having their...
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