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The Powers of Nature

We greeted the news Friday night with the lethargic disappointment that comes with a second helping of cheese cake.  We’d longed for a government shutdown…and to see the army of beltway administrators without a purpose in life come Monday.  Instead … Continue reading

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Removing All Doubt

Oil prices jumped above $106 per barrel this week. What gives? The short answer: global supplies are tightening while consumption is increasing. “Energy economists continued to gauge how recent unrest in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria will affect exports from … Continue reading

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A Monument to Ugliness

Here in the land of fruits and nuts we paid $3.89 for a gallon of the cheap stuff on Monday night.  No doubt, gas prices will soon top $4 per gallon.  No doubt, these gas prices bite.  But not only … Continue reading

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