Julie Smithson
Julie Smithson
When You Find Yourself in a Hole With a Shovel, Stop Digging! Stimulus Included by Reference and for Other Purposes
Webster's dictionary recently added some new words and phrases and their definitions. "Staycation" (vacationing near one's home) and "frenemy" -- a person that acts like one's friend, but is not -- have become commonplace in the speech of Americans. They now have an official place in our dictionary.
Aug 11, 2009 - 10:42:38 AM
Julie Smithson
Unpack!
If this question were posed to most Americans today: Would you embrace the concept of losing your property rights and entire region's economy? The answer would be a resounding "No!"
Jun 14, 2009 - 3:18:09 PM
Julie Smithson
Signing off 2008; Welcoming 2009
It's time to put it to bed, lay it to rest.
Jan 1, 2009 - 9:42:22 AM
Julie Smithson
Klamath Dams will Save a Republic
"A Republic, if you can keep it," replied Benjamin Franklin in 1787 to a query about what form of government was America's. Franklin knew the pressure that would be brought to bear against the fledgling Republic. "Pressure makes diamonds" is the saying, and pressure to be free made America a diamond, but in the case of America's hydropower -- her dams -- pressure seems to be creating breaches of ethics. The diamond may soon shatter under inestimable pressure.
Dec 17, 2008 - 10:39:53 AM
Julie Smithson
Dam the Torpedos? Torpedoing the Dams ... and Much More
So, the hammer finally, officially fell on the Klamath Basin. Oh, the year 2020 makes it sound somehow less final to most, but the end result is the desired result: The people of the Klamath Basin and their honest, proud way of life are soon to be gone, swept away on the utterly false premise-current that fish cannot live and thrive with dams.
Nov 15, 2008 - 10:00:17 PM
Julie Smithson
Property Owner Seeks Grounds to Sue (Satire)
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii - A Hawaiian coffee farm is threatening to sue an admitted coffee aficionado for "setting up camp" just outside the entrance to its property.
Nov 9, 2008 - 12:07:36 AM
Julie Smithson
The Paulson Buffet
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 27-28, 2008) - Congress woos voters with a rare "weekend session" held not long after it voted itself a five weeks off -- and just before it goes missing until after the November elections.
Sep 29, 2008 - 11:30:07 PM
Julie Smithson
Just the Ticket!
Fantasy Dateline: America, November 11, 2011 - President Sarah Louise Heath Palin, sworn in one year ago, after the death of President McCain due to a recurrence of skin cancer, has announced her selection of a running mate for the 2012 presidential campaign: bowhunter rocker Ted Nugent.
Sep 2, 2008 - 11:20:24 AM
Julie Smithson
The More Things Change ...
The more things change ... the more they remain the same.
Aug 13, 2008 - 11:05:05 AM
Julie Smithson
We're Watching, Too
What's so difficult about supporting us good guys/gals? You can't afford not to support us, but that's often the case. We starve, the bad guys jet hither and yon, the armchair politicians rant and rave about "change," unwilling to do more than rant, rave and babble. Go figure.
Aug 4, 2008 - 11:45:23 AM
Julie Smithson
The Vital Species Act (VSA)
This suggested piece of legislation, appropriately dubbed the Vital Species Act, or VSA, could scarcely be better timed for introduction, debate and quick passage in the U.S. Congress.
Jul 15, 2008 - 8:12:31 AM
Julie Smithson
Dams on the Klam(ath)
Would that PacifiCorp and its customers would all stand on their hind legs and STSSTTS: Send The Settlement Straight To The Shredder!
Jul 14, 2008 - 2:20:57 PM
Julie Smithson
It Takes a Dot Gov to 'Raise Awareness'
"The Wildlands Project." The phrase is familiar to many and elicits a roll of the eyes, and perhaps a comment referring to "the black helicopter crowd," from others. These reactions should be perceived more as a lack of knowledge rather than anything demeaning, for language can be deceiving.
Jul 9, 2008 - 9:08:20 PM
Julie Smithson
Glimpse of Helen
I hope you will enjoy this recollection of mine regarding a glimpse into a dear friend's life that I was blessed to experience in November 2001.
Jul 9, 2008 - 11:55:04 AM
Julie Smithson
The Hairy Reed - Satire
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has received a petition to list the hairy reed as an artificial species under the Artificial Species Act of 2008 (ASA).
Jun 23, 2008 - 10:51:52 AM
Julie Smithson
Deserting Their Jobs
Most will agree that actions by current and recent White House occupants and the U.S. Congress are at least partly to blame for the current abominable situation in America.
Jun 14, 2008 - 8:52:42 PM
Julie Smithson
America Runs Self!
Many elected officials are running hither and yon on "election year business," leaving the halls of Congress a bit empty.
Jan 14, 2008 - 8:55:15 PM
Julie Smithson
Snowmobilers and Wildlife
KALAMA, WA -- Snowmobilers and wildlife co-exist with mutual benefits. Snowmobiling affords access to nature for all, including those who may find non-motorized forms of winter recreation too strenuous.
Jan 7, 2008 - 12:14:26 AM
Julie Smithson
The False Definition Idols to Which GangGreed Offers "Sacrifices" -- All in the Name of Control
In my own neighborhood, pets, domestic and wild ungulates are not offered up to the "large predator gods." If wildlife is part of what God charged people with dominion over in the Book of Genesis, He does not say for us to exercise speciesism (favoring one of the species over another). We are charged with dominion.
Dec 19, 2007 - 12:10:43 AM
Julie Smithson
If You Are What You Eat ...
I am a potato! I have eyes, a thin but protective skin, and a scrubbed complexion.
Dec 10, 2007 - 8:21:00 PM
Julie Smithson
No Trouble with Christmas
I have no trouble with this time of year being called Christmas or the Christmas Season. After all, in this Christian nation in which I was born and bred, December 25th is celebrated as the day Jesus was born to the Virgin Mary in a humble stable in Bethlehem.
Dec 6, 2007 - 8:43:18 PM
Julie Smithson
The NAIS Suite at the Hotel California
You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave, says a song from the seventies sung by the Eagles. Could those words also be true for the National Animal Identification System, or NAIS?
Nov 18, 2007 - 8:07:40 AM
Julie Smithson
The Importance of Definitions
'"Is there a precedent where a court or agency has held that an owner of real property has lesser rights because it was referred to simply as "land" or "premise?"'
Oct 31, 2007 - 3:30:26 AM
Julie Smithson
Property Rights - 3 Important Notices.
Three pieces of official correspondance, the contents of which you should be aware. 1. R-CALF: Senate Asked to Place Moratorium on Further Premise Registration Efforts, Defund NAIS - 2. NLSA letter to NV Dept. of Ag Board - 3- WA legislator grouses.
Oct 28, 2007 - 1:30:01 AM
Julie Smithson
The Important Difference Between Property and Land
Most people think of land as the most important part of property because it's tangible. They are wrong. It took conversations with the late Wayne Hage, property rights champion and Nevada rancher, to help me understand this.
Oct 27, 2007 - 12:25:58 AM
Julie Smithson
NAIS is a RUSE
Touted as an asset to "homeland security" and "the threat of disease," the truth is that this is a property rights issue on more than one front.
Oct 26, 2007 - 12:38:37 AM
Julie Smithson
Property Rights Research.org Takes New Step in Journey
It is said every journey begins with the first step. This leap of faith began with a step in January 1999, but did not become Property Rights Research for three years.
Oct 26, 2007 - 12:10:29 AM
Julie Smithson
You Must Know These 3 Definitions: Property, Land, Premises
This is why property rights champions, researchers, activists, etc., are so adamantly opposed to "NAIS" and any other restrictions to their property rights.
Oct 25, 2007 - 2:24:15 AM
Julie Smithson
Every Square Inch of the North 40: Premises Registration and Your Property Rights
"Animal identification" already exists. Brand laws are proven effective in the 41 states where food animals are raised. This form of traceback is excellent.
Oct 25, 2007 - 1:28:28 AM
Julie Smithson
GAO Letter Report on USDA / NAIS: 90-page "Letter Report" Receives Analysis
The following should be of substantial interest to all that own animals and/or property. Like "voluntary compliance," "voluntary until mandatory" is the agenda.
Oct 24, 2007 - 1:09:07 AM
Julie Smithson
Premises Program Planned to Preempt Private Property
The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is a means of acquiring property by default, causing property owners to acquiesce by making them think it is about protection against disease. Brand laws already cover that base.
Oct 24, 2007 - 12:12:44 AM
Julie Smithson
A Real Road Show: Wouldn't This Make a Funny Play?
That does it for Livestock Owner, who, even though his Mad Bovine is desecrating Town Property, just can't keep his composure one more second.
Oct 23, 2007 - 12:35:22 AM
Julie Smithson
SATIRE: Richardson Opens Handshaker Ranch for Wayward Wolves
Satire curtesy of Julie Kay Smithson -- Inspiration for this satirical article stems from recent efforts by Richardson to suspend the "three strikes" rule for marauding "endangered Mexican wolves." Perhaps Richardson believes wolves, rather than voters, were responsible for his cornering 69 percent of the vote in the last gubernatorial election...
Oct 23, 2007 - 12:20:07 AM
Julie Smithson
What Jim Saw on His Summer Vacation and Why it Matters to You
"Animal ID" in Alaska: Arizona man on vacation sees what may be in store for people.
Jul 2, 2007 - 10:30:38 AM
Julie Smithson
On this Fourth of July: Real Americans
President Bush and Company: That anyone, including, but not limited to, you, has the audacity to continue ignoring the rights and property and jobs of real Americans -- while continuing a global power ploy that does nothing but inundate America with illegal INVADERS, steal our jobs and benefits and outsource our property and freedom -- is almost beyond the scope of my imagination.
Jun 28, 2007 - 6:34:49 PM
Julie Smithson
The Real Greatest Threats to Us - and the Solutions
Three basic problems, and what to do about them.
Jun 27, 2007 - 8:59:51 PM
Julie Smithson
There's a Reason & The Magic State Line
With so many Americans concentrating on grilling out and otherwise enjoying feasts after work, a plateful of food for thought seems appetizing.
May 11, 2007 - 9:37:16 PM
Julie Smithson
If Wolves Had Coattails
Focus should be redirected from wolves to those behind their 're' introduction and that of other large predators. Such Endangered Species Act abuse provides sublime job security.
May 7, 2007 - 8:57:56 AM
Julie Smithson
'Proper Place in History' Not the Only Thing Endangered
The Klamath Bucket, like the Klamath Bucket Brigade, was born of necessity. Good people, promised water forever from the Klamath Project, saw that promise broken by contentious agency and organization actions. That, in and of itself, was not history-making, in the sense that the word "Klamath" now evokes nationwide.
Apr 16, 2007 - 8:15:45 AM
Julie Smithson
Regarding ANWR, Resource 'Protection' and 'Management'
Free the resource providers of America to do what they do best -- and let more than a dwindling few reap the benefits of this honest labor. Blood, sweat and tears equity is much more than just 'menial labor' -- it is the very spine that holds America to attention, her hand over her heart, courage in her soul and more than two hundred years of this equity driving her to care for her own and keep herself the standard-bearer of the world.
Apr 1, 2007 - 10:05:43 AM
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