What are you most thankful for this year?

…and they want to charge us for Cap & Tax, I meant Cap & Trade

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,662092,00.html

Currently, we subsidize WTA (Whatcom Transportation Authority) by 90%.  9 out of every 10 dollars spent through WTA is paid for with sales tax revenue.  Are you ready for another increase in sales tax to pay for running the buses?  I say raise the rates…

On Monday a government task force issued a new recommendation that women need not seek a mammogram until the age of fifty and then every two years.  Currently, women are told to seek a mammogram at the age of forty and annually thereafter.  What do you think about this?

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100017165/the-white-house-has-lost-its-war-against-fox-news/

Human Error Blamed for Crediting New Stimulus Jobs to Nonexistent Places

Some are finding human error in their vote cast for Obama as well.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jobs-saved-created-congressional-districts-exist/story?id=9097853

Five men suspected of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks will be put on trial in a federal courthouse about eight blocks from where the World Trade Center stood.  What are your thoughts?  I believe that not only should this trial not take place in New York City, why are these men getting a trial that is for US citizens?   If a trial by jury in the US is supposed to be by ones peers, where will they find twelve terrorists to sit on the jury?

How will China’s rising economic power affect our national defense and our financial security?

KGMI’s own Audra Schroeder has written a very insightful blog today about how the media handles photos of our deceased soldiers. I think everyone should ready it.

http://audra.kgmi.com/2009/11/12/photos-of-war-dead/

The body of Spc. Aaron Aamot, 22, killed during active duty in Afghanistan will be flown home this Thursday, November 12^th. 

We would like to show Aaron and his family our heartfelt appreciation for his heroism.

The plane is scheduled to arrive at Bellingham International airport at 3:00p.m. After a color guard ceremony (approximately 10 minutes) the hearse will be accompanied by a motorcade and proceed to Ferndale.  The procession will take I-5 North to Exit 262 (Main Street) and then follow Main Street to Moles Funeral Home located at 2039 Main Street.

We want as many members of our community as we can, to line the route along Main Street.  Please bring American Flags and any signs of thanks to honor our hero.

The motorcade is expected to arrive in Ferndale no later than 3:15 p.m.