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Here Comes The Health Care Vote Posted March 19, 2010 by Ken Delaney

What's frightening about this legislation is that it focuses on expanding government entitlement programs and insurance coverage. Health care reform should first and foremost focus on health care costs (overuse of the system by consumers...tort reform for lawsuits...sharing of costs). If we have no "skin in the game", then there is no incentive to reduce usage (and costs). As more people use the system, you can bet that several more zeroes will need to be added to the cost of this proposal.
The president is calling for an "up or down" vote on the package, saying those voting no are against health care reform.  That's wrong...they're just against this mistake of a health care bill.  There are better ways to proceed.

Here Comes the Census! Posted March 10, 2010 by Ken Delaney

I'm with the government and I'm here to help....

Can someone tell me why I need to get a letter (written in 6 different languages) that tells me to look for another letter coming soon?  The letter arrived yesterday telling "Resident" to look for the U.S. Census packet to arrive next week.  I was also advised that I needed to fill out the census form so I can assure my local government, schools, etc get their "fair share" of government funding.  Isn't the census supposed to be about counting people, not handing out money to them?  This entitlement mentality from the top on down is what makes government spending so bloated and creates deficits that not even our kid's kids will be able to pay off.

And by the way, the advertising campaign for the U.S. Census has to be one of the dumbest ever created. 

Frosty's Final Excursion Posted March 4, 2010 by Ken Delaney

For the final time this year, Frosty the Doughman is hiding somewhere in Branch County.  He's hiding on public property, or property readily accessible to the public.  If you find him, you'll win $100 from Southern Michigan Bank & Trust and AM 1590 WTVB (must be 18 to play).

Clue #1:  "Frosty likes a lot this special spot, because he's been there once before"

Frosty Is Back Out of The Cold Posted March 2, 2010 by Ken Delaney

On Monday, Frosty came back in out of the cold. While lots of folks searched and searched for Frosty the Doughman, no one found him hiding under the bushes next to the Heritage Recreation sign just off Western Avenue in Coldwater. 
The heavy, wet snow buried him pretty well, which made him very tough to find.  Because he was getting lonely, Frosty asked us to bring him back in, so we did.

Look for clues later this week as we take Frosty back out for one final excursion.  If you find him then, you'll win $100 from Southern Michigan Bank and Trust and AM 1690 WTVB.

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