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Throwing America under the bus

By Stan Escudero Chief Political blogger for NSBNews.net Our President has been traveling the byroads on his Throw America Under the Bus Tour, in hot pursuit of anti-Republican class warfare all the...

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Ormond Beach Mayor Ed Kelley takes stock of Stockton, Calif's financial woes

ORMOND BEACH -- Mayor Ed Kelley gave his city commission colleagues and the public a dose of reality regarding unfunded pension liability issues.

According to the minutes of the April 2 Ormond Beach City Commission meeting, the mayor said Stockton, Calif., recently became the largest city to file for bankruptcy in the U.S. Kelley said Stockton was almost a billion dollars in debt and was driven to that primarily by unfunded pension liabilities.

Making the Grade

Yeats and Alonzo demonstrate tremendous community leadership with Relay for Life campaign

Courtesy photos.

At far left, Ruth Anne Yeats as shown at Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach , and near left, Deborah Alonzo, chair and co-chair, respectively, of Southeast Volusia Relay for Life's 2010 campaign, "Rock the Cure," spearheaded the fundraiser, which generated $130,000 for the American Cancer Society. The amount raised was announced following the April 16-17 overnight event at the park that drew 3,000 people over a 24-hour period.

Grade: A+

The late Ray Kroc once said: "You're only as good as the people you hire." And look what he did with the McDonald's franchise. The same could be said of the organizers of the Southeast Volusia Relay for Life -- Ruth Anne Yeats and Debbie Alonzo.

Political Bloggers

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American Patriot Michael Visconti Washington budget woes: Cut federal paychecks by 10 percent EDGEWATER -- The budget problems for President Obama and the lawmakers in Congress can be tackled by making additional cuts. It's so simple. Read More...	Dana's Domain Dana D. Swanson Secretary of State: John Kerry's swan song DEBARY -- John Kerry had his unsuccessful bid to become president, but his campaign allowed a state senator from Illinois to have a prime speaking spot, thus setting up America's futurewith... Read More...	Politics and Policies Ellen Darden Good grief! Messed up cruise does not rise to level of national tragedy NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Good grief! You could not get away from the anguished and alarmist reporting about the Triumph, a luxury cruise ship that experienced mechanical and systems... Read More...
Musings Darlene Vann FDA regulations too great a burden on small farmers EDGEWATER -- So the FDA has now passed “sweeping new safety rules” to keep our food safe and avoid these outbreaks of bacteria born disease which have killed many of this country... Read More...	Politics and Policies Ellen Darden Federal and state policy updates: Whether we like it or not, government decisions affect our ability to prosper NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mortgage interest deductions. Flood insurance. Short sale and foreclosure mortgage forgiveness. Property insurance. Commercial Business Taxes. Private property rights... Read More...	Tax Reform Ed Connor We may be onto something ORMOND BEACH -- Remember how Albert Einstein sitting at his desk as an assistant patent clerk in Bern Switzerland dreamed up the Theory of Relativity just through daydreaming thought experiments... Read More...

Word On The Street

Question: Do you think Casey Anthony got away with murder in the death of her little girl, Caylee Anthony?

Briana Schmidt "Yes, I think she did because how do you go a whole month without reporting that your kid is missing to the cops? And all that Zanny the nanny crap? Why did she have to lie? The whole thing is just crap."

Brianna Schmidt, 18, New Smyrna Beach, student at Daytona State College

Cortlin Smith "Oh yeah. She's had no emotions at all about the kid. She didn't want her; you could tell. All she cared about was going out and partying with her friends."

Cortlin Smith, 28, Holly Hill, cook

NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick; Poll taken at Denny's restaurant, S.R. 44, New Smyrna Beach

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