http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/walker/ en-us Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:49:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404295/posts Obama's Debt Crisis How much is the National Debt costing America?It’s interesting to note that the total interest paid on the National Debt since 1988 has been $7,393 billion (that’s $7.4 trillion). That’s a lot of money being wasted by politicians in Washington, D.C. and there are not enough people talking about it. There is an even more deafening silence regarding what the cost will be over the next 10 years. The United States will pay almost as much interest as it did over the last 20 years in just the next 10. And no one in Washington is addressing... AIPNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404295/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:49:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396752/posts Worthless Government StatisticsIt was just back on November 3rd when the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), a division of the U.S. Commerce Department, declared that Gross Domestic Product grew at an annual rate of 3.5% during the 3rd quarter of 2009. Then on November 23rd, the Bureau declared that the actual rate of growth for the 3rd quarter was only 2.8%. So the question that comes to my mind, loud and clear, is what exactly does that mean?First of all what it does NOT mean is that the economy grew at the rate of 2.8% during the 3rd quarter of... AIPNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396752/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:42:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2349501/posts A quick trip to grab a bite to eat by Police Chief Kevin Belk and Deputy Police Chief James Farris turned into a baby-saving adventure Thursday afternoon. While headed to lunch, Belk and Farris chased down a Chevy Suburban stolen moments before with a baby boy inside, police said. The mother of 10-month-old Kamaron Hill is hailing both as her ``heroes'' after they saw her ``hysterical'' on Fulton Street near Dwight Avenue, she said. Kandeis Hill, 35, of Grand Rapids, ran into the street after her sport utility vehicle was taken from the Fulton Street Superwash, at 912 E. Fulton... Kalamazoo Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2349501/posts#comment Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378334/posts On the anniversary of his election, President Barack Obama will visit Madison on Wednesday to talk about the progress states are making on education reforms he's championed since taking office and the imminent competition that will have many of those states vying for extra federal stimulus funds for schools. Is there more to the president's visit than just a pat on the back for Wisconsin? Many suspect the latter for a number of reasons: • The governor's race. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has not announced whether he will run for governor, and some say Obama, who has intervened in local politics... jsonline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378334/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:38:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343175/posts FORT WORTH – Dan Walker, an Army war veteran who was honored for gathering and burying a U.S. flag that was burned in protest during the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, has died. He was 81. Walker, who was captured by TV cameras carefully retrieving the flag remnants so they could be buried properly, died Wednesday of prostate cancer at his Fort Worth home. Walker told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after the incident that he felt compelled to act after seeing someone try to stomp out the fire. "I didn't want someone sweeping it up with a broom and... DMN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343175/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:04:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2335342/posts Former Comptroller General of the United States David Walker has been sounding the warnings of impending Federal bankruptcy for years. The largest problem is Federal health care entitlements — a factor to be seriously considered as Congress debates yet another proposed health care entitlement bill. [Videos] Annuit Coeptis http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2335342/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:43:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2333036/posts Note: The following text is a quote: THE BRIEFING ROOM • THE BLOG FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2009 AT 2:56 PM Ethics Update Posted by Norm Eisen We have previously reported six limited waivers that have been granted by the White House pursuant to the President’s Executive Order on Ethics for Executive Branch personnel – the strongest ethics standards in U.S. government history. Three of these waivers involved lobbying-related issues and three did not. We blogged about them here, here, and here. Several months ago, the public interest community suggested that we also make available in a central place limited waivers... WHITEHOUSE.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2333036/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 21:20:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265067/posts Nuradin Abdi was convicted in 2007 of planning to blow up an Ohio shopping mall. Iyman Faris was convicted in 2003 of planning to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge. Christopher Paul was convicted in 2008 of conspiring to use explosives against targets in the U.S. and Europe. All three terrorists worshiped and socialized at a small mosque in Columbus, Ohio, and, according to David B. Smith, an attorney for Faris, were part of a larger group of jihadists and extremists who frequented the mosque. The FBI now is investigating reports of links to that same mosque by Muslim-convert Abdulhakim Muhammad... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265067/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:45:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2207268/posts Written by: Dr. Orly TaitzDate: March 15, 2009www.defendourfreedoms.usThank you and let's keep working until Obama resigns or until he is removed.Thank you all for your beautiful, warm words of support. It really touched my heart to read some 160 comments that were posted so far. Thank you for your prayers. Those kept me safe so far and hopefully will keep me safe in the future. It is interesting that completely deranged Obama thugs are now posting messages on the blogs saying that the meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts never happened, and that Justice Roberts doesn't have Secret Service protection. It is... Defend Our Freedoms http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2207268/posts#comment Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:00:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2206382/posts Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Chicken Little ran a commune? I suspect it would look like this collectivist freak-out of a response by the left-wing blogosphere to an op-ed by actor/martial artist/pitchman Chuck Norris. Yes, that Chuck Norris... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2206382/posts#comment Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:13:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140369/posts WASHINGTON (AP) _ Some high-profile convicts past and present are among more than 2,000 people asking President George W. Bush to pardon them or commute their prison sentences before he leaves office. Junk-bond king Michael Milken, media mogul Conrad Black and American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh have applied to the Justice Department seeking official forgiveness. The Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140369/posts#comment Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:55:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2082286/posts TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A 40-year-old man walking his dog in the nude was Tasered by police when he refused to follow an officer's commands. Local6/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2082286/posts#comment Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:57:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924156/posts Walker archeological dig unearths more finds Gail De Boer, Pilot Independent Published Friday, November 09, 2007 Despite not having as much time as he’d hoped to work at the Walker Hill site this summer, Leech Lake Heritage Sites (LLHS) program director and tribal archaeologist Thor Olmanson says it was a productive and exciting season. “We have boxes of things to go through this winter,” he declared Nov. 1, as he showed off recent “finds.” In 2004, LLHS, a for-profit archaeological consulting firm owned by the Leech Lake Band, was brought in to study the site chosen for the new Walker... Enterprise.com - Pilot Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924156/posts#comment Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:36:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1126062/posts Does America need a terrorist financier to secure its “freedom”? Sami al-Arian thinks so. His National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom poses as a watchdog for the Constitution, but he has focused his lobbying efforts on repealing anti-terrorist legislation. While Sami al-Arian himself has been arrested for being a prime financier for Palestinian Islamic Jihad (and likely one of its three founders), his political movement continues to threaten homeland security. Al-Arian founded the National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom (NCPPF) in 1997 as a reaction to the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1996. The coalition’s stated goal “is to help change the... Front Page Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1126062/posts#comment Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:02:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1802635/posts Due to the recent inundation of misinformation regarding the Walker Hill Site, we are compelled to clarify some issues. First, neither the Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) nor the Department of Finance has any jurisdiction regarding determinations of the validity or significance of archaeological resources. That is the responsibility of the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). The SHPO has been to the site, seen the artifacts and obtained professional opinions from other researchers around the state. Based on his (Scott Anfinson, Minnesota State Archaeologist) observations and the observations of these other researchers, he concurred with our interpretation that the... Pilot-Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1802635/posts#comment Sun, 18 Mar 2007 04:26:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1795757/posts Walker 'stone tools' weren't made by humans, state archaeologist says By Robert Franklin, Star Tribune Materials found on a hill above Walker, Minn., were not clearly stone tools dating back 13,000 to 14,000 years, the state archaeologist has concluded. Several experienced archaeologists have concluded that "the great majority of the collection was produced by natural processes," State Archaeologist Scott Anfinson said. "There were a few 'maybe' flakes [of stone], and there were clearly no stone tools of obvious human manufacture or use." Nor is it likely that people lived in the "very uninviting environment" of the Late Glacial age in... Star Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1795757/posts#comment Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:32:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1766543/posts Archaeologists have discovered stone tools atop a hill in this northern Minnesota town that may be 13,000 to 14,000 years old, according to a published report... Britta Bloomberg, Minnesota's deputy historic preservation officer, said it may be among the oldest known archaeological sites in North and South America. A half-dozen archaeologists, soil scientists and others who have examined the site all said the artifacts are genuine, she said... Mattson said the objects were found underneath a band of rock and gravel that appeared to have been deposited by melting glaciers and then covered by windblown sediment, Mather said... [T]he site... WCCO-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1766543/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:34:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1787273/posts Ancient Stone "Tools" Found; May Be Among Americas' Oldest Stefan Lovgren for National Geographic News February 15, 2007 Crude stone "tools" found in northern Minnesota may be at least 13,000 years old, a team of archaeologists recently announced. The discovery, if confirmed, would put the objects among the oldest human artifacts ever found in the Americas. The team found about 50 such objects during a routine survey for road construction in the town of Walker, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Park Rapids. The finds include what appear to be a large hammerstone, beveled scrapers, rudimentary choppers, a crude... National Geographic website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1787273/posts#comment Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:31:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773793/posts Archaeologists explain significance of the Walker site Find does not affect Walker Area Community Center project by Molly MacGregor, Pilot Contributor The Pilot-Independent Last Updated: Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 05:28:25 PM Photos provided by Heritage Sites Director Thor Olmanson Archaeologists dug down about two meters. The 20-some tools were found between 20 and 30 centimeters below the surface. If you are puzzling about news of an archaeological find at the City of Walker's Tower Avenue project, then you should meet Matt Mattson. He's a volunteer who helped a team of archaeologists uncover what might be the oldest intact site of... The Pilot-Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773793/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:47:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1724143/posts Have you heard of the "Chuck Norris Facts"? There are more than 50,000 jokes making their way around the Internet that purport to be "facts" all playing off my movie roles as a "tough guy" and my history as a martial arts champion. But they aren't "jokes" to those who spread them – they're "facts." Here are a few of my favorites: "When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris." "Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants." "Outer space exists because it's afraid to... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1724143/posts#comment Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:22:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458018/posts TRUTH in the David Hicks affair remains as elusive as ever after fresh allegations this week from inside the US military that the Guantanamo Bay commissions are so seriously flawed that a fair trial is impossible. The most damaging blows yet to the commissions -- still supported by the Howard Government -- came from three US Air Force prosecutors involved in the trials who have quit the investigation in protest. One, John Carr, said the process appeared to have been rigged and that the first four cases -- including Hicks -- had been been "handpicked" and would not be acquitted.... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458018/posts#comment Sat, 6 Aug 2005 03:58:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1658256/posts Just announced on ESPN. Apparently died of a heart attack at age 52. Married with two kids. Very sad. RIP ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1658256/posts#comment Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:00:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1616181/posts A 19-year-old quarterback of the Utah State University football team was arrested Thursday and booked into the Cache County Jail on a first-degree felony charge of rape. Jerod Walker turned himself in to campus police officials Thursday after being notified that charges were going to be filed, continuing what University Police Lt. Steve Milne said has been continued cooperation from Walker as the investigation progressed. “The charges follow an investigation by our office after a 20-year-old USU student reported that Walker had raped her in his on-campus residence,” Milne said. “We collected statements from the witnesses and other evidence was... Logan (UT) Herald Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1616181/posts#comment Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:30:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611752/posts The new Malcolm X? By Philip Sherwell (Filed: 09/04/2006) The Federal Correctional Complex on the edge of the southern Californian town of Victorville is a grim, inhospitable place. Its squat concrete blocks are surrounded first by walls and barbed wire fences and then by the scrubby expanse of the Mojave Desert. The prison sits just off Route 66, the highway where Nat King Cole famously invited travellers to "get your kicks". But this stretch of the road, lined by ugly cement factories and crumbling wooden shacks, could not be further from its romantic image. Converted: John Walker Lindh It is... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611752/posts#comment Sun, 9 Apr 2006 01:47:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1594815/posts (Angus Reid Global Scan) – Support for Jim Doyle fell this month in the Badger State, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 41 per cent of respondents in Wisconsin approve of their governor’s performance, down three points since January. Doyle—a Democrat—has acted as Wisconsin’s governor since January 2003. The former state attorney general defeated Republican incumbent Scott McCallum and Libertarian candidate Ed Thompson in the November 2002 election with 45 per cent of the vote. On Mar. 10, Doyle signed a bill which mandates all persons seeking a driving license in Wisconsin to show proof of legal residency. The... Anugs-Reid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1594815/posts#comment Sun, 12 Mar 2006 04:42:57 GMT