All posts tagged Tom Becka

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The Inauguration

Barack Obama was not my choice for President.  For that matter neither was Mitt Romney.  If the truth be told the only person to be President that I would totally agree with would be if I had the job and …

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Why I Think We Can Sell The Idea Of Fiscal Responsibility…

I am cautiously optimistic about this country getting itself on the right economic path but it is still a ways a way.   And I get this optimism

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We Don’t Need a Balanced Budget Amendment…

.... What we need is a balanced budget. Nebraska Congressman Lee Terry says that the first bill he is going to propose in the new session is a balanced

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There Needs To Be More Transparency In The Omaha Police Department

Officer Aaron Pennington has been reinstated to the Omaha Police Force by an independent arbitrator. You may recall officer Pennington was fired by former Omaha police chief Alex Hayes

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You Know The Definition Of Insanity Don’t You???

Watching the way all the politicians are posturing themselves before the cameras during the Fiscal Cliff deadline has made me realize we need to find a different way

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I’m Not A Financial Expert But I’m Smarter Than the Politicians!

It was fun watching the last presidential campaign where Obama was blaming Romney for the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries.  While the unions were getting people all

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THE GREAT AMERICAN OIL BOOM part 3 It’s not all sunshine and roses.

The growth and development of the Bakken oil fields is great for America.  By drilling for oil on American soil we create American jobs, and stop sending money

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The Great American Oil Boom of 2012 my visit to Walmart

If you are in North Dakota and the topic of Williston comes up there are a few stories that always seem to make it to the conversation.  The

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THE GREAT AMERICAN OIL BOOM part 1 the road to Williston

Unless you are involved in the oil and gas industry, or living in North Dakota or another oil producing state, you may not know about the oil boom

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A Gang Member Tries To Go Straight

Oliie Perryman has spent most of his life behind bars.  He has tried to turn his life around but has run into roadblocks and his own self destructive