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The Myth of the All Powerful Environmental Lobby
The last major environmental legislation was passed by Congress in 1990 when the Clean Air Act was significantly amended to address acid rain and ozone depletion. Both issues had been well documented and their detrimental impacts were incontrovertible. On the one hand, acid rain was virtually killing off entire forests and lakes. On the other, the ozone hole in our atmosphere was growing at an alarming pace...Paying Favors
Paying Favors: Is that what politics is about? By Frank Schiavone Congressman Gary Miller and Rancho Cucamonga Mayor Don Kurth must be longtime pals. Otherwise, why would Congressman Gary Miller be so supportive of my mayor? Recently, I read an invitation to purchase tickets to “Mayor Don Kurth’s Annual Luncheon”. Listed in the invite are the names of people on a...Shenanigans in Our Foothills
Shenanigans in Our Foothills By Frank Schiavone A controversial project is proposed for the foothills above Alta Loma where the Carrari’s Christmas Tree Farm once stood. The project applicant is Gary Miller, that’s Congressman Gary Miller of Diamond Bar. The project will lie at 3000 feet or higher and will be seen from virtually anywhere in the City. It will back up to slopes...The Commons
The Commons By Frank Schiavone We Americans are wealthier than we know. Jointly, we own some of the priciest real estate in the world. That beautiful Capitol dome on the mall in Washington D.C. along with the Smithsonian and all its magnificent contents belongs to us. Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Golden Gate, that’s ours too. Literally everything in the public domain is our common...What Are We Willing to Pay
What Are We Willing to Pay? By Frank Schiavone In his compelling new book, The Limits of Power, Andrew Bacevich delivers a stinging rebuke writing that there “is a yawning disparity between what Americans expect, and what they’re willing or able to pay.” But the indictment goes further still. The price for the things we all take for granted is worthwhile so long as...