The Economic Impact of the ARRA of 2009

Recently, a report was released to Congress from the Council of Economic Advisors, as part of the accountability and transparency provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).  This report provides an assessment through the fourth quarter of 2009.
Among the key findings of the study are:

As of the end of December [...]

Council Approves Changes To Animal Control Ordinances

The Port Saint Lucie City Council recently signed revisions to Chapter 92 of the municipal code, which relate to animal control ordinances.  One of those changes, effective Jan. 1, allows for a one-, two- or three-year city domestic pet license to be purchased directly from the Animal Control Office, located at 1133 S.W. South Macedo [...]

PSL Council Seeks Public Input on CDBG Annual Performance Report

The City of Port St. Lucie held a public hearing on Monday, Dec. 7 on the 2008/2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Performance Reports. The hearing was held during the regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
The narrative report provides an opportunity to assess the performance of the city in relation to meeting overall five-year priorities [...]

How did Obama make the decision for more troops

When decisions are made in our government, the American people are not often privy to the way the review process happens.  We now have the accessibility to read bills and amendments prior to votes in Congress and we have accessibility to more topic discussions in government than ever before – from the smallest city council [...]

Review Says Human Spaceflight Program Unsustainable

Floridians are deeply affected by what NASA does with the Space Program. The Kennedy Space Center affects jobs and tourism dollars.  Sure, everyone knows the space shuttle goes off from Kennedy Space Center and there are some amazing times to be had in the tourist attraction aspect, but we rarely stop to consider the amount [...]

Book Review: Murder at the Bad Girls Bar and Grill

There are three types of folks that live in Florida.  There are those of us born here; there are those of us who have moved here from “up north” (which means anywhere in the US) because the weather is better here year round; and there are those of us that came to visit and never [...]

Book Review: The Heretics Daughter

Growing up, Kathleen Kent heard stories about her ancestors, the Carrier family, and the lives they led. She knew of the nineteen men and women who were executed because they were found guilty of being witches during the Salem Witch Trials. She came to understood these men and women were not witches, but unfortunate victims [...]

Book Review: The Indispensable Book of Practical Life Skills

Have you ever wondered how to draft proof the front door?  or how to double dig?  Or what about, how to wash cashmere or how to baby-proof your home?  or how to tie different knots and how to pitch tents – the old fashion ones, not the new-fangled ones you can buy? Well, these and [...]

Book Review: Don’t Call Me a Crook!

Don’t Call Me A Crook is a lost memoir originally published in 1935 by Hurst & Blackett, Ltd. Its original publication name was Don’t Call Me a Crook: My True Autobiography, and was reprinted by Dissident Books this year with the addition of the subtitle “A Scotsman’s Tale of World Travel, Whisky, and Crime.”
Bob is [...]