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How long is too long?

Cumulus Broadcasting owns an FM station license in Crystal Beach, Texas (KSTB-FM 101.5). Crystal Beach was a direct hit by Hurricane Ike on September 13th, 2008 and destroyed most of what was on the land there.  The eye hit Galveston, TX and … Continue reading →

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Should California split into 2 (or more) States?

Following up on the West Virginia story, would it be a good idea if California followed the provisions in the Constitution and ask to subdivide into more than one State? California is home to 37 million people (more than 10% … Continue reading →

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You have the right to remain silent.

Well, actually you don’t…. if you run a radio station. You need a reason “beyond your control” that caused the radio station to go off the air (hurricane, earthquake, involuntary bankruptcy, transmitter explosion, local NIMBYs got a judge to destroy your antenna).    … Continue reading →

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“Method of Moments”

Just when you think you understand how things work…   The FCC maintains an official list of AM and FM radio stations that have requested to remain off the air, have been granted permission and have been silent for at least … Continue reading →

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Taxing the Internet!

I poked my head into Usenet for probably the first time in a year, and reminded me of something to pass along.   It touches on Radio, Federalism and the coming budget crunch. If you used the Internet about 15 years … Continue reading →

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How about $400 billion? Can we still be Kings?

Oh boy! The Saudi Royal family is offering up $36 billion to its poor and middle class to fend off unrest and $400 billion over the next 3 years. The Story The first red flag is they’re going to give … Continue reading →

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April 15th – mark your calendars

No, not tax day. April 15th, 2011 is the release date for Atlas Shrugged, the movie. The people behind the movie have taken on the gigantic task of finding a way to shoehorn a 1200 page book into a 2 hour … Continue reading →

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Sheila Jackson-Lee and the “Flag on Mars”

The “right wing echosphere” has been bouncing this around the last few years – I came close to repeating it but decided to check out if it was actually true – the claim is that Ms Jackson-Lee asked someone at … Continue reading →

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Michael Savage – military strategist

So the Savage solution to pirates in Somalia… Send in 5000 paratroopers from planes launched from aircraft carriers. Let’s build a list of questions using Mr Socrates What is the largest airplane that can launch from an aircraft carrier? How … Continue reading →

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Where have the good men gone?

The Wall Street Journal asked last Saturday here The article itself is little more than a rehash of things asked by women like Mareen Dowd of the New York Times – running out of time to become mothers and wives and … Continue reading →

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Flash Robs

Several times I’ve expressed concern over the real purpose of “flash mobs”, suggesting they could be dry runs by anarchists to organize future attacks against government authority.    The idea is that a group of people connected via social networks get … Continue reading →

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How bad science happens

I worked briefly in the 1980s for a doctor who was a pioneer in arthroscopic knee surgery to repair ACL tears.   He came up with a theory that by doing a certain procedure he invented that he could help people … Continue reading →

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Chicago’s new Mayor

If you don’t recognize the picture, during the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, Chief of Staff designee Rahm Emanuel made this well known gesture to the Republicans on the stage in front of a worldwide audience to begin the Era of Civility in … Continue reading →

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Mexico’s gasoline shortage

One of the shows I was listening to during testing mentioned that the United States exports a lot of refined oil products made from imported crude – which sounds interesting given the rhetoric of “The United States hasn’t built any new oil … Continue reading →

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Bad cases make bad law

One of the things I remember from my Business Law class in college.   The nature of the law is that much of what seems unjust in the law is because a really problematic case is decided, and precedent can result … Continue reading →

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