Monthly Archives: March 2012

Lamar Police Department Suspicious

According to the number of complaints coming from Lamar over the past couple of years, it would appear the Lamar Police Department has too much time on their hands… Pulling law abiding citizens over for suspicious activity – as they drive home from work, late at night? Following citizens home after a long day?

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School Funding — 4 Day School Week for Lamar

I’ve spent much of the last several days trying to decide whether to step into this foray or avoid it like the plague… Avoiding it is my favorite of the two choices, but then there’s the reality of what is happening and how far the people of Lamar, and other communities are being railroaded into submission by those at the helm of local educational institutions, state and national chapters of the Department of Education.

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Extreme Government Intrusion

Could THIS happen in Lamar? People from the health department disrupting a community event, pouring bleach on food to prevent consumption… Is there really this much danger in consuming food prepared for community events, by the people of the community? Read this… The evening was everything I had dreamed and hoped it would be. The weather was perfect, the farm was filled with friends and guests roaming around talking about organic,

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