A Utah high school will have to take money from its budget to pay a $15,000 fine to the federal government for leaving a soda vending machine turned on during lunch. Davis High routinely turned off the lunchroom machine during the lunch hour, but forgot to turn off a machine in the library. Somehow...
There was a bit of an uproar when people found out Massachusetts was banning school bake sales and all things yummy. Let not your heart be troubled – yesterday the Boston Herald reported that Massachusetts lawmakers have had a change of heart, and the cupcake ban will be eased! Gov. Deval Patrick today said...
The Boston Herald reports that the state of Massachusetts is banning bakes sales, as well as yummy treats served at holiday parties and classroom birthday celebrations. The ban will go into effect on August 1, and will only apply during school hours, at least for a while. They want to put the ban in...
The Obama campaign released a new – I don’t know what to call it – interactive piece? – called “Julia.” I’m pretty sure Julia is a composite character made up of women Obama has dated in the past. Anyway, the piece is a cradle-to-grave chronology of all the wonderful things Obama’s expanded government will...
The nannies in New York City are at it again. The New York Post reported that they are now mulling the idea of banning happy hour. It’s not even a drunk driving issue, that wasn’t even mentioned. It’s all about protecting people from themselves. Happy hour in the city could end if Department of...
During an interview about her “Let’s Move” campaign, Michelle Obama explained to a child that government is not the solution to all of our problems. She said it’s not the government’s job to tell people what to do. In the next breath she said parents “have to make some changes at home.” She then...
Politicians, especially Democrats, are always looking for problems to “solve.” Their solutions always include spending a boat load of taxpayer money, and usually their schemes only make things worse. The Obama administration has found yet another problem – food deserts. Not desserts, deserts. They say there aren’t enough grocery stores selling healthy food in...
Fox News reports that a preschool tot brought her lunch to school, but a state worker didn’t think it was healthy enough and forced her to buy the school lunch which consisted of chicken nuggets. A Hoke County preschooler was fed chicken nuggets for lunch because a state worker felt that her homemade lunch...
Is there nothing the statists don’t want the government to regulate? Apparently, the answer to that question is “no.” A group is calling for governments to regulate sugar like they regulate alcohol and tobacco. I’m sure the progressives are paying attention and already concocting plans to further erode our liberties. A new commentary published online...
Last week Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the cuts to the Pentagon’s budget pose risks to the military’s capability to respond to threats. But don’t worry, he and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, believe they can manage those risks. Sure, there’s quite a bit of waste...
This New York City ad against soda appears to show a man who lost his leg to diabetes. That’s what it says. As it turns out, the photo is not a real diabetic with an amputated limb – it was photoshopped. But it turns out that the person shown in the advertisement did not...
New York City Mayor, Nanny Michael Bloomberg, has a new target – alcohol. He believes he knows what’s best for the people of New York City, and wants to dictate how they live their lives. Since he can’t be in every home and establishment, he’ll do what government nannies do best (or worst) and...
The food nannies are at it again, dictating what children may and may not eat. This time it’s a school in Massachusetts banning cookies and other sweet treats from holiday parties. These nannies take the fun out of everything. CBS Boston reported the sad news. Westford school officials are getting tough on classroom holiday parties. They’re...
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