Category Archives: Idaho

Idaho, U.S.

U.S. Civil War: Having a stroke makes you a terrorist? Idaho cops defend Navy veteran from illegal gun confiscation by Obama regime!

07 August 2015 (23:04 UTC-07 Tango 01, 06 August 2015)/16 Mordad 1394/21 Shawwal 1436/23 Jia-Shen 4713

“I took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and uphold the laws of Idaho! This seemed appropriate to show my support. I was going to make sure Mr. Arnold’s rights weren’t going to be breached.”-Daryl Wheeler, Bonner County Sheriff

The Obama regime’s genocidal Veterans Affairs (VA culled more than a quarter million U.S. veterans!) has warned U.S. Navy veteran John Arnold they have ordered the confiscation of his guns!  This after the Priest River man served his country to protect the very Inalienable Right to own military grade weapons (2nd Amendment).

Local news reports said Gem State Representative Heather Scott led about 1-hundred people in a protectionist protest, placing themselves around Arnold’s home to stop any federal agents from conducting a home invasion op.  Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler announced that he and his deputies will also prevent federal agents from any home invasion operation again Arnold.

The Obama regime VA refused to say why they ordered Arnold’s guns confiscated, but regulations allow the VA to declare veterans incapable of owning guns!  It requires the veteran to be declared mentally unfit, however it’s obvious that John Arnold’s neighbors, and even the Sheriff, don’t believe he qualifies as incompetent.  Apparently this is all because Arnold had a stroke in 2014, and  Arnold says when he filled out VA paperwork (in January 2015) he mistakenly checked a box that said he could not handle his own affairs!

In March 2014,  gov’na Butch Otter signed the FEDERAL FIREARM, MAGAZINE AND REGISTER BAN ENFORCEMENT ACT into law, which makes it a crime for state and local cops to help federal cops take guns away from Idahoans!  

Anti-gun gov’na shuts down World Shooting Complex!

KOA tries to take away Idaho rancher’s right to open carry guns!

Idahoans arming themselves in record numbers?

Supreme Court judge wants to make it a crime to own guns! 

Never use a BB gun to attack an Idahoan armed with a 9mm!

Oregon sheriffs refuse to enforce any new anti-gun laws! The 2nd Amendment is about civilians owning military weapons!!! 

gun laws don’t work: California cops caught selling illegal guns! Justification for the 2nd Amendment! 

Pew poll says the Federal Government is your biggest enemy! 

Idaho

Poky Pavegate fallout: Taxpayers asked to clean up their own streets, while paying more taxes!

03 August 2015 (12:45 UTC-07 Tango 01)/11 Mordad 1394/16 Shawwal 1436/19 Jia-Shen 4713

For the past few weeks the Mormon dominated (74.5% according to census data) Gem State city of Pocatello has been running TV PSAs asking taxpaying residents to voluntarily clean out storm drains in their neighborhood streets.  This comes after revelations of “abuse of authority” at the hands of the city’s Mormon mayor (“Blad is clearly conservative, something his Mormon, southern Idaho upbringing certainly influenced…”-Tara A. Rowe, commenting on Blad’s suprise 2009 election win), and a new investigation by the state Attorney General for a trend that’s hitting cities across the U.S.: Pavegate.

Pocatello’s storm clean up campaign (led by mascots Drip and Drop) is also part of a growing trend across the country, as cities supposedly don’t have the tax funding to pay their own road crews to do the clean-up, but in Pocatello’s case Pavegate makes the public service campaign questionable.

Pocatello’s (aka Poky) Pavegate started back in June 2014, when residents  noticed Pocatello road crews doing road work in other cities.  This pissed off Pokey taxpayers because for years they’ve been told there wasn’t enough funding to tackle all the road work needed in Pocatello.

When the city council was first questioned about it, they denied it was happening.  In July 2014, local TV station KPVI even questioned Poky mayor Brian Blad about it, he actually denied knowing anything: “I don’t know if our crews were up there or not. I know our equipment was up there. We may have had crews up there. If we did, then there will be a swap where the County is doing the work for the City of Pocatello for us as well.” 

In that instance KPVI was asking about Poky road crews doing work for the city of McCammon.  McCammon administrators indicated that Poky administrators offered to save McCammon taxpayer money by doing needed road repairs for the cost of materials only, the labor was free (meaning Poky taxpayers paid for the labor)!

By August 2014, city council members (who are part timers only) were concerned enough to pay for an independent investigation: “We’ve got to have the facts. We just don’t know at this point.”-Craig Cooper, council president

In September 2014, KPVI was basically told that what was to be called Poky Pavegate was nothing more than semantics: “I’m confident that what they are looking at is not an invoice. What they are looking at is a work order……No we haven’t reimbursed the City of Pocatello for these costs.”-Kurk Bybee, attorney for the city

It is not uncommon for one city to hire-out its road crews to another city, and get paid for it.  But in this case it seemed that the full time mayor indeed knew about the farming out of Poky road crews to other cities (after denying it on local TV news) but did not charge for the labor, and the part time city council members continued to claim they knew nothing.  Industrious taxpaying residents found out otherwise: “A large volume of documents secured by Pocatello resident Steven Medellin under a Freedom of Information request show numerous paving projects were done in Driggs and Teton County dating back to 2013 with no documentation showing payments to the city of Pocatello for the work.”–Out-of-town Pocatello paving projects spur audit (even at this point the mayor feigned no knowledge of the Pavegate)

These Pavegate lies by Mormon dominated city administration are just the tip of the iceberg, as residents (the majority being Mormons themselves, 74.5%) have publicly questioned the jacking up of property taxes, the hiring-on of 30 new city employees, “secretive” projects and the seemingly sudden disappearance of millions of taxpayer funds.

In January 2015, Deanton & Company made public the results of their Pavegate investigation:  “Although there appears to be an abuse of authority, because of the nature of fraud, no assurances can be given that fraud does not exist……..it became clear that various levels of management within the city of Pocatello do not fully understand their level of authority…….There was also a lack of supporting evidence of communication between management and….City Council.”

The quickly done investigation said Poky taxpayers paid for at least $15,773 USD worth of labor costs, and in response the mayor adamantly stated that he would not seek reimbursement from the cities that benefitted from that labor: “…we’re going to move on and be done with it.”  

In February 2015, the city’s own Chief Financial Officer, Joyce Stroschein, revealed that they’re basically missing $1.5-million!  She blamed it on three ongoing projects in which there was no accountability in how the money was spent: “It’s all about cleaning house….. Cleaning up the project resolution because the projects have ended at this point.”

By April 2015, the Idaho Attorney General announced an investigation of his own.  The investigation was pushed for by a Pocatello grass roots committee Taxpayers for Honest Government: “Taxpayers for Honest Government has methodically investigated and reviewed public information…and found that the city of Pocatello is in serious trouble, both financially and ethically….most of the problems facing the city of Pocatello are because of the abuse of power created by Mayor Blad’s secretive, closed-door governing style.”– Helen Delahunt-Avila

The disappearance of millions of taxpayer dollars, confirmed by the city’s own treasurer in February, should be noted because the mayor continually stated the city wasn’t hurting for money.  Now Poky tax payers are being asked to clean out the storm drains in their neighborhood streets!

In June 2015, despite missing millions in funding Pocatello created a new Public Information Officer job, hiring a former KPVI reporter as their new Public Information Officer.  The first order of business for that PIO was reporting that Poky administrators suddenly ordered road crews to put fresh blacktop on dozens of city streets, and then claimed it was done in a way that saved taxpayers money.  City administrators say they are now conducting an almost year long review of finances as “…a kind of review of how we look at ourselves.”

In July 2015,  CFO Joyce Stroschein proposed jacking up taxes and fees for Poky residents, in order to fund the city’s 2016 fiscal year.

Poky’s Martin Luther King Way project, despite no money

Pocatello considers fines for false fire alarms

Pocatello Fire Department responds to record number of calls

Pocatello considers moving money to fund connector project

Despite being broke, Pocatello Sanitation Department loans $2 million to Federal Aid Project

Pocatello Regional Transit gets free busses?

Massive Wellness Complex no cost to taxpayers?

Poky’s South Valley Connector project 

Pocatello & Chubbuck consider merging Fire Departments

City Council OKs $1.04 million for vehicles

City Must Cut $2.2 Million from Budget

LDS leader arranged outside attorney on LGBT ordinance

NSA paying Mormons big bucks to guard data centers! 

Business/Economics, Idaho

“Help us…” “We are ramping down…experiencing a massive reduction in staff.”: U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 01 – 02 August 2015

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

Colorado: After 12 years con artists, I mean investment company Curian Capital stopped accepting new suckers, I mean accounts, and said they will shutdown sometime in 2016, at least 3-hundred jobs lost!  Here’s their official reason for shutting down: “Given the industry-wide changes in technology, product offerings and market size, Curian has determined that it is no longer commercially positioned to provide clients high value investment programs over the long term.” (in other words they see the economy getting so bad that even the stock market is going to crash, for real this time)

Florida: Keolis Transit Services issued a shutdown WARN for their Naples ops, 103 jobs lost by the end of September!  At Kennedy Space Center, InoMedic Health Applications issued a WARN saying 172 people will become jobless by the end of September!  ObamaCare medical device taxes, and changes to Medicare, forced home medical device provider Univita to quit!  According to WARNs, 785 people in Miramar are now unemployed!  Last week Univita employees were told “We are ramping down our operations and will be experiencing a massive reduction in staff.”  It should be noted that the privately run Better Business Bureau said Univita was a terrible company.

Georgia: California based bankrupt busted Anna’s Linens announced they’re shutting down their less than two years old Augusta store. It’s the result of the company totally crashing & burning, 2-hundred stores across the U.S. will shutdown!  

Hawaii: No more dinner cruises?  After a month of being idle 102 employees of Roberts Hawaii were laid off with only three days warning!  #Roberts Hawaii No Aloha

Idaho: In Boise, Supervalu grocery store announced they will shutdown in October, 115 jobs lost!  What housing market recovery? Recently KPVI reported on Pocatello housing projects that have sat unfinished for years.

Illinois: In Pontiac, after eight years Joanna’s Floral Creations & Gifts shutting down.  The owner blames the bad economy for destroying her American Dream: “…I have two small children, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old, and it’s just too hard to run a business full time and raise them…If the economy were a little bit stronger…It’s just hard times.
It’s difficult to run a small business the way the economy is right now, especially this type of business.”-Joanna Von Rhein

Kansas: After less than ten months Take Five Coffee + Bar shutdown due to the lack of customers: “We don’t have a choice. There is no option to press forward.”-Lori Chandler, co-owner

Kentucky: Liquor Barn in Saint Matthews shutting down, it might have something to do with their ongoing lawsuit against a local rival.  In Louisville, Target is shutting down their only store on the Dixie Highway, just in time for Xmas.

Maryland: ObamaCare forcing Laurel Regional Hospital to become an outpatient clinic only!  News reports say hundreds of people will be laid off over the next year!  The hospital will be remodeled (at a cost of at least $25-million) and re-open around 2018 as an ambulatory care clinic (walk-ins only).  Many hospital administrators say they cannot make enough money under ObamaCare as a full hospital service, so they are either merging with other hospitals, reducing services to walk-in only clinics, or shutting down all together.

North Carolina:  Administrators with Legacy Paddlesports announced that due to crashing sales they are merging with a rival, and then they laid off 25 employees without warning.

New York: Addiction treatment center Narco Freedom issued a shutdown WARN for all locations in The Empire State, 513 jobs lost by the end of September!  The owners of the non-profit were accused of frauding the government and customers of billions of dollars.

South Carolina: ObamaCare medical device tax killing off medical products maker Hill-Rom, 70 jobs lost.  That’s a huge drop from the number of employees they had in 2008, according to local news reports Hill-Rom at one time employed 4-hundred people in that location.  Hill-Rom is consolidating their manufacturing and call center ops.

Tennessee: After 16 years Rhythm & Brews shutting down in September.

Virginia: After 28 years toy store Quilts ’N’ Treasures shutdown, the owner has stage 4 lung cancer.   Collapsing Bristol based coal miner Alpha Natural Resources is making it official and going chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  A Cardinal Camera store shutdown with no warning in Richmond.  No explanation, but a sign taped to the door said “Help us stay in Richmond…..and look for a new home…” implying they lost their lease.

31 July 2015: “…a catastrophic event…”

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics, Idaho

“…a catastrophic event…” “…it had a domino effect.” “It has to come to an end…”: U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 31 July 2015

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

“…it’s unfortunate for employees that are put into this situation when it occurs, and you hate to say it, but typically investors reward stocks for these types of layoffs. Stocks react favorable to big announced layoffs.”-Brian Yarbrough, Edward Jones retail analyst

British Petroleum (BP) claims it lost $6.3-billion USD, and as a result “…significant headcount reductions in upstream and downstream as we progress through the year and I think you’ll see more of that before we get to the end of the year.”-Brian Gilvary, cfo

Alabama: Bankrupt coal miner Walter Energy revealed it will eliminate as many as 739 jobs!  US Steel shutting down their Fairfield Works blast furnace next month, the company just posted a $261-million USD loss (more than twice their loss for the same time last year)!  County commissioner Jimmie Stephens calls the Fairfield Works shutdown “…a catastrophic event for western Jefferson County.”

California: News reports say Burbank based visual effects company Stereo D laid off about 225 people!  Work is being shifted to Canada.  In Berkeley, after 40 years Nabolom Collective Bakery shutting down on Sunday. News reports say the operators refuse to explain.   More Haggen grocery store fallout: “When we met with Haggen management prior to the store conversions, they assured us that they were committed to making this takeover a success and that they would do everything possible to keep the customers. It is now apparent that they have not followed through on those commitments and, in fact, have done nothing to assure that customers’ first impressions would be positive. We know that many of you have offered positive suggestions that have been disregarded. Haggen’s failure to live up to their commitments is extremely disappointing.”–UFCW Local 770

Colorado: Switzerland owned Diamond Materials Tech laid off 46 people in Colorado Springs in order to “further optimizing the cost structure and production capacity.” They laid off 43 people in January, and 105 people in October 2014!

Connecticut: Stone House Restaurant shutdown after being bought out by the non-profit Rothberg Institute: “We were just going about our day-to-day operations when a realtor said someone was interested in buying this building. We weren’t actively thinking about selling, but this was an opportunity for us to get out before another storm hit and we were left with nothing.”-Peter Hamme, co-owner

Delaware: Casino Dover Downs revealed it eliminated 48 jobs over the past three months, twice what it originally claimed: “When we cut those table games, it had a domino effect. We ended up not needing food and beverage workers, valet operators and other jobs that provided services during that same time period.”-Denis McGlynn, ceo

Idaho: The city of Coeur d’Alene (population about 45-thousand) must layoff four employees to meet their new budget.  The state Department of Labor reports that personal farm income fell 18%, and profits crashed 23% from the end of 2014!  Economists say expect more crashing & burning: “We’re looking at soft prices for every crop in the state basically, except for beef. Cash receipts will be way, way down this year.”-Garth Taylor, University of Idaho

Maryland: In Joppatowne the only marina is about to shutdown. Gunpowder Cove Marina told boat owners to ship out by November.  Residents are pissed: “They lost the pool, they lost this place, the neighborhood is changing!”-Bill Moore, Joppatowne resident since 1965

Michigan: Five Port Huron firefighters forced to retire early as part of budget cuts.

Ohio: Remke Markets announced they will not renew their lease on their Westwood neighborhood grocery store, 63 jobs lost by October.

Utah: Despite recently announcing the shutdown of their fitness machine factory in Logan (eliminating 400 jobs), ICON Health & Fitness administrators posted a “Now Hiring” sign on the very same factory.  They claim they need to hire 1-hundred temp workers to meet demand before they officially shutdown the factory in October. ICON Health & Fitness is moving production ‘overseas’.

Tennessee: After 42 years shoe store The Athlete’s House shutting down in August: “It has to come to an end sometime….it’s just time while everything is good. It’s best to go out on top.”-David Graeflin, owner

Texas: In Dallas, World of Beer on SMU Boulevard shutdown.  Black-eyed Pea in Preston Center shutdown, employees blame lack of parking for customers.  In Arlington, Olenjacks restaurant shutdown.   In Deep Ellum, BBQ joint Mama Faye’s shutdown. Here’s one reason why the construction industry is not recovering; Gander Mountain retailer shutting down its Corsicana store due to an incompetent building contractor: “Based on the recent recommendation from independent engineering experts, it is apparent that the Corsicana Gander Mountain building has certain significant defects. These defects resulted from mistakes made by contractors during the construction of the building.”

30 July 2015: “…taxpayers were…underwriting a vast criminal enterprise…”

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Business/Economics, Idaho

Mormon dominated Idaho makes big money off Beer!

31 July 2015 (03:24 UTC-07 Tango 01 )/09 Mordad 1394/14 Shawwal 1436/16 Gui-Wie (6th month) 4713

“In the last year, our sales have gone up at least 50%!”-Taresa James, Pub New Harmony in Pocatello, interviewed by KIDK

According to a 2013 National Public Radio report, 25% of people in The Gem State are Mormons, oh, I mean members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

My brother is a Mormon, and the overwhelming majority of my neighbors are Mormons.  In fact if you based your perception of which religion is the dominant religion in Chubbuck on the number of churches, you’d have to say LDS,  because in a city of about 18-thousand residents there are three LDS ‘Wards’.  The Catholic Saint Paul’s church died several years ago, and still sits vacant on West Chubbuck Road (my mother used to go there whenever she visited).

There is a church called Gate City Christian, and a recently built University Bible Church on the western outskirts of the city, and supposedly there is a very small Baptist Church.  But that’s it, no Synagogues, no Mosques!

Now realize that Mormons are not supposed to drink booze yet Idaho’s beer business has become worth $1.2-billion USD!  The Beer Institute and National Beer Wholesalers Association also says Idaho’s beer industry has paid out at least $10-million in wages!

I’ve had many co-workers who call themselves Jack Mormons because they love their beer (and they refuse to go to church and pay their extortion, I mean tithe. “Mormons believe that paying tithing brings peace”).  When I was in the Idaho National Guard I knew several prominent high level LDS Ward members who used their weekend and summer training as an excuse to justify drinking beer!

In the city of Pocatello, which is overwhelmingly Mormon (75.4% according to Census Bureau data!), a massive malting operation is taking place.  It’s Great Western Malting, and recently they got a $75-million USD investment from their Australia based parent company GrainCorp to massively increase production.  Pocatello’s Mormon  mayor even took part in a ground breaking ceremony to expand the Great Western malting operation.  Mormons tout their family values but when it comes to making money, anything goes (in direct ignorance of 2 Nephi 9:30 “..wo unto the rich….they despise the poor and they persecute the meek, and their hearts are upon their treasures; wherefore, their treasure is their god……”)

The Chalk Horse

Mormon bank caught violating U.S. sanctions against Iran!

By the way, I’m not anti-beer, I’m anti-money: “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”-1 Timothy 6:10 King James Version

Business/Economics, Idaho

“…taxpayers were…underwriting a vast criminal enterprise…”: U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 30 July 2015

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

California: The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) has revealed that Washington based grocer Haggen has drastically reduced working hours for hundreds of cashiers.  It’s part of Haggen’s drastic cuts eliminating 8-hundred California jobs after taking over 83 California Albertsons-Safeway stores.  Another Golden State tech company in trouble, Santa Ana based Ingram Micro lost $34.3-million USD in its 2nd quarter, prompting administrators to warn of $100-million worth of mass layoffs!  Cetera Financial Group shutting down their J.P. Turner & Company operations, 3-hundred “advisors” affected!  Is it the result of $1-million USD in fines by FINRA? 

Florida: ObamaCare forcing Southeast Homecare to eliminate 217 jobs by September!  Layoffs have already begun.  In Lake Park, the only Dunkin’ Donuts with waitresses is shutting down.  The 53 years old uniquely rebelious Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant also served burgers-n-hot dogs and other things the other Dunkin’ Donuts joints don’t serve, but corporate communist weenie heads cracked down and are forcing it to turn into a plane ol’ boring Dunkin’ Donuts shop. In Tallahassee, after 30 years Tally’s Grille shutdown without warning, loyal customers lamented “We just came here for regular breakfast and saw the sign on the door. …don’t know what we’re going to do now!”

Idaho: Once again, in the land of Republicans, Idahoans ripped off! Despite taxpayers shelling out $180-thousand on an anti-distracted driving campaign, the Idaho State Police report a 61% spike in deaths by car accident compared to the same time last year (from Memorial Day weekend through July 29)!  Gov’na Butch Otter spending big taxpayer dollars on a new Cyber Security Task Force, claiming that “We have seen dozens of cyber attacks that seem to be increasing in frequency and boldness, costing our businesses and taxpayers untold billions of dollars each year.”  But that’s at the national level, not state level, you numbskull!  The Idaho Falls Regional Airport is spending money on a new website in an attempt to attract more customers.  They claim it will show how much money you can save by using a smaller airport.  Also in Idaho Falls, the 135 years old (surviving the Great deflationary Depression and numerous recessions) Post Register newspaper is up for sale.  The president of the family owned newspaper told employees “…I have nothing more to add to the welfare of the company.”  Turns out the newspaper has been for sale for quit some time, but nobody wants to buy it.

Illinois: Deerfield based food conglomerate Mondelez International announced it will eliminate 6-hundred jobs in Chicago, as part of a new round of $130-million USD in ‘investments’ into “…four state-of-the-art manufacturing lines — ‘Lines of the Future’ — at….Salinas, Mexico.”  In other words, automated bakeries.

Indiana: Pennsylvania based Too Big to Jail PNC will shutdown the only bank in Monroeville!

Louisiana: After four years satirist Mid-City Theater shutting down.

Maryland: The Baltimore City Detention Center being shutdown, after investigations proved the prison employees were corrupt gangsters (“…guards ran a criminal conspiracy inside vermin-infested, 19th-century walls and thwarted decades of attempted reforms.”-Associated Press).  However, the real reason for the prison shutdown is ostensibly to save taxpayers $15-million per year (or protect the ‘lawmakers’ from big lawsuits?): “…taxpayers were unwittingly underwriting a vast criminal enterprise run by gang members and corrupt public servants. Ignoring it was irresponsible and one of the biggest failures in leadership in the history of the state of Maryland.”-Larry Hogan, gov’na

Massachusetts: The Boston Globe revealed it will eliminate more jobs in an effort to attain a “modest profit”.

Michigan: ObamaCare forcing HealthPlus to begin “voluntary separations”.  So far 250 people will be let go! Outright layoffs will begin at the end of September, company administrators reportedly have a goal of eliminating 5-hundred jobs!  In May the insurance company got out of the Medicaid business by selling off its Medicaid and MIChild operations.

Nebraska: In Lincoln, after almost nine years The Yarn Shop shutdown.

Nevada: Grocer Fresh & Easy shutting down three stores in the Las Vegas metro area, by the end of next week.

New Jersey: Home to 425 race horses, Showplace Farms shutting down in October.  Elitist supporters want taxpayers to bail the horse racing industry out!

North Carolina: A National Public Radio report revealed a booming business; new cemeteries for the thousands of veterans allowed to die by the evil hands of the Veterans Affairs; As Cemetery Building Booms, Veterans Hope To Be Buried Close To Home

Pennsylvania: Non-profit Channels Food Rescue shutting down because “it is not a viable, sustainable business model any more”, according to executive director Vicki DiSylvester.

Oklahoma: Colorado based natural gas supplier QEP Resources announced it is shutting down its regional office in Tulsa, 70 jobs lost. QEP joins dozens of other U.S. companies consolidating operations due to the bad economy.

Texas: Despite reporting “better than expected” profits, Houston based oil company ConocoPhillips stated they will continue eliminating jobs.  Since 2014 the “World’s largest independent E&P company” has eliminated 1-thousand 5-hundred jobs, but says that because they expect oil prices to crash they want to cut another $1-billion in costs (mainly jobs) over the next two years!

29 July 2015: “…economic conditions dire…”

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Idaho, U.S.

West Nile Virus hits U.S.! Idaho girl a carrier?

31 July 2015 (19:05 UTC-07 Tango 01, 30 July 2015)/09 Mordad 1394/14 Shawwal 1436/16 Gui-Wie (6th month) 4713

California‘s Los Angeles County revealed that a “young male” is now at home recovering from West Nile.  One person died of West Nile in Nevada County.  More and more counties in The Golden State are reporting mosquitoes found carrying the virus, it’s being blamed on the drought.

Colorado reports one woman and one horse infected with West Nile.  Boulder, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld counties reporting mosquitoes carrying the virus.

Volusia County, Florida, reports one man infected. Walton County reports three chickens infected.

In Washington and Payette counties, Idaho, two women and one horse have been confirmed to be infected with West Nile.  One woman is hospitalized.  West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes in the counties of Adams, Washington, Valley, Gem, Payette, Canyon, Ada, Owyhee, and Bingham.

In Emmet, Idaho, a 14 years old girl found out that what she thought was influenza is really West Nile.  She’s been sick for more than a year!  To show you how dumb the local doctors are, not only did they not diagnose West Nile but they prescribed her antibiotics for a viral infection (antibiotics have no effect on viruses)!  According to local news reports the doctors finally ordered a blood test when her symptoms worsened, after more than a year had gone by!

The Boston Weak state of Massachusetts declared the following communities to be at moderate risk of West Nile: Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Revere, Somerville and Watertown.

Mississippi reports two people infected.  In Lincoln County a fire fighter lost his battle with West Nile, he got infected two years ago!

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services reports two people infected.

In Lakewood, Ohio, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health announced a possible human case of West Nile.

In Pennsylvania, Allegheny County Health Department is spraying new bug killer called Zenivex after finding mosquitoes loaded with West Nile.  Venango County confirms one woman infected with the virus.

Lubbock, Texas, reports mosquitoes carrying the virus.  At least one person infected in Dallas County.

Most U.S. states are reporting mosquitoes found carrying West Nile Virus.

Standing water claim a myth?

Blood donors with no symptoms are carriers!

Business/Economics, Idaho

“…economic conditions dire…” US Airways officially dead! “Home Depot has killed us…”: U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 29 July 2015

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

Arizona: The University of Arizona issued another warning about mass layoffs saying the new state budget is forcing them to cut $25-million USD in operating costs!  (this is actually less than the $43-million they were warning about earlier this year)

Arkansas:  Employee recruiting firm Cameron Smith & Associates revealed they are prepping for “a surge of phone calls, emails and resumes” as Walmart initiates mass layoffs.   It’s expected that Walmart will layoff 1-thousand people just from its Bentonville HQ!

California: Torrance based grocery store chain Fresh & Easy announced it will shutdown 14 stores! Administrators said “…progress was not enough to bring their performance in line with the rest of the business.” This is on top of the 55 Fresh & Easy stores closed across several states earlier this year.  In Newark, Raley’s grocery store shutting down on Saturday, blaming “…decreasing number of customers and decreasing sales.”  In San Jose, the owners of Palo’s said they’re being forced to close both their restaurants because “…our landlord has chosen not to extend our lease.”   Eliteland based (Beverly Hills) Relativity Media now chapter 11 bankrupt busted.  Administrators say 75 people have been let go, but some news reports say as many as 1-hundred people have been laid off!  More proof high-tech is not recession proof; San Francisco based video game maker Kixeye laid off an undisclosed number of employees.

Georgia: Darley Stables at the Aiken Training Track is being shutdown by its oil rich owner from Dubai, who is also the vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates.  Local news reports failed to explain why the elitist oil man is shutting it down by September.

Idaho: In Ketchum, after less than five years Main Street Market grocery store shutting down in August.  The operators blame escalating rent: “The original five-year lease term is ending, and it did not make sense to extend the lease for the required seven-year commitment.”

Illinois: After 40 years Jo-Ann Fabrics shutting down their DeKalb store in November.

Iowa: Tax collector IRS announced they are shutting down their Waterloo Taxpayer Assistance Center on Tower Park Drive, due to more taxpayers using the internet to get help paying taxes.  No word on how many jobs will be lost.

Kansas: After less than one year the new owners of two years old YOLO Grill shutting it down because “…YOLO Grill hasn’t had the volume to support itself…” 

Maine: A 45 years old Arby’s roast beef sandwich shop shutting down in Bangor, 20 jobs lost.  There are now only five Arby’s in Maine.

Michigan: The Wayne Community Center shutting down on Sunday, due to the lack of a new lease with any contracted operator.

Minnesota: Cliffs Natural Resources announced it is shutting down its United Taconite mine, and its pellet operations, 480 jobs lost!  It’s blamed on oversupply and competition.  However, it should be noted that Ohio based Cliffs Natural Resources has just reported a profit for its 2nd quarter. Administrators admit those profits all came from mass layoffs as their sales were down 33%!

New York: What construction industry recovery?  One of the oldest architecture companies in the U.S., WASA Studio, now bankrupt busted.  After 12 years, art gallery Wallspace shutting down in August.  In Lockport, Donna Eick’s Restaurant shutting down, the family will focus on catering only.  In Horseheads, appliance store  Werninck’s shutting down after 42 years: “Home Depot has killed us….Lowe’s has beat us….It is not a secret that independent family businesses are dying.”-Lionel R. “Dick” Werninck, owner

North Carolina: In Research Triangle Park (RTP), news reports say the Massachusetts based drugs maker Parexel is about to layoff the 2-hundred former GlaxoSmithKline employees it hired-on earlier this year!  Apparently this is part of their bigger plan to eliminate 850 jobs!  Philips Lighting shutting down their Philips-Optimum factory in Henderson, 50 jobs lost.  URS shutting down their Elizabeth City factory, 96 jobs lost (possibly due to URS being taken over by AECOM).  California based Avery Dennison shutting down their Lenoir/Greensboro factories by the end of August, 225 jobs lost!  What automotive industry recovery?  Fan belt maker DAYCO shutting down their Fayetteville and Red Springs ops, 135 jobs lost by October!

Pennsylvania:  California based “specialty pharmaceutical” (oxycodone-OxyContin) company Impax Labs shutdown their Pittsburgh ops, 86 jobs lost.  Sears Holdings issued a shutdown WARN for the Brookhaven Kmart, 89 jobs lost by September.   US Airways issued a shutdown WARN for their Corapolis ops, at least 6-hundred jobs lost by the end of August!  News reports also say US Airways shutting down its Moon dispatch center, about 50 jobs lost. It’s due to American Airlines taking over US Airways.  In York, after nine years Amish owned Gish’s Furniture and Amish Heirlooms shutting down as soon as they can get rid of $2-million worth of inventory, no reason for the shutdown given.  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette trying to bribe 120 employees to voluntarily quit (voluntary buyouts)!  Administrators blame “…weak revenue and a difficult advertising climate have created economic conditions dire enough to require thinning the newsroom.” 

South Carolina: What automotive industry recovery? Ohio based Parker Hannifin ’s Engineered Materials Group continues its crash, this time they will shutdown their Beaufort County Racor Division vehicle filter factory, 75 jobs lost by December.  They are consolidating their filter production to fewer factories.

Tennessee: Electronic company TS3 Technology suddenly shutting down this Friday, 81 jobs lost.  Teddy Bear Portraits by Nationwide Studios laying off 69 people.  Paper and packaging company WestRock ending their Tullahoma operations, 50 jobs lost.

Texas: Fort Worth based American Airlines announced it is ending all US Airways operations, thousands of jobs lost!  Fort Worth based oil service company Range Resources reported that despite eliminating 11% of its jobs they still lost $118.6-million during its 2nd quarter 2015!

Virginia: Colorado based canning supply company Ball announced it will shutdown its Bristol factory by the first half of 2016, about 230 jobs lost!  Ball Corporation joins dozens of other companies consolidating their operations in preparation for more economic crashing & burning.

Washington DC: Yet another hardware store going down; Brookland True Value Hardware shutting down, the owner blames a doubling of rent in the past three years.

Wisconsin: After nine years Tulip Restaurant shutting down on Friday.

28 July 2015: “It’s not a good thing, Lord o’mercy!”

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”

Idaho

Chupacabra attacking goats in northern Idaho?

29 July 2015 (20:51 UTC-07 Tango 01, 28 July 2015)/07 Mordad 1394/12 Shawwal 1436/14 Gui-Wie (6th month) 4713

In Coeur d’Alene, a goat herder reported that three of his goats were attacked.  Two were alive with stab wounds, the third was found dead with its head almost cut off.

The goats were being used by the city for weed control and were found near a local water well.

Is this a case of chupacabra, or alien dissection, or animal sacrifice, or some idiot running around high on ‘speed’?

Amphetamines, it’s what Islamic State does!

Business/Economics, Idaho

“It’s not a good thing, Lord o’mercy!” Puerto Rico ordered to destroy all schools!: U.S. Job Losses & Store Closings, 28 July 2015

Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:

Alabama: What housing market recovery? Crown Columns and Millwork shutting down, 1-hundred employees being forced to move 182 miles away or become unemployed!   The mayor of Attalla freaked out at the news: “It’s not a good thing, Lord o’mercy! Usually, in the town the size of Attalla, a hundred jobs is a lot of jobs!”-Larry Means

California:  In San Jose, after 33 years Sousa’s Restaurant shutdown, the 73 years old owner sold out to property developers.  The city of Garden Grove shutting down Joe’s Italian Ice by August.  The city owns the land has has sold out to a hotel developer!   Chevron announced it will eliminate 5-hundred jobs in San Ramon! Chevron says it need to cut costs by $1-billion USD!   Cisco Systems revealed they laid off 192 people in San Diego!   The drugs company formerly known as Actavis, now known as Allergan, is prepping to be sold off again this time to Israel’s Teva.  A layoff WARN has been issued for September, 45 jobs lost in Corona.  Highland Hospital Substance Abuse Treatment Center shutting down, taxpayer funded Alameda Health System says ObamaCare makes it not worth it to renew their contract to operate the treatment center.  Utility company Southern California Edison continues to replace U.S. citizens with migrant workers, this time 138 people will become unemployed in September, that’s on top of the 4-hundred laid off since the beginning of the year!  In Carlsbad, Taylor Made Golf shutdown, 64 jobs lost.  Bus contractor First Transit issued layoff WARNs, 198 people across California to be unemployed by the end of August!   ProCourier issued several WARNs saying 115 people will be unemployed by September!  ObamaCare forcing Aramark Healthcare to shutdown their Support Services in Culver City, 53 jobs lost by October.   Tax-sucking military contractor IAP Worldwide Services laying off 67 people in Mountain View.  Is it connected to the company administrators being caught bribing Kuwaiti officials: “IAP Worldwide Services Inc. (IAP), entered into a non-prosecution agreement and agreed to pay a $7.1 million penalty to resolve the government’s investigation into whether the company conspired to bribe Kuwaiti officials in order to secure a government contract. A former vice president of IAP also pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for his involvement in the bribery scheme.”

Colorado:  Tax-sucking Lockheed Martin eliminating 270 Colorado Springs jobs due to losing a GAO contract!

Idaho: North Dakota’s Industrial Commission fined Alturas Energy $900-thousand for massive wastewater spills that have yet to be cleaned up.  News reports said the Hailey based oil service company’s phone number is no longer in service.  North Dakota’s Department of Mineral Resources also accused Idaho’s Alturas Energy of abandoning oil wells: “I think it’s important, especially with the lower oil price paradigm that we’re in, that we send a message to companies that we mean business.”-Lynn Helms

Kentucky: Green Market Regional Food Co-op shutdown in Glascow: “…there’s just not enough people who are interested in this who are willing to pay the little extra it is to get it here in Glasgow. The people who have the money drive to Nashville or to Louisville and go to Whole Foods.”-Mary Stockler, co-op volunteer

Louisiana: Too Big to Jail Capital One revealed it will shutdown five New Orleans branch offices in October.  In Monroe, after 64 years Simmons Exxon and Hitch Center shutdown.  The founder, Reubin Simmons, lamented “I remember selling it [gasoline] for 26 cents a gallon!”

Massachusetts:  Intel selling off their shuttered Hudson chip factory. Intel shut it down after 2013, killing 7-hundred jobs!

New York: Restaurant Associates issued a shutdown WARN saying 32 people will become unemployed by September due to loss of food service contract with The Brooklyn Museum.  NYC based Quirky finally revealed how many New Yorkers will lose their jobs by August, 111!  Korea based Samsung issued a WARN saying they’ve terminated their NYC based “PX Project Research and Development Team”, 42 jobs lost.  In Staten Island, newspaper Advance Publications is outsourcing 45 jobs in October.  Depalino Restaurant Corporation is shutting down their City Crab and Seafood Company in August, 73 jobs lost.  Too Big to Jail Sterling National Bank laying off 18 employees in October.

Ohio: After two years Crazy Mango Bar and Bistro shutdown.  The restaurant was located in a plaza known as The Greene, which has become a revolving door for dozens of failed restaurants.  University of Akron shutting down their Multicultural Center and UA Press, all 161 employees to be laid off!  That’s apparently on top of the 213 jobs that have yet to be eliminated!

Oregon: California based Chevron is not only killing oil industry jobs but mom & pop burger joints as well!  In Hillsboro Baker’s Burgers shutdown because fuel station operator Cain Petroleum Chevron needs the land.

Pennsylvania: Swimsuit maker to the stars A&H Sportswear shutting down their Upper Nazareth factory by September: “We can no longer afford to responsibly make garments in the Upper Nazareth area.”-Jack Waldman, vp

Puerto Rico: Global strategic and policy advisory firm  Centennial Group advises the U.S. territory to start shutting down its schools, and a group of 34 ‘investor’ hedge funds are now demanding Puerto Rico comply!  The Puerto Rican education system spends only 79%  of what is spent in the 50 states, yet the capitalist hedge funds declared that to be “overspending”!  The evil A-hole ‘investors’ also want the U.S. territory to sell off $4-billion worth of public property!

Texas: California based Chevron announced it will eliminate 950 Lone Star State jobs!

Virginia: Department store Belk shutting down its 20 years old store in Culpeper, 25 jobs lost.

Washington: After 80 years moving company Blue Bird Transfer shutdown.

West Virginia: Century Aluminum shutdown its smelter in Ravenwood, without warning.  Administrators blame competition with Chinese companies.

Wisconsin: Yet another Ace Hardware store shutting down, this time it’s 65 years old Olson’s Ace Hardware in Waukesha.

26 – 27 July 2015: “How I’m going to make it anymore?”

WARN=Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification

The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) no longer issues mass layoff reports: “On March 1, 2013, President Obama ordered into effect the across-the- board spending cuts (commonly referred to as sequestration) required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as amended. Under the order, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) must cut its current budget by more than $30 million, 5 percent of the current 2013 appropriation, by September 30, 2013. In order to help achieve these savings and protect core programs, the BLS will eliminate two programs, including Mass Layoff Statistics, and all ‘measuring green jobs’ products. This news release is the final publication of monthly mass layoff survey data.”