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Daily Archive for July 23rd, 2009

Not from the Wire

Posted in Competition, Government Gone Wild, Politics on Jul 23rd, 2009

This just came across the AP: NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The mayors of two New Jersey cities and a state legislator are under arrest Thursday as part of a major corruption and international money laundering conspiracy probe. Federal prosecutors say about 30 people have been arrested. They include Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt, Hoboken Mayor Peter […]

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Broken Garage Door Fallacy

Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Jul 23rd, 2009

Who knew that garage door repairs were so expensive? We just had a spring break on the door – I was thinking it would cost $100 or so to get it fixed. Turns out that the cost to replace the spring system is $618. After writing the check, the irritating little voice in my head […]

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