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Tag Archives: government

More red tape at the St. Louis City Hall

Doug Reports Posted on July 15, 2014 by dougJuly 15, 2014

Today I had some more business at the St. Louis City Hall, including getting an electrical permit to self install a wireless burglar alarm system. It’s just a money making scam, more or less, but if you install your own … Continue reading →

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Crimea wants to secede from the Ukraine – the situation is more complicated now

Doug Reports Posted on March 7, 2014 by dougMarch 7, 2014

The fact that the citizens of Crimea themselves want to break away from Ukraine certainly complicates things. There is a potential for Civil War. These questions of whether areas should be able to break away from a country and join … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged government, politics, World Affairs | 3 Replies

New zairyu card

Doug Reports Posted on February 24, 2014 by dougFebruary 24, 2014

Dear Diary. Oh wait. This is public. I’ll bore you with my day anyway. In 2012 Japan changed its “alien registration” system. All foreigners are supposed to carry an alien registration card (gaikoku tourokushou) with with them. The card needed … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged bureaucracy, government, japan | 3 Replies

The contradictions of Ted Cruz and his cohorts

Doug Reports Posted on October 2, 2013 by dougOctober 2, 2013

I don’t know why the GOP and conservatives are so dead set against people without health coverage finally having a way to acquire and afford it. But I’d like to take time here to mention an especially contradictory argument being … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged government, health care, society | Leave a reply

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