Well, boys and girls, it is beginning. Today, in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital, thousands of protesters from around the nation marched to the Capitol to demonstrate against the rise in big government’s intrusion into our daily lives. Look for more of this to take place in the future. People are sick and tired...
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All right, time for a little economic lesson. This isn’t rocket science, so don’t bail out (no pun intended there). Developing nations, such as Malawi, depend heavily on tobacco exports. When exports are down, guess what? The nation’s Gross Domestic Product heads south. Malawi depends upon tobacco. In fact, a USDA Economic Research Service...
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Here is how the turkey trots. At this moment in our nation’s history, pipe and cigar smokers are in the turkey herd. We are marching along, down the road, to our destruction, just as surely as if we were heading to the chopping block. The turkey herd, of course, is users of all tobacco...
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Think of it this way: If you had a business that was dropping by almost 10 percent in revenue per year on a small portion of one produc, how long do you think you could stay in business with that product? And let’s say you are a businessman who is counting on more rather...
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Remember the old riddle that went: When they came for my friend across town, I did nothing. Then they came for my cousin, and I did nothing. Then they came for my next door neighbor, and I did nothing. I wonder who will be there when they come for me. Or something like that....
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As my old drill sergeant used to say, “Listen Up!” Below is a piece from The Economist Online website: Economist.com The headline: Britain’s pubs, Closing time July 22nd 2009 From Economist.com A PINT of beer down (at) the local (pub) is a quintessential part of British culture. But in recent years many Britons have...
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I think, therefore, I am. In other words, I exist because I am able to think, to create ideas, to sort out the thoughts into logical sets. Maybe even attempt at making order out of a chaotic world. Now, what has that to do with pipe tobacco you might ask. Good question. If a...
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The SCHIP, or the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, signed into law by President Obama back in February, expands by about 7 million the number of children who will be insured under the new law. The bill also adds about $60 billion to the federal budget. As anyone who has read a newspaper lately...
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Pipe Smokers Intelligencer has decided to collect its own data about pipe smoking and pipe smokers. Please take a look at our new survey and see if this is something you would like to participate in. We hope you do. You can take the Survey here. It is also linked from Intelligencer home page....
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By Fred Brown Editor, Pipe Smokers Intelligencer Warning label: This is both fact and opinion. You, the smoker, are the final arbiter. Ok, this is not a pleasant subject, but here are the facts as stated by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Ga. If you study these figures for the states that...
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