Before you put the boat away

BoatWinterThe Boat Owners Association (BoatUS) says recreational boat owners need to take special precautions with E-10 gas and review their insurance policy before they put their boat to bed for a long winter’s nap. Otherwise, they may be in for trouble next spring.

Keep ethanol at bay: Today it’s highly likely that your boat’s gasoline contains a mixture of up to 10% ethanol, which is known to damage engines and boat fuel systems, especially over the long winter storage season.

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So where does money go?

MoneyDeposalThe Weekly Standard answers a common American question with the bold headline, “A River of American Money Flows to D.C.  Yes, laddies and gentlemen, our money ends at the capital.

The Weekly Standard writes: The question at the core of most of today’s debates in American politics is whether all people have an unalienable right to keep the fruits of their own labor—as the Founders believed and the Declaration of Independence (properly understood) asserts—or whether the government should funnel vast sums of money to the nation’s capital and then magnanimously redistribute it back to the tributaries.  Well, the stats are in, and it seems that neither of these two notions is really being fulfilled.  To be sure, Americans’ money is flowing to the nation’s capital.  But it’s not flowing back.
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The Screwtape Letters play

ScrewtapeLettersTHE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, the provocative and wickedly funny theatrical adaptation of the C.S. Lewis novel about spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view, comes to Tulsa for two performances only.  The limited engagement will run at the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center, 701 South Main Street, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, on Saturday, October 5 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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Mullin praises passage of water infrastructure reform

Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R)

Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R)

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) praised the passage of H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA), out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday.

As the only Oklahoman to serve on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Mullin worked diligently with fellow committee members in developing the water infrastructure reform legislation that directly impacts the state.
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Obamacare can be stopped, but Coburn objects

HHS Secretary Sebelius with President Obama

HHS Secretary Sebelius with President Obama

Jenny Beth Martin writing for Breitbart.com asserts that Senate Republicans can stop Obamacare.

“There is a clear path to victory and the folks comprising the new Republican leadership emerging in the House and Senate are smart enough and bold enough to take that path.” Martin writes.

“Understanding the options available to these new leaders requires an understanding of a few of the basics of Senate rules and process.  Otherwise folks like Karl Rove will tell you to “do the math” counting Democrat Senators without telling you that Senate Republicans have the ability to change the formula.
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