Entries by Dr. Rich Swier

Places with More Marijuana Dispensaries Have More Marijuana-Related Hospitalizations

In a first analysis of the impact of marijuana dispensary locations on health, researchers mapped California hospital discharge data that had a primary or secondary code for marijuana dependence or abuse to patients’ zip codes. Then they cross-referenced the data to the number of dispensaries in those zip codes. Hospital marijuana codes increased from 17,469 […]

Florida Campus Carry: An Interview with Rep. Greg Steube

Reporter Lee Williams with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune conducted a special TV interview with Rep. Greg Steube on the campus carry issue and the bill (HB-4001) he has re-filed for the 2016 Florida Legislative Session.  The interview link accompanies his blog article. Excerpt from blog article:  “During the last legislative session, Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel-Vasilinda broke ranks […]

Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has $100 Million Worth of Fossil Fuel Investments

The “Green” Pope Francis seems to be a bit of a hypocrite when it comes to the Catholic Church’s investment in fossil fuels. His push to impact climate change appears to apply to everyone but the Catholic Church. Richard Valdmanis from Reuters reports: [S]ome of the largest American Catholic organizations have millions of dollars invested […]

Miami-Dade School Board: Tax Payers will Pay over $250,000 for Attorney Fees in Landmark Case

On July 28, 2015, a judge awarded over $250,000 in attorney fees to employees who were victims of “unlawful reprisal” on the part of the School Board of Miami-Dade County in a landmark case.  The plaintiffs worked at Neva King Cooper Educational Center, a special school for students with significant intellectual disabilities.  The plaintiffs included […]

Bloomberg’s Comprehensive Guide On Presidential Candidates’ Positions On Energy And Environmental Issues

ARLINGTON, Va. /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Bloomberg BNA today announced the publication of “Race for the White House: An Energy and Environment Guide,” a one-of-a-kind set of in-depth profiles of the key positions of over 20 declared presidential candidates from both parties on the most timely energy and environmental issues.  The special 30-page report is available to subscribers of […]

Susan Nolon: Lies, Damn Lies and Defending the Indefensible

Susan Nolon from Sarasota, Florida is a typical “conflicted collectivist”, who is trying hard to support Planned Parenthood’s use of aborted babies for scientific research. I say conflicted because in an op-ed column for SRQ Magazine Nolan states that she is both “pro-life” and “pro-choice.” This is a typical tactic used by collectivists, like Nolan, […]

Hillary: 99% Of Charitable Contributions Went To Clinton Family Foundation

TaxProf Blog reports: Hillary Clinton late Friday afternoon released her 2007-2014 tax returns, showing that she and Bill reported $139.1 million in adjusted gross income, paid $43.9 million in taxes (a 31.6% tax rate), and made $15 million (10.8% of their AGI) of charitable contributions, $14.9 million of which went to the Clinton Family Foundation […]

VIDEO: Carly Fiorina Uncensored

Steven Crowder interviews the Conservative Honey Badger, Carly Fiorina and she takes NO prisoners. She talks about #SJW Feminism and weak leaders, among other things. EDITORS NOTE: More at http://LouderWithCrowder.com! Follow Crowder on Twitter: http://twitter.com/scrowder and like him on Facebook: http://facebook.com/stevencrowder. The featured image of Carly Fiorina is courtesy of the Blaze.

Ben Carson Scores Big Win at the First GOP Debate followed by Marco Rubio

WASHINGTON, D.C. /PRNewswire/ — One America News Network, “OAN”, a credible source for 24/7 national and international news, released this evening its Post GOP Debate Poll results conducted by Gravis Marketing.  Two primary questions asked to Republican polled participants were “Who do you think won the debate?” and “Who do you think lost the debate?”  GOP Presidential […]

Flipboard Launches 2016 Election Central: All the News and Perspectives on the Campaigns in One Place

PALO ALTO, CA /PRNewswire/ — Today, in time for the first presidential debate, Flipboard launched 2016 Election Central, a destination where anyone can get all of the news and perspectives — left, right and center— around the 2016 U.S. presidential election on a mobile device. Flipboard, along with leading publishers CNN and The Washington Post, created […]

Clinton in Jeopardy of Losing New Hampshire to Sanders

WASHINGTON /PRNewswire/ — One America News Network, “OAN”, a credible source for 24/7 national and international news, released today its most recent 2016 Republican and Democratic Presidential New Hampshire Poll results conducted by Gravis Marketing. The poll results show that Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders has increased his support to 39%, with Hillary Clinton only 4 percentage […]