Libertarian says follow the money

Posted on by

A self-employed mason and ironworker with a love for philosophy and the great outdoors is challenging the establishment as the Libertarian candidate for House District 3.

As a Libertarian, youre free to think how you want, Chris Colvin said, conceding that he doesnt come across as a typical Libertarian. While Republicans and Democrats fight over guns, abortion and religion, the Libertarians focus on the real issue money. If you want to know whats going on, follow the money.

Colvin graduated from Haverford College with a bachelors in philosophy and religion in 1970. He moved to Columbia Falls in 1976 and worked for a short time at the Anaconda Aluminum Co. smelter rebuilding pots before starting his own masonry business. He owned a granite countertop business in the former movie theater in Martin City for several years.

Forty years self-employed, never rich, he said. I know what its like to be poor, injured, sick near death with no insurance. I cut firewood, eat wild, fight winter. I know the life and understand the needs of House District 3.

Colvin ran for the legislature as a Democrat in 1976 while living in Boulder. Growing up in New York state, his parents were Roosevelt Democrats his father a psychologist, his mother a history teacher. But hes a Libertarian now.

I believe today the same big money interests own and corrupt both the Democratic and Republican parties, Colvin said. In my view, its impossible to be free if you suffer from poverty, ignorance and disease, so the Libertarian goal should be to promote economic justice jobs, public education and public health.

Colvin supports gun ownership rights.

I own more than 60 guns, belong to three gun clubs, have been shooting Winter League for 15 years, was top gun on the AA winning team twice, reload six shotgun gauges and more than 15 metallic calibers, have more than 25 books in my gun library, took the carry course, won a rendezvous shoot and several sporting clays shoots, have more than 30 sets of deer and elk antlers, a bear rug, a goat mount and an antelope mount, and raise and hunt bird dogs, he said.

Colvin believes education should be the No. 1 priority for the legislature more important than fish and game.

Government should stay in the education business, he said. If locals completely controlled the schools, we wouldnt learn the things we need to know. Locals have knee-jerk responses to change.

Read more:

Libertarian says follow the money

MAPA DEL SUSCRIPTOR islands Ep. 2 – Aunque haya bebido agua – Video

Posted on by


MAPA DEL SUSCRIPTOR islands Ep. 2 - Aunque haya bebido agua
recordar el concurso "GRABA CONMIGO": solo teneis que pone en los comentarios el momento en el que digo el titulo del video 😀 a participar partner con nation gaming y freedom aqui : http://www.fr...

By: ParrotPenis

See the original post here:

MAPA DEL SUSCRIPTOR islands Ep. 2 - Aunque haya bebido agua - Video

Skylanders Trap Team 3DS Chapter 2: Stoneshrire Islands – Scared Town (SPIKE MCPOKERTON w/ V.B.C.) – Video

Posted on by


Skylanders Trap Team 3DS Chapter 2: Stoneshrire Islands - Scared Town (SPIKE MCPOKERTON w/ V.B.C.)
Dad plays Skylanders Trap Team Nintendo 3DS Chapter 2. Stoneshrire Islands, Sacred Town pt. 1 w/ Poke McSpikerton Villain Fight + Boot Camp! ========================================== Skylande...

By: TheSkylanderBoy AndGirl

See the original post here:

Skylanders Trap Team 3DS Chapter 2: Stoneshrire Islands - Scared Town (SPIKE MCPOKERTON w/ V.B.C.) - Video

Weekly Space Hangout – Oct. 3, 2014: Islands, Earwigs and Other Mysteries! – Video

Posted on by


Weekly Space Hangout - Oct. 3, 2014: Islands, Earwigs and Other Mysteries!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) David Dickinson (Astroguyz.com / @astroguyz) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein)...

By: Fraser Cain

Read the original here:

Weekly Space Hangout - Oct. 3, 2014: Islands, Earwigs and Other Mysteries! - Video

Tomb Raider 2 Complete Walkthrough #16 [No Meds] | Floating Islands – Video

Posted on by


Tomb Raider 2 Complete Walkthrough #16 [No Meds] | Floating Islands
Key Moments: 0:42 - [SMP] 3:17 - Mystic Plaque 1 4:20 - (Secret) Jade Dragon 4:35 - [2xUziAmmo] 4:43 - Mystic Plaque 2 4:45 - [LMP, Flares] 7:42 - [2xUziAmmo] 8:16 - (Secret) Stone Dragon 8:49...

By: badassgamez

Follow this link:

Tomb Raider 2 Complete Walkthrough #16 [No Meds] | Floating Islands - Video

Viking Hunting Story’s from the Faroe Islands and North Atlantic – Video

Posted on by


Viking Hunting Story #39;s from the Faroe Islands and North Atlantic
My Faroese Viking friend Jens Mortan Rasmussen shows us his life shaving shotgun and tells of his hunting adventures in the North Atlantic. #seashepherdareecoterrorists, #whalesarefood, #paulwatso...

By: Col. Richard Hunter

Go here to see the original:

Viking Hunting Story's from the Faroe Islands and North Atlantic - Video

Solomon Islands payments under investigation

Posted on by

The company said it disclosed the matter to the AFP on July 30 and that it continued to cooperate with the AFP's investigation.

Payments made by miners Allied Goldand St Barbarato a Solomon Islands' government official are being investigated by the Australian Federal Police.

Allied Gold, which was acquired by Perth-based St Barbara in 2012, allegedly provided benefits to the Solomon Islands' outgoing opposition leader Matthew Wale from 2011.

St Barbara then continued to pay the benefits until earlier this year, according to a report in the Solomon Star newspaper on Friday.

St Barbara said in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange late on Friday that through its internal mechanisms it became aware of the payments and had reported the issue to authorities including the AFP, the UK Serious Fraud Office and the Solomon Islands Attorney General.

Advertisement

The company said it disclosed the matter to the AFP on July 30 and that it continued to cooperate with the AFP's investigation. St Barbara declined to comment further on the issue at this time. Documents compiled by St Barbara's legal counsel and reportedly obtained by the Solomon Star allegedly reveal that numerous executives from both Allied and St Barbara maintained relationships with Mr Wale that were of mutual benefit.

The companies allegedly paid for Mr Wale's children to attend the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane, with annual fees reportedly as much as $113,000.

They also allegedly arranged employment for a relative of Mr Wale's and other smaller benefits, including a $13,500 payment to Mr Wale for "office set up expenses".

Allied Gold was reported to have initially benefited from the arrangement, allegedly gaining a letter confirming the legality of blasting at its Gold Ridge mine, now owned by St Barbara, the issuance of a special prospecting license for a tenement, and the removal of certain travel restrictions.

Go here to see the original:

Solomon Islands payments under investigation

Galapagos Islands a natural selection for travelers who love the unusual

Posted on by

Penguins are awfully quick in the water.

They look awkward as they toddle about on land, but underwater they flash by you, slightly bobbing as they go. It's like seeing a short fat sausage with wings zip across your path.

Swimming with a penguin was pretty much at the top of my list when I went to the Galapagos Islands in late June. After all, outside of venturing to the southern end of South America, where else would I get the chance? Plus, the water here was warm. Not an Antarctic iceberg in site.

Like much of the Galapagos wildlife, the penguins here are an anomaly, the only population of the flightless aquatic birds north (just) of the equator.

Galapagos Tortoise

And like many of these animals, the penguins seem pretty much unperturbed by the presence of humans. The one my traveling companion and I saw didn't swim close enough to be touched, but it did whip by just beyond arm's reach. Similarly, on visits to other islands, boobies and frigatebirds sat comfortably in their nesting areas while we snapped photos a few feet away. Iguanas lounged like they owned the place. And sea lions draped themselves on seaside benches and rested on walkways like stray dogs.

Finding wildlife is not a problem.

But each of the archipelago's many islands -- 13 to 18 major islands, depending upon how you define "major," a handful of smaller islands and just over 100 rocks and islets -- has its own unique environs, attracting its own combination of the area's animals and, often, a collection of flora not found anywhere else.

The biggest decision to make when planning a trip is what islands offer the combinations you want to see and whether to take a cruise.

Sleeping sea lions Galapagos

Read the original post:

Galapagos Islands a natural selection for travelers who love the unusual