Eric sent us the link to an Op-Ed piece over a the leftist Washington Post: Wall Street Bank Run. My, my, my, after only seven months the mainstream media is finally starting to catch on to the full implications of the global credit collapse.
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The Western Rifle Shooter’s Association (WRSA)’s first event scheduled for 2008 is a two day defensive handgun course, in Brookings, Oregon on March 15 & 16. The WRSA offers high quality training for very little money, so be sure to take advantage of it. OBTW, don’t overlook the many free online resources at the WRSA’s blog site: Look at the left hand navigation bar: They have have basic weapons training videos, an excellent series from Zak Smith on long-range shooting, and a host of other useful downloads.
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Reader H.J. sent a link to an interesting article at Snopes about the history of cellucotton–first used as bandages, and later as Kotex brand sanitary napkins. BTW, they still make good would dressings. Stock up. They are a multipurpose barter item.
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KAF found this: Homeowners Losing Equity Lines. We raised this issue several weeks ago in SurvivalBlog. The easy money is going away. This spells a deeper, longer recession. (Note: Again, the background of the picture tells a thousand words.)