Politics
Real High Tech
Sometime back during the infancy of computers and information technology, someone invented the term “high tech” to describe it. That is an unfair disservice to many other industries that have their own amazing high technology. The modern car or SUV has hundreds of components that are incredibly high tech that has evolved over the 125…
Read MoreCORONAVIRUS UPDATE CHANGES DAILY
It is really hard to provide coronavirus updates because things change so quickly. We have been fortunate in Nueces County. As I write this on Tuesday, April 14 we have had 84 confirmed cases in Nueces County. 5 people are still in the hospital, two in critical condition, and one recovering. Eight have recovered and…
Read MoreWhat Happened to Common Sense?
I am amazed at the nonsense I encounter from TV news, email strings, newspaper articles and social media. The statements made are obviously propaganda, exaggerations or outright lies. I have an engineering degree and am well read up on numerous topics. However, you don’t need to know a lot to spot most of the nonsense. …
Read MoreThe North Beach Project
The Corpus Christi City council appointed a task force to recommend a solution to the North Beach Storm Water flooding problem. The problem is that most of North Beach is not high enough in elevation above sea level for storm water to drain into the bay. The task force has recommended a solution to flooding,…
Read MoreUS Transportation Infrastructure Maintenance Plan
In response to an invitation from the US Chamber of Commerce for a plan to fund the maintenance of US roads, waterways and airports, I submitted the following plan; In a free market economy such as the US economy, the fairest and most economically efficient method to fund infrastructure maintenance is a user fee paid…
Read MoreNEWLY FORMED NUECES COUNTY INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION FORMED
County Judge Barbara Canales has hit the ground running. One of her new projects has been to create a Nueces County Industrial Commission that provides the focus on Nueces County. The Nueces County Commissioners Court unanimously approved this. The Commission is charged with providing laser focus on creating economic development opportunities for Nueces County. Why…
Read MoreThe Green Energy New Deal
Some members of Congress are promoting a “Green Energy New Deal’ to ban fossil fuels in the US within 10 years. That is economically and technically not feasible. If adopted, it will turn our economy back 200 years to 1819 and destroy the 18-fold gain in prosperity, wealth and well being gained over 200 years…
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