What Tradition?
04/08/08 17:43
Every day the American way of life and long held traditions are being eroded, eradicated and redefined. Multi-culturalism, revisionist history, globalism, political correctness, where will it all end? The American way of life is quickly becoming a relic of the past. When strangers entered the Holy Land, God told the people that the foreigners must conform to the customs and traditions of Israel, including their religious observances and practices. Is it fair to thrust foreign beliefs and practices on the American people in the name of diversity, sensitivity and tolerance? Is it wrong to expect those that enter this country to become part of the American culture, instead of expecting the American culture to conform to their wants?
Tyson Foods, a huge processor of poultry products, recently dropped the observance of Labor Day, a traditional American holiday, for the oberservance of the Muslim holiday Eid al Fitr. Eid al Fitr marks the end of the Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan. Union leaders cited the number of Muslim workers that are employed by Tyson Foods as the basis for their decision to trade holiday observances. Read the story here.
An increase in commodity prices is bringing a welcome increase in profits for farmers. While the rest of the nation continues to experience a housing market in freefall, agricultural land is actually increasing in value, due to the increased demand and increase in value for commodities. Prices have risen by 15.5% in the Northern Plains states, due to price increases in Corn, Wheat and Soybeans. Read the story here.
Oil prices continue to fall as the market adjusts to losses in demand. The effects of high prices at the pump are finally causing a turn around in the price of crude futures. Demand has been falling steadily and today the market weathered several pieces of bad news with prices continuing to fall, instead of the increases that were seen in recent weeks. Oil dipped below the $120 mark briefly today, before recovering to $121.21, which still represents another $4 a barrel drop. Read the story here.
Until next time...
Tyson Foods, a huge processor of poultry products, recently dropped the observance of Labor Day, a traditional American holiday, for the oberservance of the Muslim holiday Eid al Fitr. Eid al Fitr marks the end of the Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan. Union leaders cited the number of Muslim workers that are employed by Tyson Foods as the basis for their decision to trade holiday observances. Read the story here.
An increase in commodity prices is bringing a welcome increase in profits for farmers. While the rest of the nation continues to experience a housing market in freefall, agricultural land is actually increasing in value, due to the increased demand and increase in value for commodities. Prices have risen by 15.5% in the Northern Plains states, due to price increases in Corn, Wheat and Soybeans. Read the story here.
Oil prices continue to fall as the market adjusts to losses in demand. The effects of high prices at the pump are finally causing a turn around in the price of crude futures. Demand has been falling steadily and today the market weathered several pieces of bad news with prices continuing to fall, instead of the increases that were seen in recent weeks. Oil dipped below the $120 mark briefly today, before recovering to $121.21, which still represents another $4 a barrel drop. Read the story here.
Until next time...