Shoveling Smoke: Laws & Regulations Smother Jobs & Economy

By James Jackson

Firenze Sage, pen name for attorney James A. Jackson, served as both Public Defender and Assistant District Attorney in Santa Cruz County, California. Attorney Jackson uses satire and a pithy style to comment on stories making news, U.S. and international. The 5o+ stories concern American politics and current events, political processes, political eyesores U.S. and international, and social affairs 2009-2012.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James Jackson
• Release date: Nov 29, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466005983

James Jackson

Monterey Bay Forum www.freedomOK.net welcomes writers with expertise. One author, Firenze Sage aka James Jackson, Esq., comments on stories in the news related to law, politics and freedom. You can contact him at: [e-mail] or [e-mail] Another writer, Aptos Psychologist, aka Dr. Cameron Jackson, discusses psychology, autism, developmental delays, education and life in northern California. Cameorn Jackson has written the book reviews listed below.

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SHOVELING SMOKE or ENGLISH SPOKEN HERE

By Firenze Sage

Copyright 2011 by Firenze Sage

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Dedicated to Echo, Cheka and Nyx.

Table of Contents

Tale 1:The Demise of Starbucks as…

Tale 11: No Tanning Beds for Kids

Tale 21:Humor Go Home

Tale 31:Neanderthals, an Endangered Species?

Tale 41: Sexual Harassment Gone Wild

Tale 51: The SEIU in Sheep’s Clothing

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Tale 1: The Demise of Starbucks as ….

Coffee and chocolate disappear due to global warming. That’s the message from Starbuck’s Director of Sustainability. So says CBS News: Coffee likes a pretty narrow range of temperatures, and one of the hallmarks, really, of climate change will be increased extremes in temperatures, Todd Sanford, a climate scientist from the Union of Concerned Scientists, said.

Those of us who enjoy our morning cup of coffee may not always realize that future climate change due to extreme temperatures, increased precipitation, really could in some ways put that at risk, the Director of Sustainability added. So for coffee lovers, the idea of waking up without their morning brew could be a wake-up call to lead a more eco-friendly life.

This is the second time in less than a month that scientists have warned that climate change threatens a favorite food item. A few weeks ago, we were told it will be too hot by the year 2050 to grow cocoa beans in much of the Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s main cocoa-producing countries.

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Well vodka distills well in cold weather, so it’s a fair trade.

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Tale 2: Shame! Diaper Pat Down for 95 Year Old