By Tom Loury
Pawn Star Rick Harrison’s son dies of Fentanyl poisoning. The recent death of Adam Harrison 39 shows us how wide spread this crisis is. We do not have a plan to stop the flow of drugs, we stop some but a lot gets across carried by Cargo ships and trucks, Terrorist, Illegals both are breaking the law. The Cartel’s are inventing new way every day on how to get drugs into the United States. They send it by land, Sea or air. They fly a load into a rural wooded are and drop it. They dump the load if they are getting caught and then the question is do they chase the bad guy or do they chase the drugs so they don’t have it to sell. I ask myself?Why are our people using drugs? Then how can they tell what is poison? We are living in a very depressing world right now. Much of it is cause by the greed of powerful people. We are caught in the middle, for instance we approve money for the border and they devert it to feeding and housing illegals. All I know it has to stop. You the voter have vote smarter, we need to elect someone that can make it stop! Someone with Grit!
Horse Park Trials
(Ocala, FL)- The Eventing Horse Trials kick off their 2024 season February 15th through the 18th. Over the four days, horses will compete in Dressage, Stadium Jumping, and Eventing with Beginner Novice through Advanced courses and tests offered. This will be the first of two Winter Horse Trial events. The second Winter Horse trial will take place February 14th through the 17th. Volunteers are always welcome to help run in-gates and keep things flowing. If you’re interested in volunteering please sign up at http://www.eventingvolunteers.com. Those interested in competing in the horse trials can find prize lists, course maps, and all other show information on our website https://flhorsepark.com/ocala-eventing-series/.
Western Dressage Association of America
(Ocala, FL)-The annual Western Dressage Association of America Florida Affiliate Show will be held at the Florida Horse Park January 19-21st. This show will be open to all breeds and focus on all things Western Dressage, offering all levels of tests, rail classes, and musical freestyle. This show will feature several opportunities to win some fun prizes and awards including the High-Score Breed Award, the Belt Buckle Award, and Championship Award for Saturday and Sunday in the Youth, Amateur, and Open Division. All classes are WDAA, USEF, and AQHA points eligible. The WDAFL was created as an opportunity for riders to find a partnership with their horses working on lightness and the ability to have harmony among horse and rider while holding onto the foundation of American West riding. If you’re interested in joining in the fun, the prize list and additional information can be found at https://wdafl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-showbill.pdf.
Ocala Polo Club
(Ocala, FL) – The Ocala Polo Club’s Winter Circuit is underway. They kicked off their Winter season on December 3rd with a very special Polo Match by partnering with Run for the Ribbons to support the Florida Thoroughbred Transfor-mation Expo, an opportunity for previously raced Thoroughbreds to showcase their new careers in Polo, Show Jumping, Eventing, Dressage, and Western. The Ocala Polo Club will have matches every Sunday through the end of March. Match-es start at 1pm and all are welcome! Opportunities to purchase VIP tailgate spaces are available online at https://www.ocalapolo.com/watch-polo.html. After watching a game, if you discover your new passion, private polo lessons on a Team Resolute Polo pony can be scheduled with Coach David.
(Ocala, FL)- Tickets are on sale for Florida’s premier Draft Horse Show, Grandview International, taking place February 1st through the 3rd. Twenty-one wagons and six to eight one ton Belgians, Clydesdales, and Percherons will compete under the covered arena in what some describe as “organized chaos”. Some Hitches have a single horse while others have an eight horse hitch, and everything in between. Hitches are put into competition based on the breed of Draft horse, number of horses in their hitch, and gender of the driver. Gates will open every morning at 8am and the show will begin with opening ceremonies followed by the action. This is a great event to bring the entire family to! To purchase tickets and check out the schedule visit https://grandviewinvitational.com/schedule/.
Farmers I read on the internet that bamboo charcoal will get rid of rodents. Believe it or not! OK farmers there is your answer. Actually you can order it online. That would even work in the fields if it’s not to expensive, check it out!.
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I am getting notes from reader which is a good sign. The notes are 99% positive. I get one from a soldier overseas. Keep the notes coming. It tell me you are a reader.
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I see Texas has finally had enough of being accused of things they were not doing! The rest of the states need to follow. This administration is letting these Illegals come in. Border Patrol was accused of drowning Illegals, but when they watched the video’s they were saving peoples from drowning. They were accused of whipping the aliens with their horse reins and they were using long reins to control the horses. Again watching the video’s and realized they were not hitting anyone. They were using the horses as barriers to stop illegal entree. Continue reading
“Is anything happening with the FAIRtax? Why don’t I ever hear about the FAIRtax on tv? Will the FAIRtax ever pass?” These are a few of the questions that I hear on a fairly regular basis. Let’s take them one at a time:
“Is anything happening with the FAIRtax”:
Just a few weeks ago Steve Hayes (Chairman of Americans for Fair Taxation) was invited to testify before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Taxation in Washington, D.C. This proved to have both negative and positive results. Those members who do not like the FAIRtax and enjoy the rewards of having an incomprehensible income tax code to further their own political gains asked scripted questions to people other than Steve. They in turned gave scripted answers that misconstrued or lied about the FAIRtax without giving Steve a chance for rebuttal. Fortunately, the chairman asked Steve direct questions that gave him the opportunity to set the record straight. After the meeting, Steve was approached by 3 different Congressmen wanting to talk more about the FAIRtax. Steve is in the process now of trying to set up one-on-one sessions with these members to teach them more about the FAIRtax and find common ground in hope of pushing the FAIRtax bill forward. Continue reading
Recently, my wife and I were invited to attend a dinner event. It was a lovely evening, and we were sat at a table with a gentleman to my right whom I had not previously met. I introduced myself and approximately 90 seconds later I heard, “Let me ask you – what are they building . . . ?” I answered his question and the follow-up questions. Welcome to a day (and night) in the life of the CEO of the CEP!
Questions
First, and I want to make this abundantly clear, please ask me your questions. I love to meet people and I am absolutely delighted when people stop to talk on the street, at a bar or restaurant, in the mall, in the gym, etc. I want you to introduce yourself and I always want people to feel free to ask their questions.
What questions am I asked? Well, usually they are around growth and development though they sometimes wander into other areas. Here are some of the most common questions – Continue reading
Dear Friends,
We are over half way through the 2024 Legislative Session and have plenty of more ground to cover. Over the course of the 2024 Legislative Session, the Republican Caucus is committed to being focused on delivering real results for Florida’s families and ensuring that Florida continues to lead the nation with a world-class education system and thriving economy.
The Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy passed the Live Healthy Legislative Package with unanimous support. This robust policy proposal addresses key shortages in Florida’s health care workforce and stimulates innovation in health care. This Legislative Package combines targeted policy enhancements and critical investments to increase Florida’s health care workforce and efficiency across the health care sector. Continue reading
