U.S. Senator Russ Feingold and Congressman Dave Obey announced today that the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin has received a Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) Program grant of $76,500 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The grant will help Wisconsin ginseng producers continue to produce blemish-free ginseng while maintaining low chemical residues to help overcome international barriers to their product. Feingold and Obey have long worked to protect both Wisconsin ginseng growers and their produce with truth in labeling legislation. In April of this year, Feingold and Obey introduced, in their respective houses, truth in ginseng labeling legislation to protect producers and consumers of ginseng.
Daily Archives: June 28, 2005
Tax Deductions for Hybrid car/SUV purchases
Paul Caron has the list. Note that 1 out of 7 vehicles is a domestic (the Ford Escape Hybrid – which uses Toyota hybrid components). The deduction is $2000 in 2005 and $500 in 2006 (not a whole lot for vehicles that can cost north of $40K in some cases).
Doonesbury on Malibu Beach Access
Gary Trudeau is in the middle of a great series on David “Lord” Geffen’s attempt to keep the public off of the “public” beach in front of his Malibu estate. This time, he points out the beachfront homeowner’s use of public sand to build a berm:
“One day a tsunami will come and there will be a great reckoning! Mansions will crumble! Only the surfer will prosper”….
