Submitted by Bob the site ed... on Wed, 03/09/2011 - 5:21pm

OBERLIN.COM recently posted a news link – GOP Leader John Boehner Vows To Eliminate 'Net Neutrality' – which cited new regulations as a "…government takeover of the Internet."

Submitted by Bob the site ed... on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 6:05pm

As the main site editor for OBERLIN.COM, I try to find news stories that are interesting, out of the mainstream, and woven from the truth. I have discovered this to be a daunting task – especially regarding the latter.

Submitted by Bob the site ed... on Sat, 12/11/2010 - 11:57am

See: No New Drilling in Eastern Gulf

Though highly unpalatable, I am in favor of continued oil exploration and extraction from the Gulf and would expand that statement to include virtually any area possessing a better-than-average chance of discovering untapped sources of petroleum.

Why?

Submitted by Bob the site ed... on Wed, 12/01/2010 - 6:18pm

“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money”. This quote is sometimes attributed to the late U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen. It came to mind recently when I was reading that the U.S. national debt is approaching 14 trillion dollars. I certainly do not claim any expertise in the area of finance, but it seems that now we’re talking real money.