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Precision agriculture is a timely idea, but profits may not grow fast

By   /  Friday, October 18th, 2013  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Precision agriculture is a timely idea, but profits may not grow fast

Farmers are a skeptical lot. And Ventura County farmers have good reasons to be skeptical. They, and their counterparts in the Tri-Counties, grow high-risk, high-yield crops on relatively small plots of land surrounded by housing developments and urban areas. They are subject to heavy regulations on fertilizer, pesticide and water use. Particularly on strawberry fields Read More →

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Letter: Clarifying NCHC’s winding-down process

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NCHC selected the assignment process because it is generally faster and virtually always less expensive than the alternative of bankruptcy.

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Op/ed: Central planning still rules China’s economy

By   /  Friday, October 18th, 2013  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Central planning still rules China’s economy

Does innovation really function in a communist state-controlled economy that only partially incorporates a few facets of free-market capitalism?

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Editorial: Private sector should step up in debt debate

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Business owners and managers are key stakeholders — we hold the keys to far more economic activity than politicians.

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Op/ed: The case for a revenue-neutral carbon tax

By   /  Friday, October 11th, 2013  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  6 Comments

We have a moral responsibility to future generations to take powerful action now to moderate climate change, by severely curtailing our greenhouse gas emissions.

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Memo to Mr. Warner: Even Beanie Baby billionaires have to play fair

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The prosecution of Ty Warner only came about as part of a relatively recent crackdown on offshore accounts in which nearly 70 wealthy individuals have faced fines and prosecutions.

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Editorial: UAVs should be at core of iHub

By   /  Friday, October 11th, 2013  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: UAVs should be at core of iHub

Working hand-in-hand with a statewide manufacturing initiative and the emerging unmanned aerial vehicle industry, it could give production, design, energy and technology firms along the Highway 101 corridor a lift.