Author: G. Hugh Bodell by G. Hugh Bodell Sometime in the late 1980’s a group of sociologists convinced parents, teachers and coaches that telling kids that they lost a competition was bad for their little psyches and if they thought the purpose of competition was to win they would probably grow up to be disturbed, [...]
Author: Garry Gamber The filibuster as a political delaying tactic has been a part of the American political process since the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. Though it was not used in the early years of the nation, the filibuster has been used hundreds of times since the 1840′s. Here are a few of the [...]
Author: Wayne Weeks Labor Unions in the United States have outlived their usefulness and need to be outlawed. As we look back we see that the Labor Union movement is barely over 125 years old. It can be tracked back to about 1880, maybe a bit beyond. When we consider the conditions for workers back [...]
Author: Ernie Fitzpatrick Let me give a disclaimer. I am neither a Republican, not a Democrat. The same can’t be said for the PRESS, which is 90% LIBERAL and embracing Democratic party principles. The PRESS basically elected Obama which means the PRESS defeated Hillary. Either candidate could have beaten McCain; however, the allure of a [...]
Author: G. Hugh Bodell It started last summer with a group of giant financial institutions, moved onto the auto industry and now is reaching into the population to reward those who do not know how or worse, choose, not to manage their money. It used to be the cause for whispering, disdainful looks and the [...]
USAA – Banking, Mortgage, and Insurance company did not take any bailout money Northwest Bancorp – Parent of Northwest Savings Bank, decided not to participate in the federal government’s bank investment program do to the programs constraints –Add your knowledge as comments–
Author: Ernie Fitzpatrick There’s no way that Congress can go along with the Obama $1,750,000,000,000.00 proposed budget for next year. That’s insanity on top of insanity. One point seven five TRILLION? Where in the world do we think all of this ends, not to mention WHEN? Just because the budget is called “New Era of [...]
