It’s Memorial Day, and many towns across the US are having some sort of festival. But sadly, most of these festivals have nothing to do with honoring those who gave their life for our freedom…
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I heard someone post an interesting question recently. What is the biggest problem facing Americans today? All in all this was a rhetorical question, and that’s a good thing. Because I honestly couldn’t come up with just one thing…
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I’ve never trusted playing the stock market. To me, it just feels like legalized gambling. The only way to win is to cheat. People with inside information always win big. So what if we abolished the stock market and forced all companies to go private? Is something that crazy even possible?
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With the violence that happened in Orlando over the weekend, everyone is talking about America. Well, at least people in the US are talking. We’ve always viewed ourselves as the greatest nation in the world, but I truly wonder what the rest of the world is thinking right now…
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It’s Memorial Day, and for many people that means summer begins today. And while I understand why people want to focus on summer fun, I wish they’d think more about what today really means. As I’ve gotten older I’ve truly come to appreciate the importance of what today means…
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Should we be working less or working more? Everything I read says that Americans work too much. I can definitely tell that people feel guilty when they don’t work enough. I see that every Monday…
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So much is going on around the world. Of course everyone’s talking about the massacre in Paris. But in addition to that everyone (and I do mean everyone) seems to have an opinion on the US accepting refugees from Syria. It’s an amazingly complex issue with more questions than answers…
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I haven’t gotten down off my soapbox yet. There’s something else that’s been in the news lately that has me wondering about the world we live in…
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For many people Independence Day is simply a day off from work or a cookout with friends and family. Sadly that’s not the worst thing we have to deal with these days…
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Today we celebrate the Labor Day holiday. And of course, that made me wonder…
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