For a certain swath of the Washington elite, 2010 was to be the year when economic issues dominated the political scene in the Republican Party. Relegated to the supporting cast, or even understudy status, were the tiresome social issues that, the elites hold, merely distract the public audience from far …
Read More »Giving Thanks for the Cranberry — Our Forgotten Holiday Star
It’s Thanksgiving week and on tables across the country, turkey is set to be the star of the show. It doesn’t matter whether your dinner is free-range, natural-fed, antibiotic-free turkey, Tofurkey or the traditional, tasty Butterball. Every one of those that hits the platter becomes the instant centerpiece. Pity the …
Read More »Topsy Turvy 2009
2009 is a weird year, where things are upside down — the opposite of what they should be or usually are. Here’s a list of events that were inverted or backward this year: 1. An airline pilot became famous for sailing in the Hudson, not over it. 2. The IRS …
Read More »10 Reasons Why We Are Losing Good Role Models
Sat, 30 May 2009 20:13:07 +0000 – By Bill ShulerPastor, Capital Life Church, Arlington, Virginia As Brooke Shields laments not having lost her virginity earlier, and Mel Gibson admits to fathering a child with a woman other than his wife, a question begs to be asked…What happened to role models? …
Read More »Can you eat 'smart' and boost your brain power?
When it comes to brain health, it seems nothing is more confusing than advice about what we eat and drink. The media’s obsessional reporting of every new finding on diet and memory (no matter how small or obscure the study) merely reflects our own anxieties about how the food on …
Read More »Friday’s jobs report: Expect Fed to raise interest rates, stocks to stay strong
Friday, the Labor Department is expected to report the economy added 213,000 jobs in May. This is line with the pace so far this year and stronger than in 2013, and the Federal Reserve is likely to follow through with plans to raise interest rates. The labor market remains slack; …
Read More »Future of streaming music must include fairness for songwriters
Today, anyone can access music almost anywhere. Due to the revolution in digital services over the last decade, business models are trending towards streaming platforms and away from individual purchases. This rapidly changing reality has set off a debate about the future of streaming music sales and companies like Pandora …
Read More »Media having a ball with Dennis Rodman’s ‘Basketball Diplomacy’
Put together a celebrity athlete and a lunatic dictator and it’s a sure shot you’ll bring out the worst in people – especially in journalists. Former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman went to North Korea as part of “basketball diplomacy” and met with the latest deadly maniac to run that …
Read More »What Ticks Tea Partiers Off?
You know what I think turns off voters? Not lying politicians, but lying politicians who insist they’re not lying politicians; politicians who say one thing, then do another. I know, I know: Nothing profound here. But you’d think those guys in Washington would get it there. People have had it …
Read More »Is it a Food Allergy or Acid Reflux?
Think you have a food allergy? Your symptoms could be a sign of something else. A study conducted by the U.S. government found that previous data on food allergies is significantly inaccurate, including poorly done studies and high percentages of misdiagnoses. Only about 4 percent of the adult U.S. population …
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