In 2009, the U.S. taxpayer woke up to the reality of the global interconnected banking system. Banks were on the brink of collapse caused by bad loans in the housing market. This led to a very unpopular but necessary, (the banks would tell you), bailout by Congress. The banks said that without the bailout they [...]

The school gymnasium was brimming with energetic grade school students waiting for the end of the year program to begin.  This event was specifically held to celebrate the 6th graders graduating from elementary school and to reward them for their hard work and achievements in various school activities over the year. I will never forget [...]

As a child, I used to play the board game of Monopoly. I still vividly remember the excitement of a “Get out of Jail Free” card and the royal blue of Boardwalk and Park Place. My brothers would be angry when I’d start using the pink pastel colored dollars for imaginary scenarios in make-believe businesses. [...]

Darkness, swirling snow, and wind chills of -20 below enveloped the mass of people waiting in a single file line. They periodically stomped their feet as their toes felt the pain of being close to frostbitten in spite of the heavy winter boots. The waiting had gone on for hours and hours, but it was [...]

“You don’t need prison to lose your freedom.” These were the words I heard as I was channel surfing on my radio, and they caused me to stop in my tracks. Regardless of what the topic for the show was that day, I knew this statement was absolutely true. I’ve seen it personally with my [...]

You work hard, you buy the land and start planning for your dream home.  Not so fast!  The EPA has a problem with your plan and is about to ruin your dreams. In 2005, Chantell and Mike Sackett started to build their dream home near the shores of Priest Lake, Idaho. But an anonymous call [...]

In April 2011, students at the University of California-Merced were asked if they would be willing to sign a petition that would allow the redistribution of their GPAs to students having trouble fulfilling graduation requirements.  Those students with an “excessive” GPA of 4.0 would have a reduction to a 3.8 and the extra 0.2 points [...]

A downed spy drone in Iran, Russia, Operation Fast and Furious, Mexico; what do these have in common?  If there were a connection between them, would you at least be curious…if not deathly frightened?  If you are neither, you should be!  Each one raises serious concerns about our country’s policies, but let’s start with Iran. [...]