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Over-regulation choking businesses
I guess we were supposed to be encouraged last week when the regulator-in-chief pulled out his plastic preschool scissors while promising to cut the government down to size.
Please, anybody, file for the GOP
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Tips intended for government “teleworkers”
In our era of smart technology devices, employees are able to access important company information any where and any time.
Gentlemen, start your salmonella
Maybe the news left you yawning over your nutritious breakfast, but it shouldn't.
Europe marches toward cliff’s edge
Freedom is a two-edged sword, in that it grants us the opportunity to destroy our own destiny should we make wrong choices. But it doesn't have to be that way, should we choose to learn from others' mistakes.
Future is not so clear
The political pundits and psychics – which most assuredly are almost the same if you look at many pundits' actual track records – are now making self-assured predictions or poking fun at psychic predictions.
Maybe Obama needs more plumbers
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Money is foreign to us
After a volatile 2011, the stock market is off to a relatively good start in 2012 - at least as I'm writing this - though I'm still plenty confused about my retirement savings.
Paul’s army won’t be easily broken
When Sarah Palin, during the post Iowa media spin feast, warned GOP leaders to not "marginalize" the Ron Paul supporters, she was looking ahead to the greatest challenge faced by whoever captures the nomination.
Obama fires the U.S. Army
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It's still early in the game
Iowa caucus results show it's still early in the game and nothing's certain.
Safety belts please: 2012 will be rough
The first of every year, we encourage you to look around, set some goals and live intentionally.
Let someone else be in charge this year
It's time for my fifth annual New Year's Day tradition where my readers and I get to take a different kind of look at the big picture of our lives.
Why we need better BS in 2012
Here's something we can do with less of in 2012: BS.
Say it isn't so, Tarzan
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Can Rand Paul Really Get the 2016 GOP Nomination?
He's the GOP's emerging conservative "rock star" who sets the base on fire. But can he go the distance? Is it realistic to think that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul can really get the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination and usher in a new GOP era in more ways than one? Or does he have too much political hubris -- some of it from his father?
Springtime in Washington
Ah, springtime has finally arrived in Washington, D.C.
Attacking Cancer Patients Doesn’t Fix Obamacare
In a blockbuster Associated Press story your local paper may have skipped, Kelli Kennedy reports that patients with cancer and other serious diseases all over the country are being hammered by the same problem: the one-size-fits-all structure of Obamacare plans imposes outrageously high out-of-pocket costs for their specialty drugs.
Obama Confesses
"Pope Francis, I have never been to Catholic confession before, but I have a few things I have to get off my chest."
Obamacare Haters Can’t Handle the Truth
If there's one thing Republicans hate even more than health insurance for a growing number of Americans, it's empirical evidence that Obamacare is insuring a growing number of Americans.
Lobbyists Always Find a Way
It's funny how loopholes are always just big enough to accommodate a lobbyist. In Texas, the legislature recently banned lobbyists for testing companies from serving on education accountability advisory boards, but Bill Hammond, a lobbyist representing Pearson's interests, is serving on an accountability panel. It may sadden you to know that Texas is messing with ethics, but fear not: It appears no one is listening to Hammond anyway.
Foul Balls
Over in the sports section they greet each baseball season with rankings, predictions and detailed summaries of off-season roster moves. Here on the opinion page we usually prefer to wax about emerald green grass, the crack of the bat and the vernal reawakening of our Great American Pastime.
What Will Unionized Athletes Mean for Colleges?
The National Labor Relations Board says college football players are not "students." Many would agree. It took the NLRB to declare them "employees."
Sawbucked to Death
These days, the only thing harder than making money is hanging onto it. It's easier to protect dandelion fuzz in a tornado. Everywhere you go, everyone wants a taste. Their only job is to get a grip on your money. And some of these folks are pretty darn good at their jobs.
