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Remembering the king of rock and roll and his impact on all of us

It was forty-five years ago on Aug. 16, 1977, that America lost a national icon. A man who had a profound impact on the music we listened to as adolescents and subsequently, decades thereafter. Elvis Aaron Presley was a man born of simple means in Tupelo, Mississippi, who went from truck ...

Beware! The UK nationalized healthcare disservice is heading for America

My friend is an English-born naturalized American citizen, and he is troubled. His brother, who lives in England, was stricken by severe abdominal pain, diagnosed with an acute gallbladder, and hospitalized for several weeks. They sent him home and as an outpatient, he had a tube placed in ...

Job market is good for employees, but still needs to be professional

There is a high demand for employees with good work ethic and particularly those who are skilled. If you are considering looking for a new job, this article will address some of the potential issues. When you first apply for a job, you may be inclined to puff up your resume for your ...

State’s education funding system is a mess

The problem with taxes is most people do not know how they work. Taxes by their nature create winners and losers, usually more losers than winners. But because the majority of people do not understand the finer points of taxation, the state has an upside down system for one of its biggest ...

Small Business. Big Heart. Big Impact.

There is an old story about the boy walking along on the beach picking up starfish, one by one, tossing them into the sea. He is questioned why he is doing this. What difference can one child make, tossing one starfish at a time, back into the ocean so that they might live? The answer, of ...