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About Those Gender Differences

By Steve Chapman
Saw the news on how much men and women talk. Seems some scientists toted up the oral output and got the same number of words from each gender. Find it hard to believe. To tell the truth, would rather...

Crime Beat: Meth and Cocaine Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled

By Jim Kouri
Thirty-One (31) arrested in "Operation Arctic Chill" - Federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) along with state and...

Taxing Time Again for New York

By Matt Towery
Who are the richest people in town? Here's a hint: Every dime they have is disposable income.  The answer is tourists. And they increasingly are the victims of the soak-the-rich mentality that has resurfaced with...

A Health-Care Greeting: Welcome to Wal-Mart

By Froma Harrop
Americans agree on health care. Ask them, "Who should pay for it," and they all answer, "Not me." But follow up with, "Who, then?" and you have a fight on your hands.  Wal-Mart has greatly improved the quality...

General Motors as Government Motors After One Month

By Marion Edwyn Harrison, Esq.
Almost one month ago General Motors Corporation (GM), probably quite necessarily, filed for bankruptcy.  The recession, noncompetitive operating costs (conspicuously including noncompetitive labor costs) and...

Freedom and Giving: Religion, Environment and Finances All Require Choices

By Pete Latona
The need for Freedom seems to be deeply ingrained in the heart of man. World history is latent with battles to attain or preserve freedom. If you don’t have it you want it. If you have it you fight anyone...

US Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Improving

By Jim Kouri
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has established tools to address the threat to the US financial system of money laundering and terrorist financing.  One such tool is Section 311 of the...

Four Reasons Sanford Has a Future

By Roger Simon

Mark Sanford only looks washed up. True, as governor of South Carolina, he recently walked off his job to secretly visit his mistress in Argentina. And, true, he was forced to admit his affair in a news conference...


Chuck Norris on Michael, McMahon, Farrah and You

By Chuck Norris
The entertainment world lost a few giants last week, and like the rest of the world, my wife, Gena, and I offer their families, friends and fans our most heartfelt condolences...

Independence Day: Celebrating the Upcoming Fourth of July

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl
Independence Day celebrations usually call for parades, barbecues, quality time with family and friends, and of course, fireworks.  This year, as we watch the fireworks that symbolize and celebrate our...