Batter up, get battered (Photo: bisonsblog.mlblogs.com) Baseball is America’s pastime. It’s a sport that was born on green pastures, and as George Carlin reminds us, it’s played in a park. A park - a relaxing place. Yet baseball, like payday loans in Stillwater and unsecured loans, is also a business. People get uptight at times in their quest ...

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C Street Band plays discordant music Huh! I'm gonna be a disciple. Huh! (Photo: earthhopenetwork.net) (Aka, we should have listened to Jefferson. CLICK HERE if you missed part one of this article) Morality? No time. The Family says I’m going to Argentina on taxpayer bucks. Ta ta! Yes, they reject the kind of morality that is the basis of ...

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Millions of Americans will see a pay increase Friday when the national minimum wage jumps to $7.25 per hour. Critics say now is exactly the wrong time to increase employer costs. Finance expert Boyce Watkins of Syracuse University, David Ferreira of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and small businesswoman Renee Amoore discuss whether ...

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Americans are beginning to save again, or so the media is reporting. The personal saving rate has jumped from 0.4% in 2007 to a whopping 6.9% in May. But what does that mean? Is it a good thing? And how long will it last? The personal saving rate “Personal saving rate” is an economic term for income ...

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Tens of thousands of people gathered at hundreds of rallies across the country on Saturday to celebrate Independence Day, but also to protest federal government spending and taxes. The rallies were called "tea (aka "taxed-enough already") parties" and were organized on the Internet. One of the biggest events was near Dallas.» E-Mail This     » Add ...

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