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June 7, 2006
When most people hear the word Enron, they mentally complete the
phrase by adding the word scandal. As reporter Lester Holt of
NBCs Today put it in a January 1 story, Enron has been the
poster…
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May 31, 2006
Paying taxes is one of the least enjoyable things in life. But all
taxes arent equal. Some fund pork or programs the government has no
business being involved with. Others genuinely provide for the…
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May 24, 2006
Since Hurricane Katrina swept ashore on the Gulf Coast, weve heard
seemingly countless reports of record high gas or oil prices. From
the beginning of September last year, the big three networks -- ABC…
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May 10, 2006
First, a little background about ANWR for the newly initiated into
this perennial endeavor. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is an
enormous wildlife sanctuary in the northeast part of Alaska. When I…
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April 19, 2006
I paid too much for gasoline last week. My fill-up of premium gas
cost me $3.04 per gallon or $42.40 just to replenish the near-empty
tank. Premium? Heck, we might as well change the name to…
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March 29, 2006
Its Time for the end of the world.
Its also ABC, CNN, CBS and Newsweek, all promoting a climate
disaster that would end the world as we know it raising sea
levels…
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March 22, 2006
The end is near.
As near as your remote control, at least. All you have
to do is turn on, tune in and drop any pretense of news. CNN
Presents, the networks award-winning weekly…
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March 1, 2006
The pounding waves and 165-mph winds announced the arrival of
Hurricane Hugo in September 1989. Hugo battered the East Coast,
costing $8 billion and taking 50 lives.
Now a new Hugo is…
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February 8, 2006
One of the most obvious dividing lines between old and young is the
ability to recall free television. To anyone who has grown up in an
era of cable and satellite TV, the concept of a handful of channels…
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January 18, 2006
Ford and now DaimlerChrysler are the latest companies to take the
layoff route to try and save their corporate skins. We watch our TVs
day after day as the numbers add up 7,000, 20,000, 30,000…