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February 8, 2006
President Bush, in his State of the Union speech, said America was
addicted to oil and the federal government would use billions of
tax dollars to pursue alternative energy sources. Rather than…
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January 11, 2006
The recent economic expansion in the United States bolstered by
news of 2 million jobs created in 2005 and an unemployment rate
below 5 percent is in large part due to the 2003 tax reduction…
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December 6, 2006
One of the priorities of the new Congress, and something approved of by most of the media, is to expand federal grants and loans to college students. While this may sound like a good way to increase access to higher education, it is another…
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November 7, 2007
The media have been concerned about the falling value of the dollar and what may be causing it. One example that hits close to home here in Michigan is that the U.S. dollar is now worth less than the Canadian dollar. This is akin to the Detroit…
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October 10, 2007
Consider Michigan.
Michigan has been mired for several years in an economic slump. Its unemployment rate is the highest in the nation, 60 percent above the national average. Forbes magazine has ranked Michigan 46th in the Best States…
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September 26, 2007
This fall’s new shows are serving up some juicy stories of the twisted lives of businessmen, from “Big Shots” to “Dirty Sexy Money” and “Cane.”
Everywhere you look on TV – whether it’s primetime dramas or the evening news – businessmen…
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September 5, 2007
The difficulties in the subprime lending market are beginning to generate a chorus for a bailout of the mortgage industry. The media emphasize stories of people losing their homes to foreclosure and potential panic as adjustable-rate mortgages…
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June 6, 2007
Americans are obsessed with rights. We always have been.
But the concept of rights our forefathers laid out in the Declaration of Independence has changed dramatically. Those rights – life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – were…
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May 2, 2007
The stock market is reflecting the strength of the American economy. The Dow broke 13,000 on April 25 for good reason.
Corporate earnings are strong, the economy is growing, tax revenues are up and the federal budget deficit is shrinking…
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April 25, 2007
I’m a rare combination: a trained journalist who grew up understanding the value of guns.
My dad taught me how to shoot and made sure I understood safety, my rights and my responsibility – namely, that the government wouldn’t be around…
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