The economy might be thought of as a farm, where seeds are planted, and water, fertilizer, and other nutrients are added as needed. The politician, as the farmer, grows the crop and creates prosperity. Another popular analogy is that of a machine. If only the right people in power with their ...

Let’s meet Aida. She’s 51, gainfully employed until recently, married to Steven for 28 years, and has four grown children together. Three are on their own, two married with young children, and one son living at home. She’s 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 138 pounds. She has dark hair ...

Well, February might be the shortest month of the year, but it always feels like the longest. And it might not surprise you to find that it is the most disliked month of the year, according to a Gallup poll. February is still far enough away from spring and still solidly winter to make it ...

Ah, the words of that happy-go-lucky song many remember, lent by the voices of Nathan Lane (Timon), Ernie Sabella (Pumbaa), Jason Weaver (Simba the Cub), and Joseph Williams (Simba, as an adult) in the popular Disney movie, The Lion King. I am sure just hearing the title of that song, paints ...

As I sit here, on my bed, we are having our carpet cleaned in the other room. The carpet cleaner, a man we will refer to as CeeCee, knocked on our door a little past 9 a.m. He has the mustache of either an evil villain or a silent-movie star or both. It is precisely the type of bushy, curly ...

Except for the combination of an error in my reservation (my fault) and weather delays leaving me to wander the airport for six hours, my trip to New York City and the Westminster Kennel Club dog show was wonderful, and went by too fast. There was much chatter on Facebook and Twitter, and ...