My son Ben has been unemployed for over a year.  Just about every day he is out there looking for work and mining the leads he gets from the state unemployment office.  He has had two interviews in the past six months.  In a few weeks, his unemployment benefits will end.  This is the first time in my son’s adult life that he has experienced unemployment for such a sustained… [Continue Reading]

Kenny Rogers’ classic song “The Gambler” has been one of my favorite songs for many decades. In particular, I find wisdom for these times in the stanzas below, particularly when it comes to pursuit of further answers about President Obama’s exotic background. Over the past few years, I have followed the story of his sealed educational, travel, medical and until last week, his birth records with keen interest. I have always… [Continue Reading]