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Adding diversity to business ownership

The American Dream for many people means starting a business and working for themselves. That’s a good thing because small businesses form the backbone of our economy. According to recent statistics from the U.S. Small Business Administration, 99.9% of American businesses are small and ...

To his credit, Trump stays on message

Here’s something new following the 2024 presidential election. Inauguration Day 2025 is unique in American history. Not because a former president is taking the oath of office. That happened in 1893, when President Grover Cleveland 22 became President Grover Cleveland 24. Rather, ...

Little surprises make for one good day

Last week, I had a day just filled with little surprises – nice ones. Prior to Thursday, if someone had told me that surprises were heading my way, I probably would have wondered which tire was ready to blow. Or which utility bill was going to double. But on that sunny day, the good little ...

Long wait that wasn’t with election

The presidential election is over and with luck we won’t hear any rumblings about the next one for at least a year, I hope. However, in the last few days I did hear a talking head on one of the cable news channels utter words that sent a chill down my spine when they queried, “Do you think ...

Time for one person, one vote

There have been five U.S. Presidents who received the popular votes for U.S. president and didn’t end up winning the election. In both 2000 and 2016 Al Gore and Hillary Clinton won the popular vote and lost the presidency through the Electoral College, a system that first came about during ...

At last, the election has a winner

It seems like eons ago when Joe Biden was still a candidate, and the election seemed over. After the June debate, it was clear that he could no longer articulate and lead a campaign for the Presidency. Biden eventually stepped aside, and endorsed his Vice President, Kamala Harris, to be the ...