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With the economy crashing down around us, I recently felt the need for some good advice from someone who really understands what is happening and how to get through it all. I called my bridge-playing, bird-watching friend, Eric Swanson, and asked him who he knew that might be able to give me some quality financial [...]
As I read The Green Collar Economy, I kept hoping the author would tell me about a successful, green collar, free-enterprise business model—a company that could be replicated over and over across America, rewarding investors and providing long-term financial opportunities to stakeholders.
This book presents an excellent first draft vision of what America could and should do to revitalize its standing in the world community. And it matters not whether you believe global warming is a real threat to future generations or a cyclical phenomenon. If you are concerned about the current economic woes, you owe it to yourself to read The Green Collar Economy.
The story is real, the actors superb, and Sean Penn makes you believe that he is the real Harvey Milk. What a performance! Penn should have no trouble winning the Best Actor of the year awards.
Richard Dawkins had the courage to speak up as he fervently believes that religious extremists are a serious threat to democracy and human betterment. His book, which is easy to read, is loaded with facts to support those assertions.
I was a strong believer and fervent practitioner of Continuous Improvement as a business strategy. So earlier this year I suggested that we should consider using CI to make JustOneOpinion.com a more informative, entertaining experience.
The black philosopher’s idea was that a man is not independent, and cannot afford views which might interfere with his bread and butter. If he would prosper, he had to train with the majority.
In our lifetime we will meet and get to know many interesting and fascinating people. Occasionally we are introduced to a person who ratchets the bar up a notch. And so it was with Darrell Gene Miller, a human dynamo who cultivated friendships like a gardener nurtures his prized plants and flowers. Darrell was a most remarkable man.
In a recent conversation with a dear friend, I mentioned my concerns about a political candidate, Sarah Palin (she could one day be a heart beat away from the American Presidency), who espouses Intelligent Design to be a science, believing it should be taught in public school. It didn’t take long before my friend worked [...]
During his keynote speech, given in Grand Rapids, Michigan, national columnist and Pulitzer Prize Winner George Will lashed out at Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s call for Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox’s resignation. Will took a call from Cox shortly before taking the stage Thursday, September 18, and was visibly perturbed when he [...]
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