Obama’s $1000 Rebate Plan Won’t Work August 11, 2008Art Carden Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama has proposed a plan to ease the pain of high gas prices by granting an “emergency” $1000 tax rebate to...
Politicians, Voters Pillage Set-Aside Funds to Plug Budget Gaps August 4, 2008Michael Reksulak Mirroring a $534 million shortfall in Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 2008-09 proposed budget for Los Angeles, planned expenditures for California as a whole...
Lee McGuire of KHOU-TV News on "Doctors may have found a way to destroy HIV": Paul and his team have zeroed in on a section of a key protein in HIV’s structure that does...
As I've begun to unravel the tight ball of emotions related to my rape, I've been given a lot of advice, some good and some bad. Most of it is well-meaning, but not necessarily...
The Net Effect of Minimum Wage July 29, 2008Art Carden Last week, the federal minimum wage increased from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour. While some are celebrating the change as a boon for...
Another excellent posting from Cara at The Curvature on Explaining Rape : The crime of rape is the imposition on another person’s body. The crime of rape is taking away another person’s right to...
For those of you (like me) using LinkedIn for professional networking, Jason Alba has some excellent advice about backing up your profile and connections. Why? Because you never know… Read it and heed it:...
Wal-Mart, Innovation, and Access July 17, 2008Art Carden Last week, Wal-Mart’s revised application to build a new store in Cordova, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, was accepted by the local Land Use Control Board. ...
It was very difficult to make the decision to share the story of my rape publicly. After all of this time in denial (which ended abruptly in early May), I no longer wanted to...
Airlines and Speculation July 16, 2008Art CardenStandard Journal, Havre Daily News Spurred by the claim that speculators are to blame for skyrocketing oil prices, airline executives are circulating an open letter encouraging customers to...
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