In yesterday's paper a writer wrote that he hopes that President Obama fails because, "Thinking that we can stimulate the economy by bigger government and more government programs is absurd and never worked." This is a rather startling, and I believe, unsubstantiated statement. ...more

February 25, 2009

The downward spiral of advertising revenue and circulation, coupled with rising debt, has claimed two more newspaper companies in a two-day span. ...more

February 23, 2009

As the nation grapples with an economic meltdown worse than any since the Great Depression, we simultaneously search for short-term remedies to relieve the crisis and long-term solutions to prevent a recurrence. While we focus on restoring reasonable oversight and sound business practices, too often we fail to recognize an underlying cause, an epidemic caused by the media-saturated cultural drumbeat of "more, fast, easy and fun." ...more

February 22, 2009

Historically black colleges and universities, which for decades have been educating students who can't afford to go — or can't imagine going — elsewhere, have been particularly challenged by the nation's economic meltdown. ...more

February 15, 2009

By any normal political standards, last week's congressional agreement on an economic stimulus package was a great victory for President Barack Obama. He got more or less what he asked for: almost $800 billion to rescue the economy, with most of the money allocated to spending rather than tax cuts. Break out the champagne! ...more

February 15, 2009

25 Percent of Americans who were unemployed at the height of the Great Depression in 1933 ...more

February 15, 2009

The last time the economy was worse than today was during the Great Depression, when a reporter asked New York Yankees star Babe Ruth why he got paid more than President Herbert Hoover. ...more

February 15, 2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's massive, $790 billion economic stimulus plan is on track for a Friday vote in the House, Democratic leaders say, after a 24-hour delay caused by late, lingering controversy. ...more

February 13, 2009

The floral industry survived the Great Depression. It did so because people tend to be gushier and more romantic during difficult times, said Trish Bechtelheimer, owner of Westover's Flowers and Gifts. ...more

February 13, 2009

"A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have." - Thomas Jefferson ...more

February 13, 2009