Wearing poppies, waving flags, parades, placing flags and wreaths at soldiers’ graves, twenty-one gun salutes followed by hot dogs and ice cream at the local American Legion were all part of the Memorial Day pre-boomers remember as kids. It was a solemn yet celebrative day because we remembered those who died serving our country and [...]
The White House is trying to do something about childhood obesity. The most recent effort is to bring food companies and schools into the crusade. This includes not using cartoon characters to promote unhealthy food in television commercials and having schools serve healthier meals in their cafeterias. Why not place the responsibility squarely where it [...]
There was a time, not long ago, when nothing was more American than General Motor’s leading brand, Chevrolet. The Chevy advertising campaign from the ‘70s capitalized on this with the line, “Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet.” Can you imagine an ad agency from another country trying to capture the collective emotions of America [...]
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There are at least 12 million illegal immigrants living in this country. Some claim the number is closer to 20 million. The offspring of these people are automatically citizens of the United States. This makes this group of residents a key economic consideration, both in terms of the contributions they make [...]
A porous border has lead to a host of economic issues that disturbs the balance of jobs, wages, health care, education and more as needy people come here seeking a better life. This nation was built on such dreams. However, the system is broken and needs to be fixed. Hopefully an honest debate will result [...]
