The political battle in Wisconsin could affect pre-boomers

Depending on what papers you read and which newscasts you listen to very different reports emerge.  Half-truths, innuendoes and outright smears are coming to us, not just from the combatants, via the news media.  Has objective reporting given way to emotional promotion of specific points-of-views?

 
In November, Wisconsin moved from Democrat control to the Republicans, a [...]

Pre-boomers lived through the greatest era of fad dances

Before Rock and Roll exploded on the scene in the mid-50s, there had been periods when novelty and fad dances were the rage.  But Rock was accompanied by a plethora of songs that had a dance connected with them.  Can you remember dancing to these musical numbers?

 
First a little history, new dances are being introduced [...]

Is it buy American or made by Americans?

 

 “Look for the union label,” was a familiar jingle following WWII.  This ad campaign, paid for with funds from union dues, was heard over the airways for many years after the war was over.  
This public awareness effort was designed to convenience consumers that better quality products, made by Americans, always carried a union logo.  [...]

How healthy is the place where you live?

 

 
Living in a metropolitan area has many rewards as well as risks.  Rate your health as excellent, very good, good, poor or fair, as done in a survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which was reported in a CNS article in early February.  You might be surprised to see which major [...]

Things that are going the way of the buggy whip

Yellow Pages, land-line telephones and film cameras are three things that come to mind.  Changes are happening faster than at any time in history, thanks to the age of technology.  Businesses are looking for opportunities to cause a sea change in the products and services we use.  Younger Americans embrace this progress, but older consumers [...]

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