Every few years the political party not in power promises change if they get elected. We have heard this rhetoric time and time again at the local, state and national levels. Often the public votes for change, but when the dust settles everything reverts back to business, make that politics, as usual.
The presidential election of [...]
The mess the country is in must be blamed on something — some group or some philosophy. Of course, it’s easy to blame the politicians because their mistakes are so public. This is true for both parties. Pointing fingers at business and finance is almost a knee-jerk reaction. Then there are the people who have [...]
In Oscar Wilde’s novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” a handsome young man believes his life would not be worth living once his good looks faded with age. So, he sold his soul to the devil and the man remained young while a portrait of him aged instead. He meets a tragic end, and his [...]
Pre-boomers (those born between 1930 and 1945) seem to be harboring a growing fear even despair about the future, especially when it comes to financial matters. This saddens me, because it is my belief that we New Seniors are now the moral compass of America. With our help, the nation should be able to steer [...]
During WWII the country was wildly patriotic. The USA was fighting a war on two fronts. We were the Calvary called in to rescue Europe and the defender of honor and pride in the Pacific Theatre. People here cheered our successes, respectfully mourned those lost in battle and the topic of conversation was usually centered [...]
