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Having A Home-based Business Makes $$$, But It Makes Sense!

01st October 2009
Have you ever heard the phrase, "Uncle Sam wants YOU"? Sure you have. I'll bet however that you've never heard it expressed this way… Uncle Sam wants you to succeed…or how about this…Uncle Sam loves you and wants to put money in your pocket? Think I... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Sustainable Energy Policies Debated By State Governments

01st October 2009
Energy usage has become THE hot issue. As the price for gas and home heating oil climb into the statosphere, lots of folks are praying for relief. Will the government provide that relief? In his recent State of the Union address, President Bush declare... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Labor Day - What Is It and Why Do We Celebrate It?

24th September 2009
If someone were to ask you the question, "What is Labor Day?" could you really answer it? I doubt many of us really know anything about the holiday other than the fact that it is the first Monday in September and is the official end of summer. It used to ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Breaking the Chains!

01st September 2009
Everyday, customers and business owners are bombarded with billboards, logos, print and electronic ads from huge corporations. With annual ad budgets that are more than our businesses' SALES in an entire year, our small independent businesses are getting ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Electoral reforms in India: For a stronger democratic policy

10th August 2009
The scandals and controversies that marked the 14th Lok Sabha and the recent events after the general elections in India were announced, where smaller and regional parties have held bigger parties to ransom over various issues like that of seat-sharing, h... Read >
Author: Anubhav Srivastava

The Ridicule of the World

12th June 2009
The law is in effect in order to keep and maintain peace among its inhabitants. However you sometimes can't seem to wonder what on earth was going in the minds of these lawmakers when you see such imposing laws that make no sense what so ever. One of t... Read >
Author: Knoxville

How Are Foreclosure Moratoriums Effecting The Foreclosure Rates

03rd June 2009
Now that we're several years into this foreclosure crisis, we've seen governments (local, state, and federal) try just about everything possible to stop foreclosure. The first government bailout plan was a complete failure and the second doesn't seem to b... Read >
Author: Nick Adama

For Gay Couples, Health Insurance : WALECIA KONRAD

18th May 2009
“IT’S not easy being gay,” said Mary Jo Hudson, director of the Ohio Department of Insurance. She wasn’t referring to political opposition and other obstacles, but the plight of same-sex couples who are trying to get and keep health insurance. ... Read >
Author: www.EasyToInsureME.com

How the Banks Own the Lawyers in Congress and the Courts

15th May 2009
Banks love lawyers. In fact, they love them so much that, after lawyers themselves, the financial industry ranks highest in the amount of contributions made to political campaigns. This ensures that the lawyers the bank purchases through campaign contribu... Read >
Author: Nick Adama

Motorcycle Lawyers Discuss the Legal Challenges

08th April 2009
Motorcycle Lawyers Discuss the Legal Challenges of Bikers of Lesser Tolerance as it Brings Civil Disobedience and Constitutional Court Challenge to North Carolina By Ray Henke, a motorcycle accident lawyer and member of Bikers of Lesser Tolerance, Calif... Read >
Author: RayHenke

Ireland’s Drug Czar Condemns Long-Term Methadone Maintenance

30th March 2009
The Obama administration and all state legislatures could learn a lesson from Ireland, where John Curran, Ireland’s minister for drugs strategy, has called for a review of methadone addiction, and how effective methadone programs actually are at getting... Read >
Author: Rod MacTaggart

Is My Cheating Husband Grounds for Divorce?

10th March 2009
Not anymore. The way divorce used to work in most states was that a grievance would be brought by one spouse or the other and that particular grievance would either be grounds for divorce or not. A cheating husband or cheating wife was often grounds for d... Read >
Author: Lessons For a Happy Marriage

Understanding the Basics of Wrongful Death Statutes

24th February 2009
Wrongful Death Deaths due to accidents are one of the leading causes of fatalities in the U.S. According to the National Safety Council, there is an occurrence of a fatal injury every five minutes. In 2003, about 101,500 accidental deaths occurred in t... Read >
Author: Mesriani Law Group

To Ensure That Your Estate Planning Documents Are Current Review Them Every 4-5 Years

06th October 2008
Every four or five years estate planning documents must be reviewed to ensure that the will and living trust are current. There are several factors that can account for estate planning documents no longer being current. Possible changes in state and f... Read >

Child Insurance: A Threat?

29th September 2008
The attack on child insurance, if not adequately answered, threatened the very life of industrial insurance. Weekly Premium business was for the family; and unless the youngsters who formed so large a part of the family were included, the basic princip... Read >
Author: Sarah Martin

Deprogramming Potential Injury Clients

09th September 2008
I stand in awe of insurance companies. I admit that freely and without hesitation. They spend millions on lobbyists in DC and in state legislatures all over the nation. They write legislation that puts caps on punitive damages. They use computer softwa... Read >
Author: Tom Foster

The three most common reasons for which someone needs to hire a criminal lawyer.

11th July 2008
Advertisements for criminal lawyers are in nearly every place you look. In truth , you have almost certainly watched them on television seen posters with the ads, glanced at them in phone books, seen them on virtually every website, ignored them o... Read >
Author: Bert

Gift Cards - Why Gift Card Fees and Expiration Should be Eliminated

27th May 2008
I have not yet come across a sound reason why there should be fees or expiration on gift cards. First, by buying gift cards, consumers are essentially giving the card issuers an unsecured loan, on which they earn no interest, even if the card is not redee... Read >
Author: Kwame Kuadey

New Guidelines On The Way For Stem Cell Research

26th June 2007
The stem cell controversy has ruffled the Congress, State Legislatures, President Bush, and the whole of United Nations. It has resulted in the proposal of new guidelines for stem cell research by the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-profit gr... Read >
Author: apurva

History of Thoroughbred racing in the USA

08th March 2007
Settlers from Britain who brought horses and horse racing with them to the American New World, with the earliest race track laid out on Long Island as early as 1665. While the sport became a much acclaimed local activity, the progression of organized raci... Read >
Author: Keith Driscoll

State Insurance Pool: Can it help you ?

27th February 2007
Health insurance are basically interesting parts of our day-to-day life. It is only that sometimes, we are not aware of this fact! Keep your mind open to anything when reading about health insurance. Opinions may differ, but it is the base of health in... Read >
Author: Jimmy Wild

Asset Protection from Medicaid

18th January 2007
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 established a June 30, 2006 deadline for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release regulations for states to come in compliance with the new severe new restrictions on the ability of the elderly to trans... Read >
Author: Rocco Beatrice

Labor Day - What Is It and Why Do We Celebrate It?

07th July 2006
If someone were to ask you the question, "What is Labor Day?" could you really answer it? I doubt many of us really know anything about the holiday other than the fact that it is the first Monday in September and is the official end of summer. It used to ... Read >
Author: NS Kennedy

National Foundation for Women Legislators Springboard for Wide Range of Issues

09th June 2006
Thanks to the National Foundation for Women Legislators (www.womenlegislators.org), female elected officials are taking the initiative to pursue legislation on a wide range of issues. "The greatest rising force in American politics is not the influence of... Read >
Author: Kris Nickerson

National Foundation for Women Legislators Provides Strategic Resources

08th June 2006
Powerful women comprise the membership base of the National Foundation for Women Legislators (www.womenlegislators.org). Indeed, the NFWL may be the most powerful organization you've never heard of. "The greatest rising force in American politics is not t... Read >
Author: Kris Nickerson

National Foundation for Women Legislators Hones Leadership, Governing Skills

30th May 2006
"The greatest rising force in American politics is not the influence of lobbyists or a single political party. It is women," says Robin Read, President and CEO of the National Foundation for Women Legislators (www.womenlegislators.org). "Women hold 1,686 ... Read >
Author: Kris Nickerson

National Foundation for Women Legislators: The Power of Women in Politics

26th May 2006
Their name is definitely not a household word just yet, but the National Foundation for Women Legislators may be the most powerful organization you've never heard of. "The greatest rising force in American politics is not the influence of lobbyists or a s... Read >
Author: Kris Nickerson

Why Public Schools Hate Home-Schooling Parents

04th October 2005
Home-schooling is a great success. That's why many public-school authorities hate home-schooling parents. Home-schoolers are a direct challenge to the public-school monopoly. This monopoly makes it almost impossible to fire tenured public-school teache... Read >
Author: Joel Turtel