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Set the Children Free

There are things that are so obvious they shouldn’t warrant discussion…but they do.  For there are blockheads out there whose brains are so soft they don’t know obvious from Adam’s off ox.  Experience tells us that common sense is remarkably … Continue reading

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2012: Predictions, Prognostications, and Prophecies

Before we turn the page to 2012 we must take a look back at the year that just passed so we can extract context for the year to come.  Looking at where the stock market began and ended in 2011, … Continue reading

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The Euro is Done

The November issue of National Geographic tells of the recent discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard – a treasure of gold, silver, and garnet military objects from the early Anglo-Saxon era that had been buried in the English countryside for 1300 … Continue reading

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A Telling Sign of Things to Come

The Labor Department reported last Friday that 103,000 jobs were added in September.  Considering the lethargic state of the economy, this number could have been much worse.  Nonetheless, a quick scratch below the surface reveals the headline jobs number wasn’t … Continue reading

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