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Keeneland: The Book

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
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Don McNay

Just give me one more crack at the ol' race track -The Mills Brothers As the son of a professional gambler, I spent a lot of my childhood at race t...

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Josh Hamilton, Pete Rose and the Power of Redemption

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
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Don McNay

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. John Newton Before he played in his first major league baseball game in 2007, I ...

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Wall Street and Legalized Loan Sharks

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Don McNay

If there was ever a shining example of why you should Move Your Money from Wall Street, legalized loan sharking is a good one.

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A Teaching Role Model on Teacher Appreciation Week

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Don McNay

The first week of May is Teacher Appreciation Week. One that I was glad to have was Dan Tieman. 34 years later, I still remember his teaching. It made an impact on my life.

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Wall Street Journal Review Touts "Legalized Loan Sharks"

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Don McNay

Despite what the Wall Street Journal says, Broke USA is an even-handed look at the poverty industry. A little even-handedness would have gone a long way in the Wall Street Journal's review.

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Wall Street and Legalized Loan Sharks

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Don McNay

Gary Rivlan notes in his book, Broke USA, "the working poor have become big business." You wouldn't think that poor people would be a growth market, but businesses make big money off people who live paycheck to paycheck.

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Dreams of My Absent Father

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Don McNay

When I read the Obama quote about fathers, it made me wonder what side of the equation I fell on. Was I living up to my father's expectations or making up for his mistakes?

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Playing the Hand that Life Deals You

Don McNay | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Don McNay

I've dealt with hundreds of parents of special needs children. They take the hand that is dealt to them. And usually turn that hand into aces.

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