The governmental agency with the reputation for extreme and the most practical power over people's livelihood is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). They have the ability to take away, garnish wages, and require you to leap at their request. They do not have the ability to regulate your thoughts and...

President Obama is in the throes of the biggest financial challenge of his political career. The looming fiscal cliff will affect all Americans, quite likely to trigger a new recession if not averted. That is all Americans, not just the nouveau riche of the $400,000 set; it will affect us...

'Tis the season for gatherings and good cheer with friends and colleagues present and past. But do these gatherings provide you with memories of bad experiences with bad bosses, bullies perhaps?

When you have experienced the wrath of a bad manager, particularly a bully, it is easy to get...

"Stand down veteran" is just what I would say on one special day every year. Our country celebrates Veterans Day by closing banks, government offices, and schools. It is a federal holiday intended to honor veterans of the United States Armed Forces. We give a day off to some Americans...

Rebecca "Becca" Kirtman was a special teen with an enormous heart and resolve. At the young age of 15, she was already working on the framework for what was to become her legacy, "Becca's Closet." Becca, a cheerleader and National Honor Society student with a penchant for making...

The Olympic torch has been extinguished and the bouquets have wilted. The Olympics are over, but the amazement of the talent, the anticipation of greatness in action remains part of our wonderment. I miss the Games mostly because I enjoy watching success in a time when we see so much...

Donald Perry VP of Corporate Relations at Chick-fil-A suddenly died of a heart attack amid the controversy of calls to boycott the restaurant due to the religious beliefs of their CEO and President Dan Cathy. Mr. Perry had been embroiled in the controversy about Mr. Cathy's personal beliefs about gay...

It's time to re-evaluate your business to determine who is "credit worthy" for your personal sweat and financial equity.

President Obama, in a speech on July 13 in Roanoke, Virginia told a cheering crowd of his supporters, "If you've got a business -- you didn't build that....

One thing you can be sure of, our USA Olympic Team is true blue. That is red, white, and blue under sheep's clothing. Breaking news: their opening ceremony uniforms are made in China with a French beret on top. Could these uniforms designed by Ralph Lauren have been...

The last I looked, the Affordable Health Care Act, or Obamacare, was under the ultimate scrutiny of the U.S. Supreme Court to determine if it will be stricken down as unconstitutional or deemed legally sound. Evidence has been presented and a decision is expected in June. Concurrently, we have an...

We are celebrating a dip in unemployment to a three-year low of 8.1 percent, but it doesn't add up. The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports this assumption -- yes, an assumption based on a raw data. For those of us who look at the summary,...

The recognition, respect, and acceptance of differences has been an issue of public attention, policy and compliance for close to a century. Diversity is not only about race, it is just about every aspect of our individuality that makes us different. Values have been programmed in the home, most organizations...

While we bemoan the salaries and gains of Wall Street and TARP funded business, there is another category of serious curiosity; the dramatic increase in salaries of football coaches at public institutions.

While the everyday American struggles to make ends meet, we look forward to cheering on our favorite college...

According to his attorney Joe Amendola, "He (Jerry Sandusky) was just behaving like a jock" As expected, this horrifying story is getting worse and worse. Sandusky throws a bone to the media to claim that he showered with young boys and touched their legs, horsed around but nothing else.

Every fall, we have looked forward to watching Joe Paterno grace the college football stage. The fired Paterno was the coach with the most: most wins, most longevity, most beloved. And to most of us who watch college football, he was "Joe Pa" on a pedestal. What irony is in...

We all make mistakes on the job, and occasionally the boss steps in to correct our performance with discipline or a performance improvement plan. It's how you recover from adversity that sets you aside from the rest.

You are accused of being "off sides" when the flag was thrown...

The unemployment rate is holding firm; companies continue their refusal to hire the unemployed. We wonder what more a nation of desperate job seekers can endure. They are terrified and we can all become a member of that class of people, the unemployed.

The broad assumption is that...

Companies report that there are hundreds, if not thousands of candidates for their job postings. More than ever, it's up to you to figure out how to stand out in the crowded sea of competition. You may meet all of the criteria for selection and get overlooked without any thought....

The latest unemployment data is worse than expected with the lowest level of jobs (18,000) created in nine months. America needs at least 120,000 jobs monthly to keep up with the status quo. At 9.2 percent unemployment, there are 14.1 million people out of work and lest we...

The public wants answers. Watching their reaction to the acquittal of Casey Anthony is heartrending and troublesome. Justice for Caylee Anthony was not achieved.

Our judicial system that has been in effect for centuries still works, but have we evolved to expect too much evidence from the prosecution? And...