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December 31, 2012 / Featured
It’s that time of year when we all wax philosophical and decide to make our list of the things we resolve to do or do better next year. For most of us, we are better at resolving than at doing, but the good news is we are not alone in that pattern! And I think there is truth to the old adage that “it’s better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all”! Here are a few stat...
December 3, 2012 / Featured
Believe it or not, it is almost Christmas...again!. I may be because I am getting older or it just may be the nature of things, but I swear it was Christmas about three months ago. So what are the hottest gift suggestions, according to the experts? Here they are: 1) Apple Products---any Apple Product! Any Apple Product is hot right now. From the new Mac, to an iPhone 5, from a Pod to a iPad...
December 3, 2012 / Arts and Entertainment
It's insane! The Powerball Jackpot of a half a billion dollars is creating a ticket buying all across the United State for this Wednesday night's drawing. Because there has not been a Powerball winner for the last two months the jackpot has grown by $175 million to a whopping $550 million. Whomever wins this money will have a huge decision to make: do they take annual payouts over three decades,...
November 21, 2012 / Featured
Thanksgiving is the time to feel gratitude to God for all the good things in life. It is a time to acknowledge the good deeds of fellowmen and be thankful. Thanksgiving thoughts of people give us an insight as to what people feel about it. • Life can be very trying. When your child is hungry, your body wracked with pain, or you have no idea where you and your family will find a place to sleep...
November 16, 2012 / Featured
Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries today warned rural residents in Riverside and San Diego County to watch for errant fire tax bills from the new "State Responsibility Area (SRA) Fire Prevention Benefit Fee" program. "Residents who live in rural areas of California are receiving their rural fire tax bills in the mail, and many are discovering errors," said Jeffries. "Our office has received many calls ...
November 10, 2012 / Featured
Here is a brush-up on the history of Veterans Day. In the USA, Veterans Day annually falls on November 11. This day is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice, which ended the World War I hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany in 1918. Veterans are thanked for their services to the United States on Veterans Day. Observance Veterans Day is intended to honor and thank all ...
November 5, 2012 / Featured
Tomorrow, make your voice heard by heading to the polls. Find your polling place, and exercise your right to be an active participant in your government. We are blessed. While we have to put up with months of mud-slinging and rhetoric before an election, we do not find ourselves in the situation that millions around the world find themselves in where exercising their right to vote is truly a li...
November 2, 2012 / Featured
According to estimates presented by Eqecat, a national forecasting firm, Hurricane Sandy may end up being the second most expensive storm in our country’s history. Hurricane Katrina, of course, stands as America’s most expensive recorded disaster with a staggering cost of more than $128 billion. Eqecat’s projections are based upon the extent of the power outages, the flooding of the subwa...
October 30, 2012 / Featured
Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds tonight at around 8 PM EST., hurling an unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City, flooding its tunnels, subway stations and the electrical system that powers Wall Street. At least 10 U.S. deaths have been blamed on the storm, to date and it is too early to know if that figure is accurate. Most deaths report...
October 28, 2012 / Featured
As we all know, gas prices have been setting records by skyrocketing to as much as $5.50 per gallon over the past couple of months. Of course, the impact of such price increases is disproportionately absorbed by those who are least able to handle such increases. The Urban Institute, an organization that investigates and analyzes American social and economic problems and issues, finds that, whil...
