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Overall Employment Numbers Aren't That Good
The Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes an unemployment number that does not reflect reality. In the last Quarter for instance, across the U.S., 501,000 people found jobs, but 984,000 quit looking for jobs, and they are … Continue reading
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Trucks and Automation
A recent news article in The Wall Street Journal included this provocative sentence: “Some of the features being added to trucks are similar to those in cars, but generally the move to autonomy in commercial and industrial vehicles is far … Continue reading
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Is a Constitutional Convention a Good Idea?
Many American’s, including presidential candidates from major political parties, have suggested we have a National Convention to amend the U.S. Constitution, most for the purpose of passing a balanced budget amendment. I must admit at times I thought that would … Continue reading
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Time to Stop Criminalizing Mere Misconduct
By Christian Braunlich and Angela Ciolfi Why does Virginia have the highest rate of referring school children to police? A report last April by the Center on Public Integrity, using U.S. Department of Education data, demonstrated that Virginia schools referred students … Continue reading
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Hospital Finances Show a Profitable Industry
Once again, the financial numbers from the hospital industry show that it is doing very well overall. Close to 80% of the hospitals in our state are profitable. The number of hospitals running operating deficits have decreased each of the … Continue reading
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