1 In 6 Americans Now Live In Poverty
According to the latest Census figures, the population of the United States is a tad over 307 million persons. Of these, 47.8 million, or approximately 1 in 6 Americans, live in poverty. From UPI...
View ArticleMiddle-Class Misery: Incomes Fall, Costs Of Raising A Kid Rise
Back in 2006 when I was working at a suburban fire department, a battalion chief came into my office, saw the local paper on my desk, and asked, “Did you read that piece about how kids these days might...
View ArticleSigns Of The Time, Part 29
Back when I was working in local government up on Chicago’s far North Shore, one of the toilets in the public restrooms at city hall got stopped-up. Public Works came by and checked out the problem. To...
View ArticleGun ‘Control’ Supporters Will Lick Wounds Until Next Mass Shooting
Gun “control” supporters suffered a significant legislative setback in the United States Senate this afternoon. From Chris W. Cox, Executive Director of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for...
View ArticleIEMA: Parents Should Include Emergency Preparedness In Back-To-School Plans
The following is some helpful emergency preparedness advice for parents (not just in Illinois) with kids in school. From an Illinois Emergency Management Agency press release on the Illinois Government...
View ArticleSigns Of The Time, Part 97
From Kathianne Boniello over on the New York Post website Easter Sunday: Greedy parents ruined Easter in Connecticut, violently shoving kids to the ground to snatch up all the eggs for themselves...
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