GOP withdrawals med. marijuana bill because voters harass?

Issues in the news: I. Fox News, the propaganda arm of the religious right-wing in America, is upset that Google didn't do one of their famous holiday doodle screens with an Easter theme, on Easter. Who did they honor that day? Well, one of the greatest labor leaders that...

Bankruptcy is Often the Best Solution for Money Problems

Here is something you don't expect to hear people say, "If you file bankruptcy your life will get better."  Well, I did file bankruptcy and my life did get better. Within three years after our bankruptcy we had purchased a house and before that had rebuild great credit...

Reader Questions - Divorce, Getting Out of Debt, Restoring Credit

Question: I just finished paying off my credit cards thru credit counseling, bought a house. I then applied for credit card, got denied due to being in credit couseling. How long should I wait to re-apply again? In the mean time, what could i do to erased the credit...

Money Troubles Trigger PTSD in Many

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is something we normally associate with military members. But the reality is that many who have faced traumatic situations can also suffer from the impact PTSD creates. Through news reports and media coverage we are also aware of the...

The Hidden Truth About Welfare and Benefit Fraud

For some reason I've been getting a lot of questions and statements from people that feel that there is a tremendous amount of benefit or welfare fraud taking place. Is there fraud in benefit systems? Without a doubt I'm positive there is. But the level of welfare or public...

FTC Chases Down a Couple More Debt Relief Companies Promising Mag

The Federal Trade Commission announced some additional coordinated enforcement actions against companies that promised fraudulent debt relief help and interest rate reductions. Recently I wrote about actions the FTC took against Purchase Power Solutions and The Green Savers....

Should women have the right to go topless in America?

Should the government ban, as happens in most places in the U.S., topless women in public? Of course the religious right-wing in the U.S. would oppose any such right by women, because let's face it, they are the anti-sex police. They want to imprison gay men for sex in their...

Law Enforcement Associates Introduces Scorpion Blue-Tooth Video/

The video features on the Scorpion Blue-Tooth include an adjustable 90-degree visual spectrum and a real-time clock function for time stamping, making the device an ideal tool for evidence collection and addressing false complaint and officer liability issues. The device...