Tony Scott’s Talent Agency Files $1 Million Claim Against Estate

Prolific Hollywood producer Tony Scott died before paying his agent more than $1 MILLION in commissions — this according to new legal docs — and now, the agency’s going after Scott’s estate for its money. Tweet Share

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Why Local Elections Matter

In case you missed it this week The Huffington Post ran an article that exposed many of us to a memo released by the Republican State Leadership Committee   The memo summarized a project called the RSLC’s Redistricting Majority Project … Continue reading

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Right to Work: And Earn Lower Wages

You may have heard of the physical confrontations in Michigan or of legislation represented as a “right-to-work” bill being passed and signed by the Governor.  If you have, many of you still might be asking “what is right-to-work legislation?”  Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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Think and Grow Rich

Welcome back! This time around I’m going to introduce a few books and a video on thinking positive in your daily life and how that same positive mental thinking can bring you success. I’ve been reading up on some succcessful … Continue reading

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Shame on Miami

Almost a year ago, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Committee began investigated the public financing deal to build the Miami Marlins new ballpark http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204826704577077230342369436.html#articleTabs%3Darticle.  This investigation continues, which makes Tuesday’s move by the Marlins http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/sports/baseball/in-multiplayer-trade-with-blue-jays-marlins-pull-the-plug-again.html even more amazing. Tweet Share

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$h*! Jack Welch and Donald Trump Say

When the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Employment Report for September 2012, the official unemployment rate (U-3) unexpectedly dropped from 8.1 to 7.8 percent Tweet Share

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Information and Disinformation

I know it is a strange time to be commenting on a topic like honesty and not be talking about the debate performances, but a recent by Joe Nocera in The New York Times  has me thinking about honesty, information, and … Continue reading

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Some Good News for Beer Lovers

The most recent numbers from the Beer Institute suggest that the U.S. shipments of beer increased 1.9% in the first eight months of 2012, marking the first increase in three years. Tweet Share

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Is Economics Sexy?

It is difficult to say if the same is true for students in colleges and universities in the United States, but a recent survey in Britain found economics majors to be the most promiscuous. Tweet Share

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Know Before You Go!

The biggest weapon that an adversary may have against you is your IGNORANCE. Tweet Share

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