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Tariffic News?

When Donald Trump announced his grandiose plan for trade tariffs on April 2, 2025 some people cringed, others cheered, and a few called their lawyers. One of those was Rick Woldenberg, the CEO of a family-owned company in Vernon Hills, Illinois a suburb of Chicago. His firm, Learning Resources, outsources

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Sports Movie Champ

Last week, on November 21, it was the Fortieth Anniversary of the release of Sylvester Stallone’s opus, Rocky. The news brought on a discussion between

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Thankful

As we head into Thanksgiving, I am using the blog to express a few of the many many things and people I am thankful for

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The American President

The musings of a wandering used machinery dealer. Donald Trump, real estate mogul, is killing the housing market in his first week as president-elect.  Mortgage

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Young Had to Wait

A person can be blessed with immense natural talents, but achieving greatness takes both stubbornness and faith. I just finished reading QB, the new biography

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Energy Trumped Statistics

I have been a baseball and political junkie for the last six months, reading all the statistics and scuttlebutt I could digest. I found a

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Congratulations to Me!

I received calls and emails all day congratulating me on the Cubs fantastic victory Wednesday in the World Series. Thanks, I did get the winning

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