I knew it happens but I’m still amazed at how many systematically steal money from senior citizens. For the past few years I’ve served as Conservator for an elderly friend with health issues. That means I pay his bills and Read More …
The West County Democrats hosted Pulitzer Prize winner, Tony Messenger of the St. Louis Post Dispatch at our May meeting. Tony spoke on a range of issues that affect our State and the St. Louis region.
As in St. Louis, local government points the homeless towards programs which may help but, come night fall, most folks are on their own. If they are already homeless, few resources are expended on them. Attention is focused on preserving housing opportunities for those with homes.
The afternoon before leaving for Washington I went to my local bank and got a nice handful of cash. I figured we could charge our visit to Monticello, all the hotel costs and our nicer meals but we had tickets Read More …
Unlike St. Louis, it’s possible to get places on public transit in the Washington D.C. area. At the start of each day we added value to our Metro Smart Cards, buying the full day pass. (With 22 years of college Read More …
Professor Allan MacNeill of Webster University presented the truth about the GDP, the Job Numbers and the U.S. Stock Market. While these statistics are often use by politicians and pundits to exhibit the health of the economy, they don’t really present an accurate picture of the underlying state of our country.