Bob McCarty Writes

Black Friday sales are generating quite a bit of buzz this year, what with news media outlets focused on the prospect of another economic depression as “imminent.”  As my small contribution to helping stimulate the economy, I offer the following links to retailers with web sites offering Black Friday sales information:
Amazon, Bass Pro Shops, Best [...]

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Military installations worldwide will offer free, anonymous mental health self-assessments to individuals who may be struggling with depression in recognition of National Depression Screening Day® Friday.  Using a Martha Stewartism, I must say, “That’s a good thing!”  Not so good, however, is the likelihood that annual costs of such worldwide screening efforts will skyrocket if [...]

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A story from my father’s self-published autobiography, Some Events in One Life: Mine!, illustrates my contention that, if ever there was a time for Americans to stop behaving like sheep and start holding their elected officials accountable, that time is now.
The brief story below is true and based upon my father’s life on a small [...]

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Barack Obama is out on the campaign trail stoking fears that another Great Depression, complete with bread lines and high unemployment, is just around the bend.  While the financial crisis is indeed serious, the differences between the economy of the 1930s and today are vast.
BREAD LINES
In a piece earlier this year for the Business and [...]

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Bipolar bear disorder is a new and unexpected bi-product of a contentious legal battle over the protected status of polar bears. Sadly, the number of polar bears being diagnosed with this affliction is expected to increase precipitously over the coming months, according to experts on the syndrome who spoke to Bob McCarty Writes on [...]

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