For Jose Moreno, rolling in dough isn't about making money. It's about carrying on a family tradition that began with his grandfather in Cuba and became his American dream come true May 16, when he opened Moreno Bakery at 906 W. Robertson St. ...more

June 18, 2008

Most Americans are waking up to understand that cheap gas prices are a thing of the past. No matter what we do, how we fuel our homes, cars and industry, the prices just won't go down anymore. It's the new reality that most of the world has been experiencing for decades. ...more

May 30, 2008

When John Noordover heard Denise Jackson sing at a karaoke bar, he knew he was listening to something special. ...more

May 28, 2008

At the center of the housing crisis, we're told, is someone called the "predatory lender." Such is the myth driving the housing debate in Washington, where both Democrats and Republicans are rushing toward a mortgage bailout. ...more

May 3, 2008

At what point does a homebuilder's delay in fulfilling his contracts become a criminal offense? ...more

February 13, 2008

It's called the Family Justice Center. I'm not sure justice is the appropriate word, but whatever they want to call it, it's about to disappear. The facility, which serves as a gathering place and center for more than 30 services for victims of domestic violence, is scheduled to shut its doors Feb. 8. ...more

January 30, 2008

It was late August, 1963. I was 12. I remember my father calling me into his room. The radio was on, and I heard cheering. It was not a baseball game kind of cheer. It seemed louder and longer. It was a sustained roar. ...more

January 21, 2008

Decades after the civil rights movement, the income gap between black and white families has grown, says a new study that tracked the incomes of about 2,300 families for more than 30 years. ...more

November 13, 2007

loans extended to those with no credit or bad credit - many are calling for the government to do something to stop the suffering. At the same time, many recognize that a bailout of struggling homeowners would be wrong. Thus, we see a growing list of proposed solutions that purport to save the day without a bailout: "borrower assistance" programs to refinance defaulting mortgages, crackdowns on "predatory lending" practices, or laws restricting mortgages the government deems too risky. ...more

November 12, 2007

America is heading down the road toward world government, a world without borders. We are almost there, most all of our public officials are promoting it behind closed doors, with secret meetings they claim they know best. Those in both parties running for public office in 2008 are promoting open borders and the use of many languages, a world government with no borders. They plan on giving all illegals, foreign nationals from all over the world, citizenship and the right to vote. A voice in American government, a voice the American working class does not have. We know we have been sold out by this two-party system, the base that controls this two-party system has used the American tax dollars to relocate all over the world, to violate our trade policies and our Constitution, to completely ignore the will of the people. ...more

November 6, 2007