If
there's one thing the United States stands for, it's unfettered
free speech. It is vital to a functioning democracy. Unfortunately,
the increasing use by government and law-enforcement officials of
"free speech zones" and other stifling tactics to purge dissent
has largely undermined the First Amendment's safeguards for
political free speech.
Thrift
used to be a virtue in America. In Asia, thrift remains a way of life
- for example, it is estimated that the average Chinese family's
thrift rate is 30 to 40 percent - which helps explain the rapid
growth rates there.
If
you've been reading the Quad-City
Times or The
Dispatch/Rock
Island Argus, you might
have no idea that one of Ohio's U.S. Representatives, Democrat
Dennis Kucinich, is trying to impeach President George W. Bush. To be
fair, unless you've been watching C-SPAN or you have a friend or
co-worker who is a rabid Kucinich fan, you probably don't have much
information on it, either.







