In an effort to avoid another 1970’s style malaise the Federal Reserve is steering us towards a 21st century version. Economists are coming to increasing agreement that a recession is…
High School Yearbook 1938. My father, Victor H. Napier, was born in Portland Oregon on May 7, 1920. Imagine the world he was seeing when graduating from high school in…
But that’s what we like to think. Photo by Kahar Erbol at Unsplash Every four years we go through a Presidential election. You can’t miss it. Every newscast leads with…
Photo by Fred Moon at Upsplash Like everyone else, I have been following the upheaval at school board meetings across the country. Parents are confronting school boards over a wide…
Accomplishment is overrated Photo by Clark Tibbs on Unsplash This has to be the most frustrating employment rejection any employer ever invented. It flies in the face of everything common…
But there is a bright side... The collapse of the industrial economy in 2008 followed by the COVID recession wiped out a substantial portion of the wealth of the younger…
Guest article by Kelli Brewer Starting a business is rife with decision-making, and one of those decisions is the who, what, when, and how of hiring employees. The right employees…
Recovery? Not so fast! Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash We are already hearing about economic and social “recovery” and we’ll probably keep on hearing about it until we settle into…
Photo by Fred Moon on Unsplash We are entering into a perilous election that might have dramatic and long-lasting results for our country. Irresponsible comments about the integrity of the…
Vic NapierAug 25 · 12 min read Photo by Freestock at Unsplash A few days ago, I was driving around tending to minor errands that have been accumulating over the…