Killing the goose Killing the goose that lays the golden egg is one of those old fairy tales for children which has a heavy message that a lot of adults should listen to. The labor unions which have driven the make...
Crop report sees small increase The Agriculture Department’s monthly crop report moderately increased 2012 production forecasts for corn and soybeans compared to the prior month.
“As anticipated, there were no major changes to th...
The Kabuki dance continues The nation’s long election ordeal is over. While that may be good news, we must temper it with the fact that Congress is now back in session. The Senate jumped right into “serious” legislative matt...
Thanks, praise and gratitude! Our country’s founders were cognizant that their life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness was a gift and privilege which was granted by God, and not from any country, president, monarch, dictato...
What election day 2012 means to business The French have an expression: “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” The more things change, the more they stay the same. That may well be the most accurate description of the outcome of the ...
‘Cooling out’ the voters Confidence men know that their victim -- “the mark” as he has been called -- is eventually going to realize that he has been cheated. But it makes a big difference whether he realizes it immediatel...
Mitt for president You have seen and heard the candidates running for president. After a year or more of listening to all the rhetoric it is time to make a decision. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, you shou...
Libya and lies It was a little much when President Barack Obama said that he was “offended” by the suggestion that his administration would try to deceive the public about what happened in Benghazi. What has this...
Move over Saudi Arabia Throughout my 40 years representing the business community—first with the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and then with LABI—I have been a student of energy issues and energy economics. I was...
Where candidates stand on farm issues Ahead of the upcoming election, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney spelled out their positions on agriculture issues for the American Farm Bureau Federation.
In a questionnai...
We recommend Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6 and a very busy ballot awaits taxpayers. With early voting underway, we remind everyone that there are nine state constitutional amendments on the ballot and one loc...
Who’s on first? There are a lot of folks confused about the recent report on the unemployment rate. Some have the audacity to suggest that the numbers have been rigged by the federal government at 7.8 percent (les...
