A former student of the University of Chicago economics professor comments on what he learned from Milton Friedman about government intervention during economic slumps.

Only a handful of legislative days remain to resolve the devastating cuts to our military, known as sequestration, before the campaign trail becomes the sole focus of political activity.

Just when one thought that the presidential campaign issue of off shoring of jobs would be a key, there seems to be a new trend: reshoring of jobs.

London has stolen the stage for the 2012 Summer Olympics, with Friday night's extravagant opening ceremonies lighting the way for this every four year gathering of "amateur" athletes from around the world.

The tale of the off-again, on-again Nokay Lake Township state group home is a primer in how government officials can shoot themselves in the foot by choosing what they think may be the course of least resistance.

Amid the gut-wrenching sorrow that swept the nation following the massacre at a theater in Aurora, Colo., gun sales following the early Friday morning assault rose sharply.

"Estimates for the third and fourth quarters have been dropped to levels not seen since the days of the 2008 financial crisis, below even the muted 2 percent expected level of inflation," CNBC reported Sunday.

He was an institution in Happy Valley, Penn. He was affectionately call Joe Pa by adoring fans. Over the weekend, a statue of him was hauled off to seclusion by a forklift and stored out of sight.

When the news first broke in the wee hours of Friday, July 20 of a massacre that had occurred at a theater in suburban Denver, everyone turned their thoughts to Columbine, the scene of that state's worst school killings.

Announcements this month by two veteran Brainerd City Council members mean there will be turnover on that panel next year.