One thing auto industry veterans will tell you is they never saw a year like 2009 … and they never want to see another one like it. The year included the seemingly unthinkable: bankruptcy for General Motors. And as an added fillip, Chrysler went bankrupt too and was rescued by the unlikely combination of the [...]

The $787 billion dollar stimulus bill that was signed into law on February 17 promised to include help for the hardest hit areas of the economic crisis, according to President Obama. While the effects of the stimulus bill are still mostly undetermined, unemployment has continued to rise steadily from the 8.1% it was in February [...]

It’s no secret that the last 12 months have been a roller coaster of presidential elections, stock market tumbles, foreclosures, unemployment, and bailouts.  We’re in unprecedented economic times for many of us.  I’m in my mid-30’s and have never seen such a string of bad news. It’s so bad, that about 9 months ago, I [...]

I am utterly confused by the philosophy that is being pushed right now that the answer to our country’s economic problems is to spend more money. Spending money is what led us here in the first place. Our national debt has doubled over the past 8 years under President Bush, and now, the Hope-of-Our-Nation (as [...]

Given the amount of coverage the economy has been getting in the past few months, it seems a moot point to bring up the question of how this might affect the sports world. It may even seem irrelevant and irresponsible to speak of what is going on in our economy right now in terms of [...]

My family lived in Oklahoma during the oil boom of the late ’70s, when I was in grade school. A military family, we resided in humble quarters on the base and lived on an equally humble military salary. But one of my classmates, Crystal, lived in a very nice house in town. Her father owned [...]

Welcome to our weekly round-up of great fathering content in the media… enjoy! And have a great weekend! -TFL Are you a single custodial father? Social Work students at Eastern Washington University are seeking to learn more about single custodial fathers and the challenges they face in raising their children. If you are a single, [...]

It’s Wednesday! Time for our weekly wrap of cool stuff worth passing along.. Enjoy! -TFL Optimism! What’s that? Well, the Wall Street Journal has some. We’re Not Headed For a Recession sounds like a pretty optimistic article… And if you need a little humor to help you through this economic meltdown, jokes will do the [...]

Well, Wednesday is usually our day to zip out a round-up of all the “cool stuff” popping up on the radar screen as of late. But, it seems like the economy has taken over the radar screen lately! Can’t imagine why. We’ve nearly doubled the national debt over the last week or so, but who’s [...]