President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus package doesn’t just contain incentives for home buyers, car buyers and businesses.  There’s also a significant portion of funds targeted to encourage Americans to further their education in this recessionary time of high unemployment.  The government stimulus package features three key educational funding provisions intended to create more [...]

The recent expansion of AmeriCorps goes hand in hand with President Obama’s plea with the American people to start volunteering and give special attention to community service. The plea came in his inaugural-address and later in a nationally televised speech to a joint session of Congress in February, shortly after taking office. The Senate passed a measure, named the Senator Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act [...]

Paranoia and mistrust have swept the Alabama legislature in recent months, aiding to concerns of voters in electing Democrats, including Vivian Figures. Although she remains unaffected, dozens of members of Alabama’s legislature have been issued subpoenas in recent months, nearly 1/3 of the body, mostly Democrats.
The subpoenas are in regards to bribery and corruption charges [...]

In this failing economy is there any hope?