February 22, 2013
It's good to see that Nancy Pelosi has her priorities straight. The House Minority Leader has harsh words for the upcoming sequestration dilemma, because - she wants her paycheck!
February 11, 2013 At the end of 2012, President Obama increased the Social Security Tax by 2% - meaning that your take-home paychecks in 2013 are less than they once were. The move happened without much fanfare, but many Americans have been wondering what they can do to counter the loss of income.
February 11, 2013 Makers Mark Whiskey has grown to become a popular choice among whiskey drinkers. Known by it's distinctive red wax sealed-bottle, the whiskey has taken it's place among the top-shelf varieties. Apparently, sales of the American-made liquor have outgrown supplies - so the maker of Makers Mark is reducing the alcohol content of the bottles it sells to stretch supplies
February 11, 2013 Now that the Northland has made it through another snow event, I thought this might be a good time to pose the question: How much do you pay a snow shoveler?
February 5, 2013 (Photo by Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)With the passage of the Affordable Health Care Act - or Obamacare - everyone will be mandated to buy health insurance or pay a tax to the Internal Revenue Service.
January 28, 2013 It seems we live in interesting times. Or, maybe we should say expensive times. First it was gas. Then it was our paychecks. Next was the price of milk. Now, it appears that the prices we pay for tomatoes might be getting ready to double - if a trade agreement that the United States has with Mexico falls through.
January 25, 2013 And you thought the cold temperatures and snow meant winter; One of the Twin Ports SURE signs that we're in the winter season arrives in town today - as the John G Munson slowly slides into the Port of Duluth-Superior - marking the last arriving ship of the season.
January 22, 2013 Seven-hundred cases of milk are on their way to Superior, with a planned-giveaway to happen on Wednesday January 23rd - starting at 10AM. Superior and Douglas County residents in need will be able to pick up a case or two for free, outside of the Solid Rock Mission.
November 20, 2012 Help our Northland economy! Get some great deals! Take care of some of your Christmas shopping! There are many reasons to shop Small Business Saturday - November 24th.
November 9, 2012 It may have sounded good in theory, but a non-partisan watchdog group has released their findings that Obama's pledge to not raise taxes on the middle class doesn't hold water.
A new study by Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum finds that President Barack Obama's spending plan would raise taxes on the middle class
August 8, 2012 They made it through the recession seemingly unscathed. During the most-recent economic downtown, McDonalds enjoyed plenty of black ink while their rivals saw red. Now it seems that the tables might be turning
July 20, 2012 The careful news follower has already heard about the expected rise in prices at the grocery store due to this summers harsh drought conditions across the country. What you may not have expected was how this dry season will affect prices at the gas pumps
