Point of View

UNITED STATES—The news I heard over the weekend was just devastating. Another big box retailer has filed bankruptcy and it looks like the end is near for the home furnishings retailer Bed, Bath & Beyond. The giant filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, April 23 and it is planning to liquid all its stores beginning this Wednesday if they...

HOLLYWOOD—The current strike involving the Writer’s Guild of America is entering its third week and it looks like there will be no end in sight anytime soon. The writers are asking for a reasonable paycheck for their work and addressing concerns involving AI that has become a major concern not just in the technological arena and how it is...

UNITED STATES—I’ve wanted to discuss this topic for a while and the time has finally come. I am referring to issues involving younger generations who seem to have this entitlement factor that drives me absolutely bonkers people. Something has transpired between the year 1986 and onward, where a lot of people born, not all of them, have this entitlement...

UNITED STATES—I really don’t understand the behavior in this country anymore. It just feels like people do not care about others. Things have to operate their way and be damned what others think. It is almost like the notion of chivalry being dead. I don’t think chivalry is dead. There are guys out there who are still gentlemen and...

UNITED STATES—When was the last time that you screamed? How about the last time you just said exactly what you felt without any repercussions? For many Americans that is a rarity and I don’t think it’s because we are afraid to do it, it’s because we wonder how people will perceive us. Yes, we are a society where everyone...

UNITED STATES—America I am burnt out and I wish that was not the case people. I think this past year has been so unorthodox, and I have just taken on so much and it seems like every single week the workload, the stress continues to mount and mount and mount and it’s reached a point where I am just...

UNITED STATES─I would be lying if I didn’t acknowledge that I am slightly concerned with people letting their guard down during this pandemic with the ruse that all is ok and we can return back to normal. I wish that was the truth, but it is not. Things will never return to the norm, at least not for the...

UNITED STATES—A vast majority of the United States has been dealing with some extreme heat lately. For me I have never and will never be a fan of heat or summer. Out of the four seasons and depending on what part of the country that you live in summer can be absolutely unbearable. Sometimes you have dry heat, other...

UNITED STATES—I have been speaking to some people that I know and we all came to a strange agreement: there are way too many Americans who are afraid to take vacation time. I had to think about it, but I also came to that conclusion. We have this weird guilt about taking time off from work, but I don’t...

UNITED STATES—The National Retail Federation (NFR) has unleashed a poll projecting that at least 135.8 million (58 percent) people definitely will or might shop this Black Friday, which includes shopping online and in brick-and-mortar stores. That number was actually met with a 151 million (61.7 percent) shoppers who have spent an estimated $299.60 each on holiday purchases, according to the company. Although...