Point of View

UNITED STATES—I know it’s happened to you, as it’s happened to me. Getting good customer service is not something that is easy to come by.  It seems many companies can care less about the customer service they provide to their customers. Well this past week proved to me that utility companies are the worse. Let’s just say I won’t...

UNITED STATES—In August 2014, an incident in the small town of Ferguson, Missouri sparked outrage across the nation. A young unarmed African-American male was fatally shot by a White officer. Plenty of debate has gone on about this issue of rather the shooting was racially motivated. The St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCullough read the statement from the Grand Jury...

UNITED STATES—President Barack Obama made a decisive move last week when he decided to execute an executive order to address the immigration crisis that has been plaguing America for decades. Let’s just say it’s something that has people split across the board. He even threw a few fighting words to members of Congress by saying, “Well pass a bill.”...

UNITED STATES—Well while Turkey Day is on the top list for many people this holiday season, some might be surprised to discover there are die-hards out there already making plans for the biggest shopping day of the entire year: Black Friday. Some might wonder where that name comes from; while business can be so bleak for a company that...

UNITED STATES—Fame for some odd reason; there are a lot of people in America who are thirsty to have the cameras, the magazines, the radio talking about them. Have they not learned their lesson from the countless celebrities who have depicted horror stories about being in the spotlight? So why does it appear week after week, another celebrity is attempting...

UNITED STATES—For so many of us having daily meals is nothing we think about, but there are plenty of people out there who have no idea where their next meal will come from. Yes, it’s a shocking reality that is more prevalent than we’d like to admit. The most troubling issue about hunger in America is that kids are at...

UNITED STATES—Last year we debated about the issue of rather the kick-off to the shopping season Black Friday was interrupting the sanctimonious holiday known as Thanksgiving. At first I suspected it wasn’t such a big issue, but after the leak of several big time retailers’ holiday ads it’s apparent, that Black Friday has now become Black Thursday-giving. Why do you...

UNITED STATES—We are slowly coming to the end of 2014; that time of year where the holidays are amongst us and festive holiday gatherings with family and friends take place. I’ve always asked myself time and time again, why do people tend to be a bit more joyous during the months of November and December than any other times...

UNITED STATES—So perhaps the most important question to be asked this week is rather you went to the polls and voted? Wait, let me take that back, you better had voted. Some parts of the region didn’t have the best weather, it may have rained at a few spots, perhaps a bit chilly in others, but you still should...

UNITED STATES—Election Day has come and gone, and I can honestly say I’m ecstatic and it has nothing to do with the voting process either. So what am I celebrating? Well, those pesky advertising campaigns that have been airing for what it seems like eons are no more. Jeez, the commercials that are thrown in our faces from political ads...