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My American Vote

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By Lynda Bekore

I am woman, hear me roar. Those famous words from Helen Reddy’s 1971 song came back to me this week, as once again I was reminded by liberal media pundits, and my own president, how naïve they really think women are. I am roaring, ironically not in the 1970’s women’s lib, demand-to-be heard style that Helen Reddy intended, but in a 21st century frustration that I’m still being condescended to as a mere “woman voter.”


George McGovern, Small Business Entrepreneur

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George McGovern died Sunday at the age of 90. To most Americans, he will be remembered for being on the losing end of one of the biggest presidential landslides in history, winning only Massachusetts and Washington D.C. against Richard Nixon in 1972. But what is less known is his experience in small business after retiring from politics—and how it dramatically changed some of his views.Read More


Romney and Small Business

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Small business entrepreneurs have always heard a lot of rhetoric from presidential candidates in every election cycle talking about how important business is. But for those watching last night’s town hall-style presidential debate, Mitt Romney had perhaps one of the most important lines of his campaign.Read More


Two Visions of America

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As Americans, we get the country that we choose. We create our country every day through our actions and our decisions, through the way we interact with each other and the way we value some things more and other things less.


Unserious Solutions to Serious Fiscal Problems

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I am not a politician. I am not running for anything. I played 18 years in the National Football League. My first salary was $12,500, and an off-season job that I had to find on my own paid me $600 a month. I am also a lifetime entrepreneur. It was never easy.Read More


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