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Here Is One Reason Why Newspapers Have Become Less Relevant to Readers There was an 8-year period of my life when I owned and operated a community publishing company that published a weekly newspaper, and I made it my business to separate news facts from the opinion expressed in our editorials and by our columnists. Most major newspapers today make no distinction between news and opinion, and this is one reason why fewer people today care what major newspapers have to say. A Disturbing Trend in Our Society: The Lack of Trust in Our Institutions - Part 2 The lack of trust for institutions in our society may be reaching epidemic levels. A recent survey shows trust in banks and financial institutions has dropped from 35% to 28% in 40 years, major companies from 26% to 17%, the nation's press from 24% to 9%, educational institutions from 36% to 27%, and organized religion from 35% to 24%. Learn why this is happening. A Disturbing Trend in Our Society: The Lack of Trust in Our Institutions - Part 1 The lack of trust for institutions in our society may be reaching epidemic levels. A recent survey shows trust in banks and financial institutions has dropped from 35% to 28% in 40 years, major companies from 26% to 17%, the nation's press from 24% to 9%, educational institutions from 36% to 27%, and organized religion from 35% to 24%. Learn why this is happening. NAACP Decides to Symbolically Bury the "N" Word in a Major Move Forward The NAACP has put to rest a long-standing expression of racism by symbolically burying the "n" word in a ceremony. The NAACP recognized that the very word that was being buried is also used by blacks when referring to other blacks, especially in comedy routines, rap and hip-hop music. The move could potentially do more for race relations than anything in recent years. There Is No Huge Correlation Between Education and Income and Here Is Why - Part 2 A client e-mailed me yesterday about her student loan debts that netted her 3 college degrees and a job without a commensurate income and future. I had to break the news to her that there is no real correlation between education and income, and that not all degrees are equal. How can a person with a high school degree earn a six-figure income without any degree? Learn how it happens in this second installment of a two-part article. There Is No Huge Correlation Between Education and Income and Here Is Why - Part 1 A client e-mailed me yesterday about her student loan debts that netted her 3 college degrees and a job without a commensurate income and future. I had to break the news to her that there is no real correlation between education and income, and that not all degrees are equal. How can a person with a high school degree earn a six-figure income without any degree? Learn how it happens in this first installment of a two-part article. What Every Woman Should Know About Men and Why Some Men Are Interesting - Part 3 Some men say they cannot live with women and they cannot live without women. I think they mean they do not understand women. Women are God's third most important gift, following the gift of life and the gift of free will. Since women are a necessary and wonderful addition to a man's world here are 14 things that every woman should know about men and why some men are more interesting than others. Part 3 of 3 Parts.