The irrepressible human spirit rose to new heights on the steep slopes of Colorado above U.S. highway 40 during the World Disabled Ski Championships last month. There skiers from all over the world, including various arms and leg amputees; paralyzed and blind skiers and athletics with such disorders as multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy, compete in a number of competition classes based on their disability. Continue reading "World Disabled Ski Champ"

It was a sunny day on Capitol Hill, but inside the House hearing room there was little sunshine being reflected off the five commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Under questioning by a searching Congressman, Ed Markey (Dem. Mass.), NRC Chairman, Kenneth Carr, could care less. Hiding behind an exaggerated claim that, because of litigation pending, he could not answer questions about Seabrook nuclear plant in New Hampshire, he stonewalled Markey repeatedly and came out looking like a stubborn, secretive bureaucrat. Continue reading "NRC"

A 20 page pamphlet by Harry Kelber of the Trade Union Leadership Institute in New York is circulating throughout the labor movement as if it were an underground dispatch. Clearly titled "Why Unions Are in Trouble... And What They Can Do About It," it is a polite but scathing indictment of a movement that has lost its way and is losing membership every year. Continue reading "Labor Unions"

When sellers have dreams of riches, beware of schemes that look like glitches. What is emerging from the complaints of consumers who write to us is that small rip-offs amount to big business because they are applied to large numbers of customers. Continue reading "Consumer Frauds and the Network Project"