Columns/Opinions

"Well that was actually the week that was" by: John Sample

   Last week was instructive as we had earnings reports and the Fed held its monthly meeting.      Chairman Powell  provided little or no hope for a rate cut in March.      Then we got better than expected earnings from Meta aka Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet aka Google.

"Letter to the Editor: ‘To Pig or Not to Pig’"

   Today, I write to you as a private citizen who happens to raise pigs within city limits, not as a Councilman.    Several people have approached my family, wanting our opinion on the health consultant recently approved by the majority of the City Council.

PSA: How will higher rates affect you?

   As you know, interest rates have risen considerably over the past couple of years.    How does this affect you as a consumer and as an investor?    From a consumer’s standpoint, you’ll likely pay more in interest on new or refinanced mortgages, along with car loans and credit cards.

‘ WIFI Signal’

   Despite the autonomous world we live in, a WIFI signal can make or break us in business or our personal life.     My husband and I gave up cable several years ago in exchange for streaming.