Feb. 28, 2013 By Chriss Street Last week in my article here, "Misery Index about to soar in CA, US," I warned that a rise in a combination of inflation and unemployment, known as the Misery Index, could “distort financial markets.” And it could result in “significant capital losses" on ...

Feb. 27, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi You probably read the news headlines this past month on the Delta smelt fish with curiosity about what was really going on: * “Delta water diversions reduced to protect smelt” -- Feb. 11; * “Once again, water supply cutbacks show need for new approach...

Feb. 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes I just returned from a trip to the Middle East, and managed to pack several thousand years of history into three weeks. Against the warnings and concerns of many friends, my husband and I, and another couple, traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, then to Israel, where ...

Feb. 26, 2013 By Josephine Djuhana Raising the minimum wage helps the little guy -- doesn’t it? President Obama’s State of the Union address earlier this month was more than a brightly optimistic speech on the current state of affairs in the United States and abroad. It essentially was ...