Day: October 6, 2023

2023 MLB Postseason: What to know about the Division Series matchups

10:00 am October 6, 2023

And then there were eight. The Wild Card Series have come and gone, and the Division Series, all four of them, will kick off on Saturday in the usual 2-2-1 format. The schedules are a bit funky – the American League will only be off for travel days (Oct. 9 and Oct. 12), while the […]

Trump endorses Jim Jordan for speaker of the House: ‘Complete & Total Endorsement’

9:11 am October 6, 2023

Former President Trump gave Rep. Jim Jordan his “complete & total endorsement” for speaker of the House, saying he is “respected by all.” “Congressman Jim Jordan has been a STAR long before making his very successful journey to Washington, D.C., representing Ohio’s 4th Congressional District.,” Trump posted on his TRUTH Social overnight. “Respected by all, […]

Here’s how to pick next House Speaker. This is the way to do it, Republicans

9:00 am October 6, 2023

The speaker of the House is third in line to the presidency, yet we know more about how the next Miss America is selected than we do the next speaker. The process for choosing a House speaker and other leadership is inexplicably opaque and secretive. It doesn’t need to be. For the body supposedly meant […]

Student loan repayments are back. Will colleges continue to get a free pass for this mess?

9:00 am October 6, 2023

Editor’s note: This essay is adapted from the new, New York Times bestselling book, “You Will Own Nothing: Your War with a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back” by Carol Roth. The biggest predatory lender in America is the U.S. government. Imagine tying up teenagers and other young people, sometimes as minors […]

St. Louis woman declared dead 16 years ago begs government to acknowledge she’s alive: ‘One is too many’

9:00 am October 6, 2023

Madeline-Michelle: Carthen has been dead for 16 years – at least according to the government, she says. Ever since she discovered her social security number was linked to someone “deceased,” the St. Louis native says she has been fighting to prove she is still alive, but to no avail. “I’m here for the long haul. […]