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Surcharges Stealing the Show

Fuel prices are blamed for huge leaps in surcharges

(SALEM, Ore.) - It is a song by the Rolling Stones, but it could easily pass as a conversation between any e-commerce business and that nasty 10-letter word.

Surcharge:
If you start me up,
If you start me up I’ll never stop.
Business owner:
I’ve been running hot,
You got me just about to blow my top...

5 Secrets for Making Your Cleaning Business a Success

It's hard work, but the rewards are worth the effort.

(SALEM, Ore.) - While you want to keep your home clean, some jobs are just too difficult. That's when you call in the professionals. Professional cleaning businesses can accomplish more in a short time than you might get to in months. Great news!

But, what if you want to start up your own cleaning business? Now things can get a little sticky. How many cleaning businesses exist in your area? Are they all succeeding? Definitely, not!

As Oregon Job Rate Slows, How Can You Stand Out as an Applicant?

Networking is the lifeblood of landing a job in the 21st century.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon unemployment rate continues to hover around 4.1 percent, which is aligned with the national average. The only problem is that the unemployment rate hasn’t budged in nearly a year and a half. It is a record-setting situation, the lowest consecutive slump in over 40 years.

What does this stagnant job economy mean for Oregonians? Potentially fewerjobs with increased job competition among the state’s job hunters. This may make your job search more challenging.

Mistakes Business Owners Make That Can Come Back to Haunt Them

Knowing what NOT to do is part of the formula for success.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Being a business owner these days is no mean feat, and you need to make sure you are making the right decisions.

There are innumerable things that go into running a modern business, and it’s easy to make mistakes if you aren’t careful about it. Every business owner will make mistakes at some point in their lives, it’s just making sure the mistakes are not too catastrophic.

What Questions Should You Ask A Lawyer Before Hiring Them?

Preparing for your first meeting will make your time together much more productive. Time is money!

(SALEM, Ore.) - How do you know what questions to ask when you hire a lawyer?

It can be very complicated, especially if this is your first time hiring a legal representative, but don’t worry, we have you covered with the following array of important questions. These will help you gauge which attorney is best for you, your situation, and your pocketbook!

Medical Racism Feared Behind Diagnosis Negligence

Mr. Coleman was diagnosed with Diabetes and liver failure in 2010, but deprived of that information for four and a half years.

(SALEM, Ore.) - It is a massive problem nationwide. Results from tests and lab work performed by doctors in medical facilities, often revealing dangerous, even deadly illness and disease, are not shared with the patient.

Add to that, the established problems and patterns regarding medical racism in the US, and you find a serious issue that leads to premature death and unwarranted, preventable suffering, particularly for people of color.

Open Letter to Dick Cheney

Torture is illegal under the Geneva Conventions, and redefining it does not make it legal.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - Mr. former Vice President— or Dick, if you don’t mind — I was greatly disturbed to hear that you endorsed Gina Haspel or “Bloody Gina” as she has been affectionately called, for Director of the CIA, and your call to restart the use of torture, or as you once euphemistically called torture, “enhanced interrogation techniques.”

Shame on you Dick, torture is never justifiable.

Germany`s New Right Wing

The clash of cultures has created some problems.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - Since parliamentary democracy was restored in Germany after World War Two, several right-wing parties have sought to get the required 5% of the popular vote to be represented in parliament.

They all failed until 2017. In that election a new right-wing party, Alternatives for Deutschland (AfD), won 13% of the vote, making them the third most powerful party, ahead of the Greens, the Lefts, and the Liberals.

Schrader, Welch Introduce Bill to Close Billion Dollar Medicaid Drug Rebate Loophole

Drug manufacturers will no longer be able to LIE about what is and is not generic.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - “Our bill gives CMS the proper authority to deal with these inaccuracies, preventing bad actors from taking advantage of the system and honest mistakes from costing us even more money,” said Rep. Schrader.

“It simply makes no sense that we allow drug companies to brazenly rip off taxpayer dollars by incorrectly classifying their drugs to get undeserved rebates,” said Rep. Welch.

Trump, Our Cartoon Nobel Peace Prize Nominee

In truth, Kim Jung-un and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in led the peace initiative.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - On May 1st, 18 Republican members of Congress sent a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, nominating Trump to receive the award for his work to "end the Korean War, denuclearize the Korean peninsula, and bring peace to the region.”

No, this isn’t a joke or a piece from The Onion. It took chutzpah for these Republicans to nominate a racist, misogynist, anti-immigrant, homophobic xenophobic, and corrupt person for the prize.