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Hobbies You Can Make Your Full-Time Gig

You don’t have to go all in. Maybe try it on the side and see if you have the skill to bring in a decent income.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Have you been searching for a job or maybe you are currently stuck at a company you despise? Have you ever considered turning a hobby you love into a full-time gig?

Confucius once said, “choose a job you love, and you’ll have to work a day in your life.” So, what are you waiting for? Here a few of the best hobbies that can generate income.

How to Make Money with the Right Affiliate Marketing Programs

Wondering which affiliate marketing programs can help you make money? Here are the things you need to choose the best program for your affiliate business.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Starting an affiliate business isn’t as easy as just linking to a product or service that you think can help the people who read your blog.

The business that sells the product has to operate an affiliate marketing program in return – otherwise your link won’t generate revenue when clicked. If you’re wondering how how you can make money by choosing the right program, you’ve come to the right place.

Few Fast Facts about Playing Live Blackjack

Don't lose your shirt.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Blackjack or twenty-one is the most popularly played casino games worldwide. People play this game more than any other casino and gambling game. In addition to the field based casino, the online version of this game has created a huge fan following.

Now, a few reputed casino operators have started an innovative and a far more enjoying concept of this game - a live blackjack game with real dealers.

Monmouth Man Wins $1 Million Raffle Jackpot

The Oregon Lottery announced the winning number for the $1 million top prize in the St. Patrick's Day Raffle is 193951.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The latest jackpot winner is David Lynn of Monmouth, who won the $1 million St. Patrick's Day Raffle. Lynn purchased the ticket at the Stop and Save gas station in Rickreall.

Only 250,000 tickets were sold for the St. Patrick's Day Raffle, making it the Oregon Lottery game with the best odds to win $1 million.

Protecting Yourself From Common Scams

Scammer or scamster (n.): a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud; chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, grifter, swindler, gouger

(SALEM, Ore.) - Most people believe that they would never be fooled by a scam artist, and that those who do fall for them aren't very bright.

The thing is, there are several different types of scams, from the subtle to the absurd, and scam artists spend a lot of time perfecting ways of separating people from their money and their identities.

The Great American Class War: Plutocracy Versus Democracy

The historian Plutarch warned us long ago of what happens when there is no brake on the power of great wealth to subvert the electorate.

(WASHINGTON, D.C. ) - I met Supreme Court Justice William Brennan in 1987 when I was creating a series for public television called In Search of the Constitution, celebrating the bicentennial of our founding document.

By then, he had served on the court longer than any of his colleagues and had written close to 500 majority opinions, many of them addressing fundamental questions of equality, voting rights, school segregation and — in New York Times v. Sullivan in particular — the defense of a free press.