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An Early History of American Oil

An Early History of American Oil

In 1818, a salt well suddenly began to fill with oil, making it the first well to produce crude oil in America. People had known about such oil seeps in western Pennsylvania for centuries. Native Americans, as far back as ...

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U.S. States Envisions Energy Independence

U.S. States Envisions Energy Independence

Many U.S. states have given up waiting on the federal government to fully support achieving energy independence in the country. Among many locally-sponsored programs, Hawaii and Iowa have taken large steps toward using alternative energy to provide power for their ...

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Gnat Got Your Tongue?

Gnat Got Your Tongue?

Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the ...

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Develop a Marketing Plan for Optimum Success

Develop a Marketing Plan for Optimum Success

Last week we helped you get started in writing your business plan. Today we’re going to cover what could be the most crucial part of that business plan – your marketing plan. Your marketing plan is not just important; it’s completely and utterly 100% necessary. An old Chinese proverb says: “To open a shop is easy. The difficult thing is to keep it open.” If you enjoy doing business and would like to keep your doors open for years to come, you must...

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Growing Beautiful Blackberries

Growing Beautiful Blackberries

Blackberries are easy to plant and once established, require little maintenance after the first year. They are cold hardy, withstanding temperatures well below zero when properly tended. Plants will live for decades, although individual canes die out after two years ...

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The Home School Legal Defense Association

The Home School Legal Defense Association

The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is a nonprofit organization that was founded to help parents and families of homeschooled children. The right to homeschool is a constitutional right which is granted in Article X of the Bill of ...

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Mortgage Fraud Still on the Rise

Mortgage Fraud Still on the Rise

Deputy Assistant FBI Director David Cardona wants people to know mortgage fraud isn’t going away. Cordona’s team that focuses on white collar crime reports that the number of FBI mortgage fraud cases pending in 2010 rose 12% from 2009. For ...

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Poison Apples?

Poison Apples?

Welcome back to my bi-weekly rant on the ever-popular and increasingly necessary Off the Grid site. I’d like to take a moment to thank Bill, Brian, Jeramy, Hanne, and the rest of the crew here at OTG for creating and ...

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A Day of Rage in America

A Day of Rage in America

With shop owners still surveying their losses in the wake of the riots in Great Britain, American radicals are preparing for their own “spontaneous” demonstrations against U.S. capitalism. September 17th has been designated a “Day of Rage,” in which demonstrators ...

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