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This OpEd by Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, ran in the Tampa Tribune. For most Americans, the Labor Day weekend will be a welcome reprieve from the nine-to-five grind. But for nearly 15 million Americans, today is little more than a sad reminder they are without a job. The number of people currently [...]
This OpEd by Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, ran in the Holland Sentinel and the Detroit News. Washington has dubbed this “Recovery Summer.” As part of a nationwide tour, President Obama will be in Holland today to tout accomplishments of the economic “stimulus” bill. Regrettably, the legislation’s impact has left Michiganians with little [...]
This OpEd by Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, ran in the Daily Caller. As politicians continue to debate how to cure our ailing economy, the American people have already made one diagnosis: more government spending is not the antidote to our economic malaise. According to a recent Washington Post/ABC poll, just three in [...]
This OpEd by Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, ran in The Times-Leader, The Bristol Herald Courier, and North County Times. As Americans celebrate 234 years of independence, our still-struggling economy, high unemployment and massive national debt threaten the very freedom and opportunity we so cherish. One hundred years after our country was founded [...]
This OpEd by Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, ran in The Tribune-Democrat. A bad economy changes things. Around the country, classic summertime rituals – such as beach vacations and teenagers’ first “real” jobs – are being squeezed out of still-tightening family and business budgets. Yet while responsible Americans make another round of sacrifices [...]
This OpEd by Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, ran in the California Chronicle. Procrastination isn’t one of the seven deadly sins, but if one were making a list of deadly economic behaviors, it would surely be near the top of the list. As the U.S. heads into the G-20 meeting, it should heed [...]
This OpEd by Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, ran in the Shrevesport Times, California Chronicle, the Prince George’s Sentinel and the Carroll Standard. Who is to blame for our recent economic crisis? Greedy bankers, lax regulators, irresponsible borrowers, and misguided policymakers usually top the list. There’s something unseemly about this high stakes blame [...]
This OpEd by Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, ran in the Carroll Standard, the Tampa Tribune, the California Chronicle, the Centre Times, the Aurora Sentinel, the Pueblo Chieftain, and the Daily Herald. An overweight person can shed pounds by cutting off a limb. An overspending school district can cut costs by eliminating a [...]
This OpEd by Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, ran in the Colorado Gazette, The Morning Journal and the Brownsville Herald. “If you can’t budget, you can’t govern.” That’s what now Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt said in 2006, when criticizing the majority for failing to pass a budget resolution. Now the responsibility is [...]
This OpEd by Gretchen Hamel, executive director of Public Notice, ran in the Colorado Gazette on May 19, 2010. “If you can’t budget, you can’t govern.” That’s what now Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt said in 2006, when criticizing the majority for failing to pass a budget resolution. Now the responsibility is his and the [...]
