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China and the United States seem to be running away with most of the medals in this 2012 Olympics.  As of this morning China leads the way with 17 gold and 30 total medals.  United States is close behind in the medal count with 29, but only 12 of them are gold!  France has 13 total medals and Korea has 12, but Korea is ranked #3 in the medal standings because

Yesterday's blog about the Talkin' Proud campaign from the early 80's got a lot of people talking. I received a bunch of phone calls and emails about it. The Talkin' Proud campaign was not the only one to boost the Queen City. Do you remember "It's Got To be Buffalo, USA...

Are you looking for cheap living?  You might want to pack up and head for Harlingen, Texas!  Harlingen is at the top of the rankings for least expensive cities and that is based on a cost of living index during 2011.  The Council for Community and Economic Research looked at prices in a variety of categories including housing, groceries, utilities, transportation as well as health care.

Congratulations Canada, you have the best reputation in the world!  That's right Canada ranked #1 on the Reputation Institute's 2011 Country RepTrak list.  The RepTrak list ranks nations based on the......

It came down to penalty kicks and the Japanese women came out on top of the United States Sunday night in Frankfurt, Germany.  The American women controlled most of the game but came up short on a number of great chances.  Finally, the U-S squad took a 2-1 lead in regulation only to see the Japanese tie it again with 10 minutes to play.  So tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation the title game went

Please keep military families in our thoughts this hioliday weekend as we gather with our friends and families to celebrate the freedom soldiers have fought and died for.  This video just might make you tear up....maybe even a full out cry. The young girl's reaction is so genuine, it really hits home.  I'm sure a lot of our men and women in the armed forces can relate.