The production of Portland cement, which is the primary ingredient in stucco and concrete, produces 7 percent of all man-made carbon dioxide. It produces pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, into our atmosphere. Not to mention it’s pretty dusty stuff and contributes significantly to particulate matter pollution.

I know that it has been a while since I was a small remodeling contractor, but has the state of the art really fallen this far?

You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a product touting itself as “green” these days.

I stood along the rail of an upper tier at the Nashville Convention Center, home of the 2009 AWCI Convention and Intex Expo trade show. I watched two middle-aged men approaching each other on opposing escalators, one going up, the other going down.

In 2005, several national trade unions separated themselves off from the AFL-CIO because of some differences among the leadership; most notably were the Service Employees International Union and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, along with a few other labor leaders they formed a national coalition called “Change to Win.”

Congress is about to begin debate on a union-sponsored proposal that if passed, would make it easier for employees choose to be represented by a union-or not.

Some of President Obama’s critics have sarcastically nicked-named him the “Messiah” suggesting that his rhetoric makes people think he can walk on water.

“Some men must follow, and some command, though all are made of clay” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Canada and England are two of America’s closest allies and share a principle of governance very similar to our own. So, why do we have such a different healthcare systems?

After years of suffering with arthritis and loss of cartilage in my right hip, I’ve recently undergone a procedure known as “hip resurfacing”.

So how did I get this way at just 52 years old? The stupidity of youth!