WACO, Aug. 26 - As I was writing this column, media outlets were filled with stories about the fall in sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. to 15-year lows. 

WACO, Aug. 19 - Most people probably paid little attention to the fact that Monday was the anniversary of a day that has since affected all of us. On August 16, 1858, England’s Queen Victoria sent the world’s first transatlantic cable message to President James Buchanan.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, Aug. 15 - Congress has a number of issues on its plate, and this week, they returned to Washington to spend more taxpayer money in the name of stimulus policies that have yet to produce any results over the last year and a half.

WACO, Aug. 12 - Last week, Fannie Mae reported net losses of $1.2 billion for the second quarter of 2010. 

WACO, Aug. 5 - Sometimes when there is a flood of monthly or quarterly reports released that pertain to specific areas of the economy, there is a tendency to focus on one or two elements, whether good or bad, and attempt to color the entire picture with a single brushstroke.