Issued Wednesday, President Trump’s executive order to “Defeat the Cost-of-Living Crisis” is extremely disappointing. However, I’m not surprised. A man who lied 30,000 times during his first term as president and who, on the campaign trail – continued to lie, made racist, misogynistic comments, and stirred up hate against groups... Read more →

Last week when I was doing research for my weekly newsletter, I ran across a letter from the American Bankers Association asking President-elect Donald Trump to undo consumer protection regulations. Before I could report on the letter, I received a news release from the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission on Tuesday... Read more →

It’s a sad day for the United States of America. We know the destruction Donald Trump caused during his first term as president, but his second term is going to be worse. Trump only cares about making money for himself and his wealthy friends. Now, billionaires are ingratiating themselves to... Read more →

In the Seattle area on Sunday, the sky’s blue and it’s cold. That often happens here – when it’s not raining in the winter, it’s cold. I’m looking forward to spring, my favorite time of year, and planting my garden and seeing my rhododendrons bloom. Weeds, not so much. So,... Read more →

About 328,000 smoke alarms could malfunction and fail to alert consumers of a fire, posing a risk of smoke inhalation or death. Smoke sensitivity tests performed on the alarms by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found that one of the detectors that was tested failed to alert when exposed smoke.... Read more →