And who in their right mind would sell it? Only someone backstopped. You mean like credit default swaps? Supported with infinite keyboard money? Yes. Wow! Thank goodness for no audit or accountability.

Give them plenty of rope Al Capones bookkeeper brought him down Corrupt politicians forgot this fact Stay tuned, good records.

Cold Beauty. Clear Lake. Ludwig Nommensen with us

Honest Abe meets Ludwig Nommensen Five score and four years ago our Congress brought forth upon this continent an unaccountable and unelected private central banking system dedicated to the proposition

Actually this is a common oak tree problem here in the midwestern USA called armillara root rot. This particular example is 24" in diameter with a beautiful texture. Only lasted 3 days so not many

This is the south side of the First Congregational Church in Clear Lake, Iowa, USA. Just an awesome steeple with an actual 600 pound bell in the belfry set above the surrounding tree canopy. On a cold

You can see a big wave coming. You can see a big dog charging you. But what you can't see is an invisible gust of wind approaching over the ice. On water at least you can see the "cats paw ripples

Clear Lake, Iowa. AP Newswire/Newsflash for immediate release. In a breaking news story this morning a Clear Lake man may soon be charged with tomato fraud for allegedly submitting a staged photo of a