With everything going on in the world, why do the business headlines seem so dull and uninspiring?

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What do you have against 2 percent economic growth? In all seriousness, you are not alone. The headlines have become somewhat boring, and it isn’t the media’s fault.

There are only so many ways to say the same thing over and over. If you are like I am, you probably want to scream every time you read or hear the word uncertainty. Then we had hours upon hours of fiscal cliff discussion, almost to the point where folks didn’t care what happened any longer; they just want the talking heads to clam it.

Read the full article as previously published in the Montgomery Advertiser Jan 4 2013

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