AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » Opinion http://kmmsam.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:40:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Baby Boomers: A Force for the Future? http://kmmsam.com/baby-boomers-a-force-for-the-future/ http://kmmsam.com/baby-boomers-a-force-for-the-future/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:20 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=145803 Over the next ten years over 10,000 baby boomers will retire each and every day of the year.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/baby-boomers-a-force-for-the-future/feed/ 0 JUNE 04: Normandy veteran Jack Griffiths, 92, (who was a glider pilot on D-Day) poses for a photograph on board the cross channel ferry leaving Portsmouth, England for Caen, France on June 4, 2013 in the English Channel. Across Normandy several hundred of the surviving veterans of the Normandy campaign are gathering to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the D-Day landings which eventually led to the Allied liberation of France in 1944. Next year, which will mark the 70th anniversary of the landings, is widely expected to be the last time that the veterans will gather in any great number. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Wealth vs. Income http://kmmsam.com/wealth-vs-income/ http://kmmsam.com/wealth-vs-income/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:33 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=145626 There are many reading this that would consider the accumulation of wealth as greed. I would consider the accumulation of wealth as security.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/wealth-vs-income/feed/ 0 Warren Buffett (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Immigration Reform: What Exactly Are We Reforming? http://kmmsam.com/immigration-reform-what-exactly-are-we-reforming/ http://kmmsam.com/immigration-reform-what-exactly-are-we-reforming/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:00:49 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=145428 The United States of America was created and built by immigrants. No one can dispute that.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/immigration-reform-what-exactly-are-we-reforming/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 14: Immigration reform advocates stage a demonstration, organized by the New York Immigration Coalition, outside a detention facility run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on June 14, 2013 in New York City. Demonstrators staged the event ahead of Fathers' Day to draw attention to the thousands of undocumented immigrant fathers deported by ICE and separated from their families in the United States. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Let's Face It: Customers Are Strange http://kmmsam.com/lets-face-it-customers-are-strange/ http://kmmsam.com/lets-face-it-customers-are-strange/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:34 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=145104 No Fortune 500 Company leads the way like McDonald’s when it comes to guessing what their customers don’t like.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/lets-face-it-customers-are-strange/feed/ 0 (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Do You See Signs of Life? http://kmmsam.com/do-you-see-signs-of-life/ http://kmmsam.com/do-you-see-signs-of-life/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:29 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=144809 I’m not talking about vital signs or evidence of life in my title. I’m talking about you, and whether you have a rewarding, fulfilling life.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/do-you-see-signs-of-life/feed/ 0 CAMBRIDGE, MA -JUNE 9: Harvard Law School graduates celebrate by waving gavels during Harvard University Commencement exercises in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo by William B. Plowman/Getty Images) Is a Dollar Really Worth a Dollar? http://kmmsam.com/is-a-dollar-really-worth-a-dollar/ http://kmmsam.com/is-a-dollar-really-worth-a-dollar/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:00:32 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=144646 The bottom line is, not what the dollar is worth, but how valuable is what the dollar will buy, worth to you?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/is-a-dollar-really-worth-a-dollar/feed/ 0 Alex Wong/Getty Images How to Compete Against a Lower Price http://kmmsam.com/how-to-compete-against-a-lower-price/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-compete-against-a-lower-price/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:06 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=144419 The next time you walk down the aisle of your local grocery store pay a little more attention to the prices than you normally do.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-compete-against-a-lower-price/feed/ 0 SAN FRANCISCO - JANUARY 28: Tide laundry detergent, made by Procter & Gamble Co., is seen on display at the Arguello Supermarket January 28, 2005 in San Francisco. Procter & Gamble Co. announced that it is buying shaver and battery maker Gillette Co. for $57 billion in a deal that would create the world?s largest consumer-products company. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Do You Trust Your Government? http://kmmsam.com/do-you-trust-your-government/ http://kmmsam.com/do-you-trust-your-government/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00:38 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=144193 When we look at the scandals of today, Benghazi, Associated Press, IRS, and now Verizon, it’s almost like politics as usual.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/do-you-trust-your-government/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: (L-R )FBI Director Robert Mueller, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and CIA Director John Brennan appear before a House Select Intelligence committee on Capitol Hill, April 11, 2o013 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on worldwide threats facing the United States. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Does the Power of Positive Thinking Really Work? http://kmmsam.com/does-the-power-of-positive-thinking-really-work/ http://kmmsam.com/does-the-power-of-positive-thinking-really-work/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:17 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=143745 Are you a pessimist or an optimist? Is the glass half empty or half full? These are questions that psychologist’s have pondered for decades.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/does-the-power-of-positive-thinking-really-work/feed/ 0 Flickr Photo by Justin Mazza D-Day: The Sixth of June http://kmmsam.com/d-day-the-sixth-of-june/ http://kmmsam.com/d-day-the-sixth-of-june/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:30 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=143694 Most of us know little about this amazing feat of massive coordination, planning, intelligence and most amazing of all the secrecy necessary to carry it all out.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/d-day-the-sixth-of-june/feed/ 0 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Reducing Debt Is Like Getting a Raise http://kmmsam.com/reducing-debt-is-like-getting-a-raise/ http://kmmsam.com/reducing-debt-is-like-getting-a-raise/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:56 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=143517 Are you underwater? Spending more than you make? Then every dollar of debt you can retire is the same as getting a raise.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/reducing-debt-is-like-getting-a-raise/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) Build Your Business With Smart Marketing http://kmmsam.com/build-your-business-with-smart-marketing/ http://kmmsam.com/build-your-business-with-smart-marketing/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:00:11 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=143296 Each day the national news media bombards us with more gloom and doom about our economy.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/build-your-business-with-smart-marketing/feed/ 0 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) BALYEAT & SENA: "FrackNation" Debunks Gasland & Myths of Extreme Environmentalists http://kmmsam.com/balyeat-sena-fracknation-debunks-gasland-myths-of-extreme-environmentalists/ http://kmmsam.com/balyeat-sena-fracknation-debunks-gasland-myths-of-extreme-environmentalists/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:52:42 +0000 Henry Kriegel http://kmmsam.com/?p=143217 My guests last week were Joe Balyeat, AFP-MT State Director and Jessica Sena, Communications Adviser for Montana Petroleum Association.  Balyeat and Sena were on the last leg of an 8-city "Montana Energy Freedom Tour," screened FrackNation the night before and spoke about how Montanans can reclaim the Treasure State.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/balyeat-sena-fracknation-debunks-gasland-myths-of-extreme-environmentalists/feed/ 0 Hydraulic Fracturing: How It Works and Why It's Safe http://kmmsam.com/hydraulic-fracturing-how-it-works-and-why-its-safe/ http://kmmsam.com/hydraulic-fracturing-how-it-works-and-why-its-safe/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:45:15 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=143157 Shane and Pat Montalban joined Tom Egelhoff on his Open for Business Radio Show to talk about the Hydraulic Fracturing process used in oil drilling in Montana and South Dakota.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/hydraulic-fracturing-how-it-works-and-why-its-safe/feed/ 0 (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Where The Rich Stash Their Cash http://kmmsam.com/where-the-rich-stash-their-cash/ http://kmmsam.com/where-the-rich-stash-their-cash/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:28 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=143143 The rich don’t become rich by being stupid. Contrary to popular belief most wealthy people were not always wealthy.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/where-the-rich-stash-their-cash/feed/ 0 (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) Are We Over Regulated? http://kmmsam.com/are-we-over-regulated/ http://kmmsam.com/are-we-over-regulated/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:37 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=142889 There seems to be a fine line between government policies directed at protecting the public and government acting like an overprotective parent.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/are-we-over-regulated/feed/ 0 (Photo by David Hallett/Getty Images) Web Sites to Make You Smarter and Better Than You Are http://kmmsam.com/web-sites-to-make-you-smarter-and-better-than-you-are/ http://kmmsam.com/web-sites-to-make-you-smarter-and-better-than-you-are/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:17 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=142690 I spend a lot of time searching the net doing show prep and just trying to keep up with the listeners. And that is not always easy. We have some pretty sharp people listening.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/web-sites-to-make-you-smarter-and-better-than-you-are/feed/ 0 (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images) How's Your Grammar? http://kmmsam.com/hows-your-grammar/ http://kmmsam.com/hows-your-grammar/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:27 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=142395 One of the unintended consequences of writing this blog has been the need to re-learn some grammar and punctuation rules from my elementary school days.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/hows-your-grammar/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images) Natural Disasters and Profiteering http://kmmsam.com/natural-disasters-and-profiteering/ http://kmmsam.com/natural-disasters-and-profiteering/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:15 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=142184 Mother Nature’s awesome power was put on display again recently in Moore, Okla., when a mile wide tornado paid a visit resulting in a death toll of 24 people, more than 370 injured, and the loss of over 13,000 homes.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/natural-disasters-and-profiteering/feed/ 0 MOORE, OK - MAY 27: A flag flies from the foundation of a home which detroyed by the May 20 tornado on May 27, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. Residents and volunteers observed the Memorial Day holiday by continuing to recover valuables from the destroyed neighborhoods. The tornado of EF5 strength and two miles wide touched down May 20 killing at least 24 people and leaving behind extensive damage to homes and businesses. U.S. President Barack Obama promised federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Memorial Day: A Day of Thanks, Remembrance and Respect http://kmmsam.com/memorial-day-a-day-of-thanks-remembrance-and-respect/ http://kmmsam.com/memorial-day-a-day-of-thanks-remembrance-and-respect/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 12:00:07 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=142143 Will mankind ever reach a point where wars are abolished? Probably not in our lifetime due the fact we create more devices that kill than communicate.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/memorial-day-a-day-of-thanks-remembrance-and-respect/feed/ 0 ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 23: Small American flags are seen in front of graves during a 'Flags-In' ceremony May 23, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. A small American flag was placed one foot in front of more than 220,000 graves in the cemetery by members of the Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, 'The Old Guard,' to mark the Memorial Day. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)