Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced a historic agreement Sunday night on emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default.

What makes a great leader? Can leadership be learned or are great leaders born and not made? Being a control freak does not make you a leader. Have you had a supervisor who feels he or she is the only one who knows anything on the subject?

Is it right to come to work and spend your whole day on facebook talking to your friends when your job performance is lacking badly? Do you take advantage of your job to spend the day doing your family business?

Many small business owners, facing one of the most challenging economic climates in recent memory, may be tempted to curtail or even suspend their company’s charitable giving.

I agree that some youth make it bad for others but not all youth are problem kids or looking to cause trouble. Teens might be looked at as a nuisance to most businesses but they do receive allowances and frequently manage to convince their parents to buy the things they want.

A person (well or dying) can make advance arrangements for his or her funeral or memorial service, let loved ones know whether you prefer cremation or burial and whether or not parts of your body should be donated to others or used for medical research.