Paul A. Hense

As a person ages, various organs begin to show signs of wear and tear. Read More

One of the great advantages of retirement is having the time to pursue an understanding of events that you could not take the time for when you were working. Read More

My family has suggested I might relax more if I read novels instead of history, business and political books. Read More

We are a right to work state. That follows on the elimination of the Michigan Business Tax and a phase-out of the personal property tax. Read More

The election next month will be a turning point for small business. The fact that the president is overtly anti-small-business is not the issue. If it were not for the fact that half or more Americans may vote for him, he would simply be another Ivy League college professor. Read More

I recently met an interesting man named Dr. Thomas Mooney. He is a psychologist who uses the methodology espoused by well-known psychologist Albert Ellis called rational emotive behavior therapy, a form of cognitive behavior therapy.

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President Barack Obama actually said it: "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."

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After nearly 40 years of small business advocacy, I experienced one of the greatest reinforcements of that advocacy last weekend.

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I heard on the radio recently that the S&P was up 28 percent since October first. That may not be exactly correct but it will still make my point.

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My wife and I recently took a vacation trip to the South Pacific. We visited Tahiti, Fiji and the Cook Island of Rarotonga. As a tourist, it was like spending time in a postcard: crystal clear water, bats with a 5-foot wingspan, sharks, birds of incredible color, and the nicest, friendliest people I have ever met.

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