The economy’s better, but we’re still stressed about money

The American Psychological Association has released its annual Stress In America report, and it looks like if the recession is in our rearview, it’s still on our minds. From the report: Seventy-two percent of adults report feeling stressed about money at least some of the time and 22 percent say that they experience extreme stress …

The rich are getting richer in CT, and the poor? Well, guess what?

The wage gap is growing in the Land of Steady Habits, according to “The State of Working Connecticut 2012,” a new report from Connecticut Voices for Children. In fact, the report found the: highest wage workers enjoying wage growth four times that of median wage workers, while wages stagnated for low wage workers.  Given these …

Reality bites

Or, as Mike the Heathen, who sent this, says: “Ho-ho-hold on a second:” At the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School in Midland, Michigan, would-be Jolly Old St. Nicks are being trained to help children downgrade their Christmas expectations. According to the New York Times story, the recession has resulted in: …a Christmas season in …