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I received this in the form of a press release and I must say I am impressed. If you haven’t noticed a thread of “self-sufficiency” running through this web-site then I’ll just come out and say it; I believe in the human spirit, the possibilities of human endeavor and reinvention. Nothing is more liberating than [...]

Paul Wiseman is an economics writer from the Associated Press and has stopped by a couple of times here at 99er.net. During those occasions I’ve posted media alerts here to let you all know when he was looking for your input.  I always hope our readers take full advantage of those opportunities when they arise [...]

Okay, to be honest that’s what Carl told me via the ol’ country contact page. Aw shucks. Don’t under estimate a good song for the folks. I figure if you gotta itch then you may as well scratch it. Carl sez it’s time to Hobo-up. How does a Hobo with nothin’ but a flint and [...]

I wanted to share this story for some time now and was of  mind to give it a more detailed treatment but I simply haven’t kept up with the sheer volume of it all. Mac Slavo and Doug Walden have the story covered quite well and the photo journalism make it worth a look. Suffice [...]

I’d like to give Anthony from New Beginning Jobs a hat tip for the alert on the following USA Today article.  He aptly pointed out that the main thrust of the article supports his own philosophy towards successful job search. I’ve mentioned as much before… I won’t ever receive any unemployment benefits because I’m an [...]

My father sent me this story in an email and I tracked down the source from ABC.  The simplicity of the idea is often mentioned but this story really shows the significance of buying American. I know that 99ers are not buying anything these days but if you have access to a computer you have [...]

If you’re a regular visitor you may recall a post I had up “Calling all 99ers” that was a call to 99ers for possible interviews with Nicole from CBS. At time of this post it is not clear to me if any of you found your way to the interviews but I thought that if [...]

I wanted to post this email from Michael Marks who’s correspondence with me is featured in greater detail in the post below this one. The man has been hired and I hope this will be viewed as a message of hope and a real example of determination and grit for everyone. I don’t think I [...]

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