Thursday Numbers

Welcome to Thursday!  Hold on – the weekend is in sight.

If this is your first time visiting The Western Word (TWW), “Thursday Numbers” is my weekly column where I take a look at the numbers mentioned in the news (in descending order) and provide commentary (sometimes with a little sarcasm).

DISCLAIMER:  By reading this column you will probably gain a great deal of knowledge not found on other websites!  You can use this information to impress your family, friends and co-workers, and it might even be life changing – so consider yourself warned…

This week I write about the world’s highest-paid athlete, unemployment, Journey, raising money, Jim Bunning, room rates in Maui, Foley, polls, a circus in the U.S. House, executive privilege, no debate, football, and much more!

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