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Medicare open enrollment begins today (Oct. 15) and ends Dec. 7. It’s just one part of retirement planning. Long-term care is another and Matt McCann joins Simon Says to give advice and tips what we should do now to plan for what happens during our golden years.  Matt McCann is recognized as one of the nation’s […]

Less than two hours after Senator Susan Collins of Maine announced she was voting to approve Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, we spoke with 7-term Congressman Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City about the inflammatory debate. He is considered one of the more congenial debaters of political issues and topics, and talks about a close […]

Jeff Richgels in Episode 21 told us about his long successful career in newspaper journalism at Capital Newspapers in Madison, Wisconsin, and returns to talk about his his successful blog about the game of bowling, www.11thframe.com. He’s arguably the premier bowling journalist in the country today, with phone book size list of sources cultivated from […]

October 1st will haunt Las Vegas forever because 58 people were killed by a madman that day in 2017. It also will haunt me because of a thought I had about a half hour before the incident, and being in Las Vegas at the time. I had a small degree of ESP – extra sensory […]

The printed newspaper faces its stiffest competition from online journalism because nearly anyone with an Internet presence can compete against standard journalism. Newspapers employ editors like Jeff Richgels of Capital Newspapers in Madison, Wisconsin to maintain the presence and image the industry has fostered for decades. This episode targets online journalism because its powerful influence […]

This episode and series topic is for you if you’re one who loves to travel and wants to learn tips makeing those trips more memorable. Steve Oslica is the Travel Expert for Simon Says, having flown over 3 million miles. That’s not a misprint. He traveled the world for his gas-and-oil exploration companies. Steve knows […]

Nike reported fiscal year 2019 1st quarter earnings Tuesday after the close of trade at the New York Stock Exchange. At the same time, Tiger Woods trumped Colin Kaepernick as the real marketing face of Nike, and making any talk of boycotting the company a feckless effort

Nike reports quarterly earnings on September 25 and we'll find out if a boycott against the company for choosing Colin Kaepernick as a spokesman during the NFL season, even though company executives are aware of how people think about him kneeling during the playing of the National Anthem before game as his protest what the American flag represents. This isn't the first sports-related retail company protest. But is this unorganized protest against Nike effective? Simon Says posed the question to Rob Plaza, Senior Vice President at Key Private Bank and regular expert for financial news on Simon Says.  He oversees earnings of major companies like Nike.

President Donald Trump has single-handedly made fake news a daily topic and important issue in journalism. But it is a serious charge against journalists and organizations, and affects their reputation, credibility, and reliability. Dale Forbis of Learfield Communications kicks off discussion about this on Simon Says.

This is the second episode on Simon Says featuring Las Vegas travel tips for newbies, this time focusing downtown on Fremont Street.

Jay Kersting is a veteran of guest services and marketing for Las Vegas casinos and resorts, and has the answers you need for travel. Jay Kersting returns as our expert and I will also add my experience as a frequent Las Vegas Fremont Street just over the years, starting in 1978. The Fremont St. Experience in Downtown Las Vegas continues to evolve as a go-to destination as an alternative for millions for something to do beside go to the famous Las Vegas Strip.