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The following is a guest blog from Lillian Swift, a writer from Northern Arizona University.     -- Sir Bacon Unemployment Benefits continue to be major issue in 2012 So many different families and individuals across the United States have been stricken with the perils of unemployment over the past few years. Aside from just the bottom line of losing money that provides, families have also been stricken with the perils of losing their benefits. This is when many turn to unemployment benefits to help get them through the tough times. With people facing long stretches of unemployment, many individuals have been forced to take a fight to the courts to battle for their unemployment benefits.  Capitol Hill will soon be facing a decision regarding a proposed extension of unemployment benefits. An alteration would certainly be welcome to the many who struggle looking for a new position during these tough economic times. However, until the people in Washington can make moves on ...

My morning ritual hasn’t changed in six months. Get up, stumble downstairs, make a b-line for my iPhone and immediately check to see who emailed Sir Bacon. More times than not, it is a some “stranger” from somewhere in the world passing along warm pleasantries about my most recent blog. And thank you for that.  Keep 'em coming.  It never gets old. However recently I have noticed a growing trend of phony emails. I guess you could say -- my Sir Bacon inbox has seen more Spam lately than a Hawaiian Grocery Store. Rim shot anyone? I’ve won the Irish lottery more times than I can count. There is an African Prince who is dying to give me his money. And yesterday, I got an email from “Bill Gates” offering me like $12 Million. How bout if you just fix my printer and we call it even. I get a fair amount of email forwarded to me from my real friends too, but they are usually either sports related or just plain quirky. But a few days ago, I got an email from my cousin that I thought...