Rebecca Kay Bright, Author

Price Gouging When Nature Strikes When natural disaster strikes you expect neighbors to help neighbors, communities to help communities, and businesses to not screw people over. Here in Texas after Harvey blew in we had multiple reports of hotels, RV parts, gas stations, retail stores, etc price gouging evacuees. Granted we also had lots of hotels, RV parks, retail stores, gas stations, etc slashing prices or not charging at all the number ripping off the good business owners, franchise owners, or managers was staggering. I worked at a hotel at the time that bumped their room prices up $20 the day before Hurricane Harvey made landfall with the full intent to screw evacuees. It made me absolutely sick and I was thrilled I was just waiting for the paperwork for my new and better job with an ethical company to finish up so I could leave this unethical employer. Price gouging people after a natural disaster is not only illegal, and immoral, but also beyond unethical. As consumers,

Respect in the Art World: A Reminder for Critics and Connoisseurs Let's talk about something important: respect. Just because something isn't your cup of tea doesn't give you the right to be rude, crude, or downright disrespectful. We've all got our preferences; for instance, I'm not into sports gear, and Picasso's art doesn't quite speak to me. And that's okay! Here's the deal: if you don't like something, simply scroll on by. There's no need to unleash your inner troll. And if you're not an artist or a buyer for a gallery or museum, well, your opinion carries even less weight. It's easy to throw stones, but it's much harder to create something truly remarkable. Put yourself in the shoes of the artist whose work you're about to tear apart. How would you feel if someone who couldn't tell a paint brush from a pencil started bashing your creations? Not great, right? So let's all take a step back, check our egos at the do

Article on discrimination I wrote for a Wisconsin newspaper back in 2010 Local   Landlord   Discriminates   against   Elderly   and   Disabled   HUD Tenants   and   their   families  It   has   been   brought   to  this  freelance   writers   attention   by disabled   veteran   Gary  Graham   that   his  elderly,   disabled,   and   ill  health sixty   years   old  mother   is  being   discriminated   against   in  a  section   eight housing   property   in    Sparta,   Wisconsin.      I  have   known   Mr.  Graham  for five   years   now  and   he  is  not  the   kind  of  man   to  make   a  ‘mountain   out of  a  molehill’  per   say.    Sunday,   November   4th  Mr.  Graham   went   to  visit his   mother   as  usual   at  her   home   at  Heritage   Haven   with  his  service  dog.     As  usual,   Mr.  Graham   had   his  white   Samoyed   female,   Destiny, on  her   leash   even   before   they   stepped   out  of  his  vehicle.     Destiny,   his service   dog,