Chimney Sweeps and the White House

In an era of scrutiny over federal spending, there is one domestic initiative that costs the American taxpayer nothing, yet receives little to no attention: the cleaning and maintenance of the White House’s 35 chimneys. For almost 22 years, this job has gone to a team...

Sweeping the White House Chimneys

The Obama’s are probably the only family in America unconcerned by the recent news that the shrillest alarms do not wake soundly sleeping children. Must be nice to have Secret Service agents to wake, and get your girls out of the house! It also must be nice to...