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1 week ago | levelman.com | William Spivey

Do not pass go, do not collect 40 acres and a muleI grew up playing the board game Monopoly. Players compete to acquire wealth by buying and renting property using play money. The game is won by driving the other players into bankruptcy. Parker Brothers owns the rights to the game. The original version is based on Atlantic City in New Jersey. Charles Darrow is often credited as the inventor, but he's more accurately described as the final developer.

1 week ago | levelman.com | Peter Berry

Life's too short for bad musicThere's always an influx of new artists giving music enthusiasts new streaming opportunities. While many fall into obscurity a talented few become playlist mainstays. , Marco Plus, Farrah Fawx, and Girlfriend are four artists gaining traction and building audiences through high-quality soundscapes. In their own unique way, they're creating a deafening buzz in crowded spaces.

1 week ago | levelman.com | William Spivey

The searches for Vance Boelter and Ernest Thomas had very different end resultsIn the early hours of Saturday, June 14, 2025, Vance Boelter, disguised as a policeman, pulled up in front of the home of Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman. He'd made his SUV look like a police vehicle. Upon gaining entry, he shot and killed Representative Hortman and her husband, Mark. Boelter got back into his vehicle, soon to appear in front of the home of State Senator John Hoffman.

1 week ago | levelman.com | William Spivey

The Hispanic man in the photo, face down on the floor with three members of law enforcement pinning him down, is Alex Padilla, a United States Senator from California. I can think of times in the recent and distant past when members of Congress have been arrested. I have no recollection of a Senator or Congressman on the ground being handcuffed in the manner of George Floyd. Alex Padilla has served as a Senator since 2021.

2 weeks ago | levelman.com | William Spivey

Hint: it's now the third-largest insurance company in AmericaA mutual insurance company is one wholly owned by its policyholders. Consider it self-funding as opposed to being dependent on outside investors. The concept originated in England in the late 17th century to cover losses from fires. Benjamin Franklin founded the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses From Loss by Fire in 1752, the first mutual insurance company in America.