Facing the immense, immediate costs of fighting the British in 1776, the fledgling government of the Continental Congress was in a desperate financial bind. Without the authority to levy taxes—a power granted only after the war under the Constitution—the delegates had to rely on...
BRIGHTON, MI—For years, 88-year-old Ed Bambas was known to locals as the friendly, conversational cashier at the Meijer store in Brighton, Michigan. What most customers didn't know was that the retired General Motors worker was still on the clock not just for connection, but...
