As I've said before, free money scams are a problem.

There are thousands and thousands of free programs available for people of any income level.

A degree of lying - you know, white lies - seems to be inherent in all languages and all forms of communication.

What I do in my book is let people know about these programs.

Teachers can go on cruises with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and anyone can spend the summer as a volunteer in a National Parks and even earn money doing it.

I can't help thinking if she-the director of a government agency-is this ignorant about what funding is available and where the money comes from-how often lower-level bureaucrats must give wrong answers when people are looking for help to start a business.

One of the worst things to come out of the Consumer Protection Board's misleading claims is the impression that government resources are to hard to get and just aren't available for regular people like you and I.