Electronic security is quickly making its way into every corner of the security industry. What began as a trickle twenty years ago has now become a steady stream of new product introductions.  The first noticeable change happened in the hotel industry. Card access has become a normal part of hotel locking systems except for the very smallest rental cabin units deep in the back woods.  Electronic automotive security quickly followed and few new cars sold today do not have some type of transponder security. It is a must in Canada.                Electronic safe were first introduced in quantity approximately twenty years ago. Every popular safe manufacturer now offers the option of furnishing either an electronic or...

A recall election was just completed in Wisconsin.  While Democrats and Republicans have tried to read the results in some partisan way, the real issue is how much citizens should expect from their government.    In private industry, pension plan money must come from company profits. The government has no part in footing the bill. One company I worked for during my career did have a private pension plan.  Workers invested their share and the company invested their share.  Due to cost cutting in my opinion, the pension plan was later discontinued and the funds already invested in the plan were returned back to each vested employee.     The governor of Wisconsin was subject to a recall under similar circumstances. Earlier...

During my very early childhood our family owned an egg business. Our slogan was "best of the nest." My father would travel to Wisconsin farm country and pick up the eggs, then he would deliver them to grocery stores in the Chicago area. Before delivery, the eggs had to be 'candled'. Each egg was held in front of a light source which allowed us to see if there were any dark spots inside each egg. Extra large or spotted eggs were set aside. The result was that every week thousands of eggs with the same shape, size and color were packed into cartons and delivered to grocery stores. I was reminded of the egg business last week when one of our writers discovered an internet site which showed a new automated key machine. The key machine has now...

Our Locksmith Ledger offices are located in a quiet suburb west of Chicago. There are a few other companies with offices in the same building. Our building features an atrium area complete with a small pond and a few living trees and plants. As we come into the building each day the first thing that greets us is the sound of a bubbling fountain in the pond. The peaceful atmosphere provides a perfect business setting. This idyllic arrangement was brought to a screeching halt yesterday when our office manager was called to a meeting with the local police department. I had noticed a police car in front of our building when arriving for work, but paid no attention to it at that moment. What happened was that a person had been fired by...