Something is greatly disturbing me on this Election Day. Reading comments on blogs, reading news stories from the wire services, and receiving three phone calls last night from Republican friends asking for advice on which judges to vote for on the Democratic ballot has made me shake my head in wonder. How have we come to […]
Tomorrow we vote for two very important issues that identify us as a community. The voters of Cuyahoga County consistently support quality of life issues that affect our communities. These are hard times financially for a lot of folks in our communities in Cuyahoga County, but I believe that again our voters will rise to […]
This month’s Brews explored a topic that is fast approaching D-Day- the new AMP Ohio “clean coal” contract that Cleveland City Council will sign or reject on March 1. There will be a public hearing held this Friday, February 22 which will provide the last discussion before a vote is taken.
I grew up in rural […]
Conversations enhance knowledge, provoke analysis and strenghten beliefs as well as cause discomfort when met with a challenge to tried and true axioms that don’t appear to fit any more. The conversations that I have had lately have underscored many of the things I have read, heard, and believe but many of these conversations have provided […]
Recently, I have had the opportunity to participate in some extraordinary conversations with some very talented individuals. I am learning new ways to say things, new ways to think about issues and realities, and gaining new insights by comparing book reviews, listening to questions and answers at Meet The Bloggers interviews, and really enjoying every […]
Dear Mr. Investor-
Your link to your blog has been deleted from my comments.
I thought I would take a few minutes to outline why. You probably won’t come to my site again since you made no mention of the post you linked to on your blog, so I doubt if you will see the reasons for […]
Again, from the New York TIMES, a commentary from Bob Herbert on the blindness a culture of panders for years to the wealthy–the investment bankers and venture capitalists and big businesses, those who provide the richest emoluments for our elected representatives–and then tries to mitigate the country’s losses by putting a band-aid on the problems […]
Required reading, from Paul Krugman. I’ll quote a little bit below, and you can then go to the New York Times and read the rest for yourself. The global origins of our current mess were actually laid out by none other than Ben Bernanke, in an influential speech he gave […]
Music conjures up great memories for me at all times of the year, but Christmas and music are tangled together just like a string of twinkling lights. George’s link for Chris Butler about favorite Christmas music got me thinking about some of my favorite Christmas music. Actually, the list is almost endless. One carol begets another carol, […]
I caught a snippet of the glitch that caused double billing to some Giant Eagle customers if they had the misfortune of shopping for groceries on December 14th last evening on TV, but learned more from the on-line Crain’s Business article today. I experienced this SAME thing years ago, and am rather amazed that it still happens. […]