The Wired blog is very cool and one of the poster’s wives is an IT Teacher who requested he write about school IT donations. Some things like VHS machines? Nope. Computers that are not so old? Much better, especially if they have an operating system installed.
The best thing to do of course is call your [...]
We had an historic election, and Barack Obama is our President Elect. He has some initial missions to accomplish, according to his staff. Part of that mission is to set up a government that embraces bi-partisanship, is committed to doing hard work to get us back on track economically, help create jobs, and start repairing [...]
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The Election is almost over and it’s going to be time to roll up our sleeves and get to prioritizing issues that need to be tackled. If you had told any of us five years ago that our Government would be willing to pump money into banks, financial institutions or anything else, we’d have all [...]
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Curious about new business or planned new business in Ward 20? Progress on school rebuilding? Have the opportunity to learn and talk about all sorts of things at the end of this month. Put it on your calendar!
The Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation (BPDC) is holding a Ward 20 Summit on October 30th and as it [...]
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Tired of election ads on TV? Yes, me too. Stressed out about the economy? Oh yes, for sure me too. Well the World is still turning and people are still doing remarkable things to help others. Whether you vote or not, read this CNN synopsis of remarkable people and the kind of work they are doing [...]
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I wrote about green roofs on buildings a few weeks ago, but here is an article from the Wall Street Journal further outlining why they make good economic sense and cents for cities. Chicago is doing this and wants to expand the program. Here is what they say:
City officials in Chicago now estimate that their [...]
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Sometimes the Web is fabulous. Textbooks cost a fortune so any way to save money on them is wonderful, yes? I’ve seen a few websites that help students do this. This one has the catchiest title, and seems really good: check out Textbook Revolt. It’s like a textbook coop. You list text books you have [...]
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Okay so you still have to wear a helmet inside your car (oy) but Ohio has finally joined the 21st Century and decided it’s okay to license these cars. Here is the James Ewinger story about it in the PD. I was in North Olmsted in the Spring and saw a gold/mustard colored ‘thingy’ with [...]
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When you were a kid, did you dream of being an astronaut? As you got older, did you wish you could be one of the first civilians on The Shuttle? Have you dreamed about socking away some dollars so you can take a trip (isn’t it with Richard Branson?) on one of the first commercial [...]
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I don’t suppose people who ride the bus or take light rail or car pool will get any relief, how about a 3% tax break for those who don’t drive? Anyway, here is the PD blog post outlining Rep. LaTourette’s Commuter Relief and Fuel Efficiency Act bill/proposal.
What about using that same money to increase methods [...]
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