Citizen’s Budget Advisory Committee Say Layoff’s Will Jeopardize Quality Of Life

The Citizen’s Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC)–a committee of volunteers selected by Township Council members to offer the Council advice on the budget each year–submitted a report to the Council last month, prior to the budget referendum vote. In that report, the CBAC recommended to the Council that the referendum proposed by the Mayor should be … Read more

Want to vote “None of the Above”?

Last of the Ballot Boxes a photo by Jani Helle on Flickr. If you are going to vote in Jackson’s Board of Ed election tomorrow and are as unhappy with the choices you have been presented with this year, you can do what I am doing…write me in! I cannot in good conscience vote for … Read more

Incumbants’ lack of creativity shows in their campaign

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What I believe to be a LARGE problem with the current Board of Education is a total lack of creativity when it comes to tackling the problems that they face in both budgetary issues as well as every day governance.

Election Result Maps

I have been very interested since 2000 in looking at the county-by-county results of the national elections.  It is very interesting to see just how red the country actually is.  Even on the coasts (the Blue States) when you look at it county-by-county you see that outside of the major metropolitain areas, there are very … Read more

Stupid Americans

I’ve read from time to time or seen on TV reports about how Americans are viewed around the world. People talk about ugly Americans or stupid Americans. I’ve always thought that these reports had more to do with media bias or insecurities. I’ve been lucky enough to be able to go out of the country … Read more

Where is the bottom?

  Every day that the market moves lower I keep thinking that this has to be the bottom. I keep telling myself I need to add money in now and buy at the bottom…glad I keep waiting and procrastinating!!

Banking Bailout

The Dow dipped below 10,000 today for the first time in four years.  I guess that Wall Street wasn’t as buoyed by the Congressional bailout as all of the smart people thought.  What Congress fails to remember is that Wall Street is the bastion of the FREE MARKET.  They are not going to look kindly … Read more

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