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Volunteers Needed for Halloween Event

October 18, 2011
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Volunteers Needed for Halloween Event

From: The Marlborough Sewer Blog  (This is a great event and it benefits a great cause, the Marlborough Food Bank, follow the link to sign up.). This year David asked for help getting the word out, the following is from his site. Halloween is just around the corner.  Every year I’ve run my event,...
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Eating Our Young – Exposing the Student Loan Racket

October 14, 2011
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Eating Our Young – Exposing the Student Loan Racket

Exposing the Student Loan Racket (Infographic) Student loan debt, now at $830 billion, has surpassed credit card debt—a statement not likely to have been heard 20 years ago. Student loans, unlike any other form of debt, CANNOT be forgiven via bankruptcy—these loans MUST be...
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How Much Has What Changed Since 9/11

September 11, 2011
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How Much Has What Changed Since 9/11

Notice stocks are at the bottom.
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Actual S&P US Debt Downgrade Language

August 6, 2011
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Actual S&P US Debt Downgrade Language

  Judge for yourself.  This is the actual language. Standard And Poors Report. Some highlights.  That I think represent the tone and bring out the points the media as...
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5,500 Ulster Men Dead At The Battle Of The Somme This Date In 1916

July 1, 2011
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5,500 Ulster Men Dead At The Battle Of The Somme This Date In 1916

On this date July 1st in 1916, 5,500 men of Ulster died in the Battle of Somme. One of them my Great Uncle Sergeant William Gordon went over the...
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The Rise In Structural Unemployment

June 21, 2011
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The Rise In Structural Unemployment

By any measure this has been a hard and long recession, and many of us are not convinced it is over.  Particularly worrisome is the millions of men who...
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A Horrible Graph of Connecticut’s Lack of Job Growth

June 19, 2011
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A Horrible Graph of Connecticut’s Lack of Job Growth

Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary (BLS.gov) If you click on the graph to the right and expand or zoom in on Connecticut you can barely see a...
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Made in USA: Overseas jobs come home

June 17, 2011
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Made in USA: Overseas jobs come home

CNN Money Something I’ve said for years, the cost of shipping is considerable.  Not to mention the cost of oversight of overseas facilities.  ….He said when NCR looked at the...
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Marlborough: Budget Passes

June 15, 2011
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Marlborough: Budget Passes

The number of minivans in the school parking lot was a giveaway.  The budget passed 181 Yea, to 50 Nay (or something close to that). No drama, no questions. ...
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