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Nothing

By Blue Ridge Leader

“Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.” Dick Cheney to Paul O’Neill, November 15, 2002, (Ron Suskind, The Price of Loyalty, 2004).
“… a philosophy is influenced by facts. So there is a constant interplay between what do I think and why do I think it….Now, if you gather more facts and have more experience,… »

America’s Economy and Open Decision Making

By Contributor

From Forbes: “The top six bank holding companies earned an aggregate of $51 billion in pretax income in 2009. We’re talking about JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Wells Fargo. All of this pretax income can be attributed to their trading revenues of $59.7 billion. The proprietary trading operations… »

Eating Green

By Debi Skaggs

Being green from the inside out may be easier than you think and can start with a few simple steps at your local supermarket. Sustainable food shopping can help you be socially responsible, environmentally conscious as well as healthy! There are many reasons to want to eat a little “greener” but the benefits… »

Snowball

By Tony Noerpel

“What distinguishes science from pseudoscience is not whether your theory originated with some particular conviction about how the world works, or whether you feel an emotional attachment to it. What matters is the evidence you find to support it, and whether you are ultimately prepared to accept that it could be wrong.” Gabrielle Walker,… »

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State of the Towns talk at the Carver Center by Philip Denino with guest speaker Donovan Rypkema. Philip Denino is Community Development Manager with the Department of Economic Development. "When thinking of the downtown area parking should not be a priority, pedestrians are the priority," Mr. Rypkema said. "Governments are supposed to think about the whole."