My beautiful home state. Bluff Head, North Guilford, Connecticut .
A View From Inside
March 9th, 2010 · Uncategorized
Michelle Obama And Healthy Food Affordability
March 9th, 2010 · Uncategorized
“For the first time in recorded history, today’s younger generation will live shorter lives than their parents. Yet parents, and this is, I believe, the most alarming statistic that we found, do not recognize the problem.”
There are many contributing factors to our poor eating habits– not the least of which is accessibility and affordability of healthy food. The price of fruits and vegetables has skyrocketed in the last ten years, while the pay of most Americans has leveled out significantly. This is a serious problem, one that I am glad this administration is taking on.
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Maureen Reed Speaks To Delegates In Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
March 8th, 2010 · Democracy, Democrats, Elections, Politics, america
wrightandleftreport’s candidate for the sixth congressional district in Minnesota, Dr. Maureen Reed, speaks at the Senate District 14 Convention. Dr. Reed is challenging incumbent Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann.
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Sunday, Bloody Sunday
March 7th, 2010 · Democracy, News, Racism, america
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the march From Selma to Montgomery, Alabama:
On March 7, demonstrators start a 54-mile march in response to an activist’s murder. They are protesting his death and the unfair state laws and local violence that keep African Americans from voting. Led by SNCC activists John Lewis and Hosea Williams, about 525 peaceful marchers are violently assaulted by state police near the Edmund Pettus Bridge outside Selma.
We strive to make progress in the face of terrific odds, and amidst terrible injustice. We persevere because of the strength of our will, and the power of righteous thought.
To learn more about the Selma March, please go here.
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Unemployment Is Steady, Jobs Still Scarce
March 5th, 2010 · News, Politics, america
According to this cool, albeit mind-bending graph, the unemployment rate held at 9.7%, and the economy shed 36,000 jobs during the month of February. While the news is slightly reassuring–this is the fewest jobs shed by the economy during the recession– hiring is still moving very slowly.
A View From Inside
March 5th, 2010 · News
In keeping with the touch screen idea from earlier in the week, here’s a startling new iPhone made from cutlery:
Sold through our favorite iPhone accessory store, Etsy.com, the ForkedUpArt iPhone stands can be customized if you want, and according to the artist, “I’m making these guys as fast as I can.”
HT: TUAW





