This coming Thursday the Environmental Protection Agency was scheduled to hold a public hearing on hydraulic fracturing as a method for removing natural gas from shale deposits. The hearing, the fourth and last in a series of hearings being held across the country, was originally scheduled for the Binghamton, New York area. Binghamton is an [...]
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The EPA and Security Issues
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Politics, tagged EPA, hearing fracking, natural gas, Syracuse New York, Binghamton New York on 10 August 2010 | 1 Comment »
Board of Education Update
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Politics, tagged board of education, Maine-Endwell Central School District on 17 April 2010 | 6 Comments »
Just a quick message to all of you out there who may be wondering what I decided to do regarding the Board of Education election. I took a few hours yesterday – yes, I now know where my children get their procrastination gene from as petitions were due at 5 pm yesterday – to walk [...]
How Do You Reconcile “You” with Your Work?
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Politics, tagged authenticity, beliefs on 16 April 2010 | 11 Comments »
For those of you who do not know it, I am a political junkie. I worked in politics for many years. I also love, love, love the television series “The West Wing.” I am not saying it is gospel of what truly goes on in the West Wing or in politics in the US. I [...]
Looking for a New Supreme Court Justice
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Politics, tagged John Paul Stevens, President Obama, SCOTUS on 10 April 2010 | 5 Comments »
The hints had been in the news for weeks. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens was rumored to be retiring. The man is approaching 90. Just because an appointment to the Court is lifelong doesn’t mean you should stay your entire life. Stevens has been on the Court since I was in high school. [...]
Making Two Lists
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Politics, tagged board of education, elections, fiscal disaster on 5 April 2010 | 29 Comments »
I have been making two lists in my head. This is not totally out of the ordinary for me. I make lists all the time. These lists, though, were brought on by a visit from a neighbor about ten days ago. I was writing, totally absorbed in my work, this particular day. I did not [...]
Budget Woes and Education in NYS
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Politics, tagged tap, nys, budget, Regents, fiscal disaster, higher education, K-12 on 9 March 2010 | 8 Comments »
New York State is in a horrible fiscal reality. Along with a recession the likes that most of us have never seen, NYS took a huge hit with Wall Street firms closing and some lowering of massive Wall Street incomes. You see, NYS has, for many administrations, gone against the number one rule in freelancing [...]
A Love-Hate Relationship
Posted in Family, Just my Thoughts, Politics, tagged Blue Cross, Empire Plan, health insurance, reform, United Healthcare on 6 March 2010 | 4 Comments »
I know I should not complain. My children, and myself to some extent, are lucky. Their father works for the state and he is required to carry health insurance on them. State plans, while not cheap, are very good as far as coverage. Yet, I have a love-hate relationship with health insurance. Here is my [...]
Two is the Problem
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Politics, tagged broken government, third party, two party system on 17 February 2010 | 14 Comments »
Hope you all are ready for this post. I am about to declare the problem in politics in the United States and it is a number – two. The main problem in our political system is that it is a two party system. Two! There is no way, should people vote on straight party affiliation [...]
Women in Politics
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Politics, tagged contributions, Emily's list, Politics, women on 1 February 2010 | 7 Comments »
As I have said many times, I am a huge fan of “The West Wing.” That show is the first place I ever heard of Emily’s List as CJ Cregg – Alison Janney’s character – had worked with the group prior to working in Hollywood. Emily’s List is all about getting pro-choice Democratic women elected [...]
State of the Union
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Politics, tagged economy, education, nablopomo, President Obama, State of the Union on 28 January 2010 | 25 Comments »
Last night I pulled parental rank. I wanted to watch and listen and take notes on the State of the Union. I asked that one of the two adult children living here at home pick up #6 from dress rehearsal. He was to be done between 9:15 and 9:30 so prime speech time. There was [...]
Five for Ten Part II
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- Ran 5.36 miles in 1 hour and 4 mins and 6 secs and felt good. Felt good to run again after two days off... http://bit.ly/9nTuTa #fordironman 5 minutes ago
- @adamrisu That is fantastic!! I have six but only five pregnancies as I have twins. LOL! 10 minutes ago
- @Momalom I understand that feeling! I still have at least that much to get rid of! 12 minutes ago
- @adamrisu So cool! Is this your first? 13 minutes ago
- Well, back to the training schedule. I have the sun to look forward to as I go out for an easy five miles! 1 hour ago
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