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Bloomberg Wants A Third Term as Mayor of New York
I think Michael Bloomberg really likes his job – or wants to become the Duke of New York. Now, what follows is mere rumor but according to the NY Times and just about every other local paper, Bloomberg is planning to run for a third term as mayor of New York City. It [...]
A comment on Bloomberg’s Wind Power Plan
According to a recent article in the New York Times, Mayor
Bloomberg announced a bold plan that would seek to
harness the wind power that races through New York City’s
canyons of skyscrapers and over its many bridges and miles
of open water.
His goal, mentioned in the article, is to reduce the city’s
dependence on country’s rickety power grid. The [...]
Noose at Columbia University Sparks the Media
Just this morning I read a piece in the Metro, the daily freebie handed out at the PATH station in Jersey City, that seemed to sum up the lunacy of our culture. When I first scanned the article as I waited for the caffeine I had gulped to jolt my heart into action, I was [...]
Resolution passes urging paper ballot systems in NY
With the 2008 presidential election coming closer, the goal of adopting voting machines with verifiable paper trails in New York City moved closer to realization on March 14, 2008 when the City Council unanimously passed Resolution 131-A, urging the New York State Board of Elections to promptly certify Precinct Based Optical Scan (PBOS) voting systems.
PBOS [...]
Mega Millions Madness!
Attention: Luck Needed Badly
Yes folks, lottery fever is in the air today! The odds are 176 million to 1, but the jackpot has climbed to just over double that amount ($355M) for the multi-state Mega Millions drawing. So, plunking down a few hard-earned dollars may make some sense.
There was an article on page three of [...]
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