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Holy Crap: Art Prize Draws Thousands To Grand Rapids Part 1

This is cross posted on Pittsburgh Arts Digging Pitt Ok, I didn't know anything at all about this, but I'll go out on a limb and say this is a potential game changer for the entire history of the state of Michigan and perhaps the entire "Rust Belt". To set the stage here, the statistics and evidence show Michigan to be in at the very least a full blown depression bringing to mind w… Continue

Added by john morris on October 17, 2009 at 2:40am — No Comments

We must join the Social Networking Revolution

We need to jump on board the social networking revolution. While many of us lament our loss of jobs and benefits like short term health medical insurance, others are reinventing themselves. How can this help. If you are… Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on October 12, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Been Fishing for and with Water Polo Players

I've been away from the blog for a while, working to play water polo in Pittsburgh's Kingsley Assocation summer camp. Furthermore, we've started another water polo program with the help of Citiparks in the Hill District at Ammon Rec Center's swim pool, located at 2216 Bedford Ave. We… Continue

Added by Mark Rauterkus on August 14, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Liberal Style Free Speech

One could come up with many, many, many other examples of "gocha style" press interviews, but this is sort of a classic. Peter Schiff, a potential candidate for Chris Dodd's senate seat is hardly allowed to talk as the host desperately attempts to shove words in his mouth and catch him in some type of trap. Notice how the thing starts. Even the highly partisan host has to acknowledge Peter's very accurate predictions regarding the economic crisis. Sadly--- most press interv… Continue

Added by john morris on August 10, 2009 at 8:59am — No Comments

Tough Times For Community Organisers

This post was also put on John Morris: Unmedicated There are many reasons to be very depressed as our nation sleepwalks toward disaster. However the recent videos of people actually asking tough questions shows that for many, the Kool Aid buzz is gone and they are wide awake and angry.

The AARP is not an organization I know too much about-- I think mostly it's grown as people seek discount deals and other membership benefits. What most don't know or never cared to object too… Continue

Added by john morris on August 6, 2009 at 7:51pm — No Comments

Exits Blocked & The Real Pain Begins

This was also posted on John Morris Unmedicated

Sorry, for not posting- hopefully I'm not needed to shout fire anymore. Peter Schiff has another great update video about what's likely the next leg down. To recap- We all know about dramatic fall in asset prices, the pain from the debt bubble and the dramatic rise in unemployment. But it really looks like the real pain is… Continue

Added by john morris on August 4, 2009 at 7:06pm — No Comments

Youngstown Ohio Ranked By Entrepreneur Magazine As A Top City For Entrepreneurs

This post was cross posted on John Morris: Unmedicated and Pittsburgh Arts: Digging Pitt This falls in to the "chaos" section of topics and is not directly about art. Pittsburgh has been getting a lot of buzz from clueless national media who have "discovered" the city because of the G20 summit. Hello-- Pittsburgh has had-- major leading universities Leading med… Continue

Added by john morris on July 23, 2009 at 6:54pm — No Comments

A Man Needs an Airplane

Photographed throughout southwest Ohio, and in Dayton's Schuster Center, with several Ohio-centric themes, and produced as part of the Ohio Film Music Video Challenge, this is Happy Chichester.

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Added by Teri Lussier on July 19, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary: June 2009

Too depressed to give all the "highlights". Nationwide Unemployment 9.5% Michigan--------------------------------------15.2% Rhode Island----------------------------------12.4% Oregon----------------------------------------12.2% South Carolina--------------------------------12.1% Nevada----------------------------------------12.0% California------------------------------------11.6% Ohio------------------------------------------11.1% No… Continue

Added by john morris on July 18, 2009 at 5:31pm — No Comments

Freedom From Reality II : The New Upper Class

This post was originally put on John Morris Unmedicated on June 20th. Some readers may know, that Pittsburgh, PA was selected by team Obama to be the location of the September G20 meeting, which finally invites countries like India, China and Brazil to the conference table since the formerly rich exploiters have to beg money off them. Team Obama, gave the large number of green… Continue

Added by john morris on July 18, 2009 at 9:47am — No Comments

Bringing about a shift in Dayton Ohio

The idea is this, if we can shift 10% of spending from national or international sources to local sources, we would do the area some good. It’s called a ShiftMob. Taken from Cambridge Local First, in Cambridge MA. "If New England residents shifted 10% of our annual budget from non-local purchasing to local purchasing, we could create thousands of new jobs and grow… Continue

Added by Teri Lussier on July 12, 2009 at 8:06am — No Comments

what did we do with an abandoned bank branch in east liberty, pittsburgh?

A series of grant applications and events created by Dan Friedson helped convert it to an arts performance & exhibition space. Now used as a headquarters by Nakturnal PR, it has also been a gallery for art events as well as stage for a Quantum Theater show.

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Added by Jessica Fenlon on May 21, 2009 at 9:35am — No Comments

Free Cleveland Giveaways Every Friday

I wanted to let you know that my blog Tricia’s Dish now features weekly Cleveland food (and other prize) giveaways every Friday at: http://triciachaves.blogspot.com/search/label/Giveaways Read more about the giveaways here. Check it out and tell your friends. Have a great weekend, Tricia Continue

Added by Tricia Chaves on May 1, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

A Genius From Harvard

I think most of you on here have given up on The New York Times as a source of objective facts or rational insight. One cannot deny however the window it gives to the minds of people currently in charge. In the guise of a semi serious proposal, a prominent Harvard economist floated an idea that almost perfectly designed to toilet whatever limited confidence anyone could have in the value of our dollar and cause a panic… Continue

Added by john morris on April 21, 2009 at 1:49pm — 2 Comments

Obama Plan Working, Unemployment Declines In Washington, D.C.

Well, the latest unemployment stats show declines in Unemployment in D.C. North Dakota and the District of Columbia registered rate decreases, and 3 states had no change in their rate. The news in the rest of the country was a bit worse. "Regional and state unemployment rates were nearly all higher in March. Over the year, jobless rates were up in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate rose f… Continue

Added by john morris on April 18, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

Being Fair To Ford Update

I don't know how it happened, but a reporter from the NY Times did sympathetic story about Ford's proud but desperate struggle to survive, on it's own two feet and do what it has to get it's costs and financial situation in order without major government handouts. The problem is that now it faces two major domestic rivals and a world of other car companies in which handouts and bailouts are the norm. Most likely th… Continue

Added by john morris on April 9, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

24 Indicted In Soprano's Style Loan Fraud

Really classic stuff-- Hopefully, one of many serious investigations and idictments related to what are likely billions of dollars in organized loan frauds which have damaged our economy and devasted communities. "The charged racketeering activity all stems from an extensive mortgage fraud scheme based in San Diego, that involved 220 properties with a total sales pr… Continue

Added by john morris on April 8, 2009 at 11:04am — No Comments

Obama And Corporatism

My last post about the PPIP program implied that many of Obama's policies and methods were not socialist, but corporatist or fascist.

Steve Malanga, who I think I remember from Crains, NY has written a great little primer on this. He correctly points out that corporatist policies often gain popularty i… Continue

Added by john morris on April 8, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Art What You Got Festival Seeks Artists And Performers

"Remember the Art What You Got festival last year? It was a blast, even with the rain and wind. Well, this year, Art What You Got is having its Frist Annual on July 19th! The applications for this year's Art What You Got are now available! This year, we will be accepting applications from performers, too. I have included a brief description of the event at the end of this email. You can also follow us on Facebook and MySpace. Please go to --… Continue

Added by john morris on April 8, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Firm Says 32 Illinois Banks At Risk Of Failing In 2009

From The Chicago Tribune "Foresight Analytics LLC, an Oakland-based financial research firm, said Illinois ranks third among states with the greatest number of problem banks, after Florida, with 35, and Georgia, with 49. Ranked fourth is California, with 14 on the firm’s “watch list.” Foresight will identify only to clients the 32 Illinois institutions in its near-term outlook for bank fail… Continue

Added by john morris on April 7, 2009 at 8:32pm — No Comments

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