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  • The Heartbreak of a Closed School

    Daily Yonder - Keep It Rural
    editor
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:41 am
    The school at Canvas was never much to look at, but it was the heart of the community. Now we know that consolidating schools not only failed communities, it failed education, too. Betty Dotson-Lewis This is all that's left of our Canvas school. It serves now as a meeting place for a Ruritan club. Where did you go to school?  Were you one of the lucky ones who lived in a rural school district with small schools, good teachers, good administrators and support personnel who treated you as if you were their own? Were you fortunate enough to go to school where you were a real student instead…

  • Detente in the rancher v. environmentalist grazing wars?

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    Jodi Peterson
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:11 am
    Buying out grazing permits from willing ranchers could help solve conflicts over grazing on public lands.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/n4hz3ZsLB2w" height="1" width="1"/>

  • Quick! Open up the Brag Basket!

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    Becky McCray
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pm
    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. Together, we build something meaningful. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Jan 27-29, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Don't hold back because of that word, "brag." When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might inspire others. Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it's not really about bragging. It's about sharing. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend laugh about something wonderful that…

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  • Rural Sheboygan residents believe theyre seeing wolves

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    28 Jan 2012 | 4:10 am
    SHEBOYGAN Marlene Schoen had her doubts when her boyfriend thought he saw a gray wolf outside their rural Sheboygan home last month.
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  • Quick! Open up the Brag Basket!

    Becky McCray
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pm
    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. Together, we build something meaningful. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Jan 27-29, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Don't hold back because of that word, "brag." When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might inspire others. Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it's not really about bragging. It's about sharing. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend laugh about something wonderful that…

  • Gilford Flooring

    Becky McCray
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:36 am
    I'm speaking at Gilford Flooring's GAP Dealer conference, on March 9, 2012. My topic is Getting Down to Business with Social Media. I'll be posting resources for Gilford's folks on this page, as we get closer. So for now, consider this a placeholder and a reminder that I'm a speaker on rural, small business topics and what urban business can learn from small town business.

  • Review: The official guide to QuickBooks 2012

    jnswanson
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:12 am
    I’m not a QuickBooks user. I don’t run a small business. But I’m a family member, the family member that understands computers. I’ve spent time with parents and in-laws trying to troubleshoot and explain and update and install. Recently, a family client wanted to update the QuickBooks version used to run a family business. Since I had installed the previous version, I was asked. I didn’t realize how long ago I installed the previous version. They were running QuickBooks 99. Perfectly good, of course, but things have changed since then. About the same time, I was offered the…

  • We build the Brag Basket together

    Becky McCray
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. Together, we build something meaningful. Basket makers working together.Photo (CC) by Steve Lospalluto The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Jan 20-22, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Don't hold back because of that word, "brag." When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might inspire others. Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it's not really about bragging. It's about sharing. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this…

  • Lessons Learned from Jellyweek

    AC
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:06 pm
    By Andrea Cook There are over 14.5 million self-employed independent professionals throughout our country. Working hard to provide jobs, solve problems and succeed day in and day out, without burning out, these individuals are some of our most bravest, boldest and innovative leaders in our country's workforce. Yet, many independent professionals work from home, isolated with little- to no personal interaction throughout their forty-plus hour work week. Even introverts and especially extroverts need a little wiggle and jiggle in their work day.  Self-employed professionals together…
 
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  • Kansas a tourist lure for offbeat travelers

    KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - While some avid travelers seek exotic ports or ancient cities, Larry Hornbaker's ambition is to drive 25 miles of dirt roads in every county in the U.S. state of Kansas. He has company on the back roads.

  • falters late in loss to Free State

    Washburn clawed back from a deficit, built a lead and had Lawrence Free State all but beaten in the semifinals of the Firebird Classic. Then “all but” turned into “if only.” “It’s on us,” coach Kevin Bordewick said.

  • , urban concerns considered in football realignment

    SALT LAKE CITY — The pressure is on for the state's board of trustees to find a realignment solution that will be acceptable to both urban and schools. The Board of Trustees is currently grappling with the dilemma of how to realign Utah ...

  • upsurge as companies plan to harness potential in areas

    Throwing more light upon the opportunities in the market Pradeep Kashyap, President RMAI said, “Small town market has become the engine of growth and entrepreneurship is the spirit of small towns.” The father of marketing in India also ...
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  • Rural Sheboygan residents believe theyre seeing wolves

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:10 am
    SHEBOYGAN Marlene Schoen had her doubts when her boyfriend thought he saw a gray wolf outside their rural Sheboygan home last month.

  • Rural boys avenge loss to Heights

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:31 pm
    Washburn Rural received an early-season wake-up call last month with a two-point loss at Shawnee Heights. Since then, the Junior Blues have won eight of nine games, including a 52-31 victory in the rematch against the T-Birds on Friday at Rural.

  • Rural falters late in loss to Free State

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:50 pm
    LAWRENCE - This one hurt. Washburn Rural clawed back from a deficit, built a lead and had Lawrence Free State all but beaten in the semifinals of the Firebird Classic. Then "all but" turned into "if only." "It's on us," coach Kevin Bordewick said.

  • Rural Kansas a tourist lure for offbeat travelers

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:49 pm
    KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - While some avid travelers seek exotic ports or ancient cities, Larry Hornbaker's ambition is to drive 25 miles of dirt roads in every county in the U.S. state of Kansas. He has company on the back roads. Some 1,500 members of the Kansas Explorers Club long to see every corner of the state and patronize struggling small towns, many of which are fighting a losing ...

  • Rural Health: Residency doctor chooses to return to rural roots

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:25 pm
    Dr. Jon Engbers, 27, is halfway through his medical residency but already knows where he's headed when he graduates in June 2013.
 
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    Daily Yonder - Keep It Rural

  • Rural Hotline to the White House

    editor
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:26 pm
    Doug McKalip, who advises the president on rural affairs, took questions (and avoided others) from the public via Twitter this morning. How's he supposed to explain Syria? Twitter Some of the participants in this monring's office hours with a rural advisor of the Obama Administration It was a little like standing in line for popcorn at the drive-in – congenial, noisy and mildly frustrating.The White House-sponsored an online “chat” concerning rural issues today 10-11 a.m. Eastern time. Broadband, regulations in agriculture, rural infrastructure, and philanthropy  were among the…

  • The Heartbreak of a Closed School

    editor
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:41 am
    The school at Canvas was never much to look at, but it was the heart of the community. Now we know that consolidating schools not only failed communities, it failed education, too. Betty Dotson-Lewis This is all that's left of our Canvas school. It serves now as a meeting place for a Ruritan club. Where did you go to school?  Were you one of the lucky ones who lived in a rural school district with small schools, good teachers, good administrators and support personnel who treated you as if you were their own? Were you fortunate enough to go to school where you were a real student instead…

  • Thursday Roundup: Heraldry of the Range

    editor
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:56 pm
    USDA The new map of U.S. climate zones shows warming. See the interactive version of the map to take your region's gardening temperature. The USDA updates its plant hardiness zones for the first time since 1990: this  means a shift in gardening schedules, potential for growing new varieties in your region – and yet more evidence of global warming.The 26 hardiness zones are based on the average coldest temperature over the 30-year span 1976 to 2005. Seed packets and gardening guides note hardiness zones so that South Texas gardeners won’t waste their money on peonies and Vermonters…

  • Score! for Two Rural Broadband Teams

    editor
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:40 am
    Can the strategy that raised enough money for a new Packers' stadium finance a rural broadband network? Communities in Vermont and rural Lancashire, England, have kicked off efforts. Morry Gash for AP Fans like Steve Gash of DeForest, WI, invested in the Packers to build a new stadium. The same kind of ardor and hustle can create a rural broadband network. In Green Bay, WI, football fans bought shares in the team to build a new stadium. Local ardor and hustle can raise money for a broadband network, too. Though bumped out of Super Bowl contention, the Green Bay Packers leave broadband…

  • Wednesday Roundup: The (Un)Popular Vote

    editor
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:36 pm
    wiki Argh! Grover Cleveland won the popular vote for the presidency but lost in the electoral college to Benjamin Harrison. Al Gore can sympathize but what about rural voters? The push goes on to do away with the Electoral College and base presidential elections instead on the popular vote. In five elections, the winners of the popular vote did not advance to the presidency. Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but lost the election to John Quincy Adams (1824); Samuel J. Tilden lost to Rutherford B. Hayes (1876); Grover Cleveland lost to Benjamin Harrison (1888), and, folks may remember, Al…
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    News stories via the Rural Assistance Center

  • Score! for Two Rural Broadband Teams

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Daily Yonder article tells how communities in Vermont and rural Lancashire, England, have kicked off efforts to finance rural broadband networks.

  • Public Hearings: Attorney Generals National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    The Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence will hold the second of four public hearings January 31, 2012 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The hearing will highlight the issue of children's exposure to violence in rural and tribal communities.

  • Adoption of Health Information Technology in Rural Health Clinics

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    The Technical Assistance and Services Center, a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center, and the Maine Rural Health Research Center at the University of Southern Maine are developing a database of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and will be utilizing this information to conduct a national survey focusing on meaningful use of Health Information Technology by RHCs.

  • RAC Launches New Online Health Information Technology Toolkit

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:34 am
    Providing health information technology (HIT) resources to rural health care providers is the purpose of a new online toolkit from the Rural Assistance Center (RAC). A pilot program developed through RAC and the National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center), the toolkit is designed to help rural providers find HIT resources directed at them.

  • Filling the Gap

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Times Daily, (AL) article discusses why rural health clinics are an important link to the health-care community.
 
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  • President Should Set Transmission Reform as Top Energy Goal

    Paul Mansoor
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:31 pm
    Although the energy goals mentioned during his recent State of the Union address were laudable, President Obama must now turn attention to the improvement of our nation’s electric transmission system. Upgrading and expanding clean energy transmission will create jobs, spur new industries, and lead to a more-sustainable future for rural America. The President’s energy agenda covered the basics, calling for an “all-of-the-above” domestic energy strategy, utilizing off-shore oil deposits and natural gas pockets, all while promising to ensure the safety of civilians with…

  • Caveat Emptor—Communication Vital to Wind Development

    Steph Larsen
    18 Jan 2012 | 4:37 pm
    by Paul Mansoor, Energy Policy Intern Determining where wind turbines are placed, or sited, is a major component of wind energy development, and clear communication within communities, and between communities, landowners and energy developers, is vital for project success.  Before moving across the country recently, I made plans to lease an apartment. “Is the place clean?” I asked. “Yup.” said the landlord. “And the unit is ready for me to move in?” “Absolutely."   Fourteen hours of driving later, I was disappointed to be standing in a…

  • Rural Health Wins in Super Committee Failure

    Brian Depew
    29 Nov 2011 | 4:23 pm
    The recent news that the so-called "Super Committee" was unable to reach an agreement on large spending cuts may be the best outcome for rural health care access. Cuts being considered by the committee included deep reductions in rural health programs that make limited special payments to some rural hospitals to account for the challenges of delivering care in rural areas.  Cuts to Medicaid and to the new health insurance premium support tax credits in the Affordable Care Act were also being considered by the committee. Such cuts would hit rural people disproportionately hard…

  • TransCanada to Re-Route Pipeline Plan

    Tom Means
    15 Nov 2011 | 10:13 am
    TransCanada president Alex Pourbaix officially announced yesterday that the pipeline will not be routed through the Sandhills.   “We will never live through this nightmare again,” said Mike Flood, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature who first broke the announcement on the legislative floor. In an attempt to appeal to both proponents and opponents of the pipeline, Senator Flood apparently worked out his own deal with TransCanada. His amendment to Senator Annette Dubas’ bill, LB1, would give Nebraska’s Department of Environmental Quality the authority to…

  • State Department Delays Pipeline Permit

    Tom Means
    10 Nov 2011 | 4:21 pm
    Caught between a rock and a hard place, the Obama administration is expected to delay its decision on the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. A statement was released today by the State Department stating that an “in-depth assessment of potential alternative routes” will be required before a national interest determination can be made. The input of folks in Nebraska and across the nation made a strong contribution to the State Department’s decision. “We received comments on a wide range of issues including the proposed project’s impact on jobs, pipeline safety, health…
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  • Wash. AG would let local officials record closed sessions, to prevent or resolve questions of legality

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:23 pm
    One of the biggest bugaboos of covering elected or appointed boards is the "executive session," in which we presume the discussion often goes beyond the limited topics authorized by the state open-meetings law. That is usually hard to prove, but Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna may have a good idea to address the problem.As part of his 2012 legislative package, "McKenna is asking lawmakers to adopt a bill that would allow government bodies to record executive sessions. It’s not mandatory, it’s permissive," The Olympian reports in an editorial. "Then if a question arises . . .

  • Drought, high hay costs stress Okla. horse rescue

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:45 pm
    Abandoned horses remain a big problem because people can't afford to feed them. Many are left to wander in the wild. Others are abused, and those are a top priority for Blaze's Tribute Equine Rescue in Jones, Okla. Now the  rescue isn't sure how it will keep horses alive, reports Jamie Oberg of News 9 in Oklahoma City. Owner Natalee Cross said the rescue is housing more than 100 horses, its full capacity, and not only doesn't know where the next hay supply will come from, but also doesn't know how it will pay. (News 9 photo)Rising hay prices are costing Cross almost $3,000 a week, and…

  • Insurance company wants to give primary-care docs more money, including payment for prevention

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:42 pm
    Most rural areas depend on primary-care physicians, and at least one insurance company is willing to increase compensation for them. Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc., an operator of Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance plans, wants to increase payments to primary-care doctors and start reimbursing for preventive care management. WellPoint says this would "boost treatment and save money," reports The Associated Press.The company said it hopes the measure will "give doctors a chance to do more for patients outside ... of just treating a person when they become sick," including helping those with…

  • Conservation groups still aren't happy with latest version of national forest management plan

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:39 pm
    The Obama administration provided a new framework the U.S. Forest Service would use to manage national forest land yesterday. Once the regulations are approved, they will update planning procedures that have been in place since 1982 and use latest science and knowledge to create and implement effective land management plans. The rule requires management plans include habitat for plant and animal diversity and conservation, but some conservation groups say the rule weakens national forest wildlife protections, reports Environmental News Service.Defenders of Wildlife President Jamie…

  • Feds question mine plan that would create grade and drain for part of King Coal Highway in W.Va.

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:32 pm
    Consol Energy wants to mine 2,300 acres between Belo and Delbarton in Mingo County, West Virginia, but the Obama administration is questioning the Buffalo Mountain mountaintop-removal mine proposal and pressuring state officials and the company to reduce potential impacts. Part of the company's proposed post-mining land use plan involves construction of the King Coal Highway that would connect four-lane US 119 at Williamson, population 3,400, to Interstate 77 at Bluefield, notes Ken Ward Jr. of the Charleston Gazette. (Red line on map denotes proposed route)The Environmental Protection Agency…
 
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  • Westbrook EDA purchases bowling alley building

    19 Jan 2012 | 9:39 am
        WESTBROOK — Last week the Westbrook Economic Development Association closed a deal with Rob and Mary Anderson, owners of the former bowling alley and cafe. ...

  • Gone, but not forgotten

    19 Jan 2012 | 9:37 am
        WALNUT GROVE — Some things are inevitable,   like death and taxes, as the old saying goes. At some point two Main Street buildings fell into that inevitable category after they fell into disrepair that made it impractical to renovate. ...
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  • Richard West Sellars' accidental but distinguished National Park Service career

    Kimberly Hirai
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:02 am
    Historian Richard West Sellars didn't intend to spend a career in the Park Service. But after 35 years, his impact still resonates.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/xA1CvcSrY_M" height="1" width="1"/>

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Sarah Gilman
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:45 am
    Photographers and artists -- and scientists, too -- discover that a terrible beauty can be found in ravaged industrial regions.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/eEvxzJ8F0Zc" height="1" width="1"/>

  • Detente in the rancher v. environmentalist grazing wars?

    Jodi Peterson
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:11 am
    Buying out grazing permits from willing ranchers could help solve conflicts over grazing on public lands.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/n4hz3ZsLB2w" height="1" width="1"/>

  • Billboard corporations use money and influence to override your vote

    Ray Ring
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:13 pm
    In Salt Lake City and other Western communities, billboard companies battle local democracy.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/-tGcT2REasQ" height="1" width="1"/>

  • Pity the Sacketts? Not much

    Judith Lewis Mernit
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:07 pm
    An Idaho couple are getting a lot of sympathy because the EPA has halted construction of their planned home on a wetlands, but if the agency would be more open with the facts, it would come out looking better.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/most-recent/~4/0W6FFdFFjNg" height="1" width="1"/>
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  • Friday news roundup: industry grows and species croak

    Neil LaRubbio
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:48 pm
    Utah nuclear plant wins water permit, wolves and bison offered up for hunting and glaciers shrink just a little bit more<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/FromTheBlogs/~4/OhuvfFdKW2M" height="1" width="1"/>

  • Snow fight on the slopes

    Danielle Venton
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:59 pm
    U.S. Forest Service and ski resorts bicker over water rights<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/FromTheBlogs/~4/96Jof_vfQvk" height="1" width="1"/>

  • No ski for you

    Betsy Marston
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:23 pm
    After a skier complains, Montana Snowbowl refuses to sell him tickets; wacky words of Arizona politicians<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/FromTheBlogs/~4/ieu9krlRlfE" height="1" width="1"/>

  • Obama's energy love fest

    Cally Carswell
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:25 pm
    Obama overlooks the environment in his State of the Union address, but heaps attention on domestic energy development<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/FromTheBlogs/~4/4HehWFowirc" height="1" width="1"/>

  • Tar sands battle continues in California courts

    InsideClimateNews
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:01 am
    Legal brawl over state's low-carbon fuel rule will affect global markets for Canada's dirtier crude<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/FromTheBlogs/~4/aEzTAf4Sgj8" height="1" width="1"/>
 
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  • Rotary nose-hair trimmer

    coozledad
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:29 am
    Half the time I think this is just a grooming attempt on the part of the crow. Altruistic behavior. Other times I think he’s looking for my pituitary gland.

  • Purley

    coozledad
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:08 pm
    Here’s a photo of Purley a couple of weeks after the accident. He’d already stopped limping by this point. I think he put on a little weight while he was recuperating.

  • Look Away

    coozledad
    13 Jan 2012 | 7:32 am
    One evening a few months ago, after I fed the mules and the bulls, I went into the house to begin preparing dinner while my wife fed the dogs and lured the chickens and ducks into their pens. I’d just put the spaghetti sauce on low when my wife popped in the door to tell me the bulls had gotten out again. She could hear them walking out towards the pen across the street where we keep the cows and two steers. The time had fallen back the previous day: it was about 5:00 and already dark. I got in the car and sped up the driveway to try and hold traffic up on the road- always a hopeless…

  • Still here

    coozledad
    10 Jan 2012 | 3:54 pm
    Just busy lately with chores. This is the last thing looked upon by many mice and grubs:

  • Flukes

    coozledad
    2 Jan 2012 | 8:27 am
    We had a nice warm weekend to start off the year so I decided to gut a wahlfish. I’ve just about got the outside roughed in to the point I can bring it indoors to finish carving, sanding and painting it. It started life as a maple tree that got knocked over during last summer’s hurricane. While I was sawing it up into firewood I thought it might be worthwhile to save some of the larger portions of the trunk for woodcarving. This section was a little over four feet long, and I opted to carve another whale because I’ve already carved a smaller one for reference, and the idea…
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  • Poll at the Paulick Report

    Gordon
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:49 pm
    On the Paulick Report, there is currently a poll asking users who they would select to give a horse racing "State of the Union" address.  As of 4:45 pm, this is the current tally. PR PollWho would you select to deliver a horse racing State of the Union address?Alex Waldrop, NTRA CEO (1%) All Hail Kegasus, Lord and Protector of Preakness Infield (9%) Bo Derek, actress, CHRB member (6%) Crazy guy sitting alone in grandstand (19%) D. Wayne Lukas, Hall of Fame trainer (21%) Frank Stronach, racetrack magnate, owner/breeder (0%) Jerry Jamgotchian, legal expert…

  • 2011 Eclipse Award for Top Stud

    Gordon
    17 Jan 2012 | 12:27 pm
    The Eclipse Awards, the annual end of year honors for thoroughbred were handed out last in Beverly Hills.  Congrats to Harve de Grace for winning horse of the year.  Other awards are handed for three year old colt of the year, junville filly of the year, etc. etc.  But there was award that was not given out, and I am sure it was overlooked: Top Stud.  That awards goes  to...wait for it...Congrats...no really, Congrats is the name of the horse (stallion page here).  Congrats breed live covered 205 mares in 2011.  If we assume he breed live…

  • Lasix! Lasix! Rah Rah rah! Lasix Pep Rally at Convention

    Gordon
    15 Jan 2012 | 7:56 pm
    At a convention of the NHBA (the national horseman's associations), the pro-lasix people had a little pep rally panel discussion about the "myths" of lasix.  From Bloodhorse.com: "Dr. Steven Barker, chemist for the Louisiana State Racing Commission, sought to dispel what he called industry “myths” surrounding Salix. He said that contrary to some claims, Salix does not interfere with testing for other drugs when blood is tested; Salix isn’t performance-enhancing; Salix is effective in treating EIPH; and that it can’t be proven use of the drug is “denigrating” the Thoroughbred…

  • New Year, Back to Training

    Gordon
    11 Jan 2012 | 1:44 pm
    This is a self-portrait of my ugly face and Marq Your Bible at his rest facility near Berryville, VA.  Marq Your Bible is now back at Diana McClure's training facility after a two month lay off and back in training.  Lots of things to get to in future posts, like the statement by the HBPA that since 93% of the Breeder's Cup winners were on Lasix, it must safe and effective.

  • Horse Slaughter Soon to be Legal-*Sigh*

    Gordon
    10 Dec 2011 | 6:43 am
    If you are a horsemen and have been following the news,  you probably know by now that the United States Congress has literally put horses back on the menu.  An appropriations bill would reinstate U.S.D.A. inspectors to meat packing plants that slaughter horses.  I don't know exactly who got this put back in, but my guess is my buddy Virginia Congressman Bob Goodlatt, who is such a strong advocate for horse slaughter he probably had horse meat for Thanksgiving. The true outrageous moment in this latest turn against horses is the reaction from animal…
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  • Operation Snow Globe

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    I put a red arrow pointing to the FishTaxi. We all gathered in the Valdez HS gym for this shot of the whole gang. Photo compliments of the City of Valdez. They gave us all copies with our checks and printed a poster size which we all signed. Quite the deal.

  • Happy Horse

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:42 pm
    Back home in the valley of the horses. Looks like spring around here compared to Valdez; snow wise.Bumper to Bumper was able to fix my tail lights in under 20 minutes for $20. It was a fuse. Ordered a front headlight & right blinker assembly on-line. No junkyard in the state had one. Kendall Toyota in Anchorage would have had to order it, too. I found it used for $150 less. Soon my horse (van) will be as good as new and ready to ride!

  • Moose Mishap

    24 Jan 2012 | 6:06 pm
    I clipped a calf moose following close behind the cow who darted out in front of me at Milepost 50 of the Richardson Hwy on my way down to Valdez. It was dark & snowing. I was going about 40-45mph. When all of a sudden there they were, about 30ft in front of me, crossing the road. Moose collisions are not only breaking vehicles this year they are breaking records. With the deep snow in the mountains they are hanging low in the valleys. More moose on the roads, train tracks & neighborhoods causes more chance of encounters. Most not friendly.As I braked and turned into a slid to the…

  • Valdez Snow Spill

    18 Jan 2012 | 9:28 pm
    Workers climbing the snowbank to get to the roof. Shadows on the gym wall of some workers on the opposite roof.Ladder to the roof of Valdez High School.Workers are lifted on top of Valdez High School gymnasium. This is where I bowed out. Got me a job in the kitchen cooking for all the hard working, starving snow shovelers out in the bitter cold now that it stopped snowing. For a while.

  • Valdez Snow Removers

    14 Jan 2012 | 1:57 am
    Big loaders blow the snow out of the way. Old street signs are made into cutters to cut the snow into blocks. The saws laying against the snowbank on the left are nifty snow cutters, too. The scoops pick up the blocks of snow. We push the scoops full of snow to a snow shoot. This is to miss having to move the snow twice off an already shoveled roof. The snow slides easy on the plastic as long as the loaders can keep up with removal.I'm working 2nd shift and it looks like it could last a couple more weeks! About a hundred city buildings need to have the snow removed.
 
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  • Drug Testing of Legislators

    Doug
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:04 pm
    Rep. Dvorak’s amendment to Rep. McMillin’s HB 1007 passed during second reading by a vote of 54 – 41 (with 4 excused and 1 not voting). It is an amendment to HB 1007 which provides for a test program whereby welfare recipients would be required to submit to and pass drug tests as a condition to receiving public benefits. Apparently running with the notion that taxpayer dollars shouldn’t go to abusers of drugs and alcohol, Rep. Dvorak’s amendment requires legislators to submit to drug tests and a random breathalyzer test. They would have to reimburse the…

  • SB 89 and Creation Science: Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy and needs feeding

    Doug
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:14 pm
    As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Senate Committee on Education and Career Development passed SB 89 by a vote of 8-2. I have not yet seen the tally sheet, but that vote suggests to me that all of the Senate Republicans and one of the Senate Democrats on the Committee voted in favor of this measure. The Indiana Senate Bill It is very short, stating only: “The governing body of a school corporation may require the teaching of various theories concerning the origin of life, including creation science, within the school corporation.” It’s a little ambiguous, but it pretty…

  • Senate Education Committee Passes Creationism-as-Science Bill

    Doug
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:55 pm
    WISH-TV has an article entitled Creationism clears Ind. committee. By a vote of 8-2, the Senate Education committee has endorsed SB 89 which allows schools to teach creationism as science. Teach creationism as an unscientific religious idea? Fine. Turtles all the way down, if you like. But, science? No. Once again, scientific theory does not mean “wild-ass guess.” A scientific theory is a set of principles that explain and predict phenomena. Scientists create scientific theories with the scientific method, when they are originally proposed as hypotheses and tested for accuracy…

  • The Caging of America

    Doug
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:47 am
    Mostly I’m linking this New Yorker article: The Caging of America so I don’t forget to go back and read it. I’ve read the first few paragraphs, and it seems worth going back to. (h/t Roger). Catching my eye right at the front “In other words, there’s the scientific taste for reducing men to numbers and the slave owners’ urge to reduce blacks to brutes.” The former is the Northern impulse whereas the latter is the Southern.

  • HB 1373 – Fraudulent Financing Statements

    Doug
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:37 am
    Reps. Steuerwald and Noe have introduced HB 1373 which would provide a mechanism to have a financing statement reviewed by a court where the financing statement is filed by someone unconnected to the transaction, without the consent of the secured party (in the case of an amendment or termination), or for the purpose of harassment. A financing statement is typically a document filed with the Secretary of State indicating that a creditor has a security interest in a certain category of property belonging to the debtor. It puts other potential creditors or purchasers of that type of property on…
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    high hopes gardens

  • January 17, 2012 – Knox College Reply

    highhopesgardens
    17 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pm
    In the spirit of transparency and dialogue, I thought it best to share Knox College’s reply to my impressions following a recent visit. Here is the response from the Dean of Admission: Mark, Thank you so much for your evaluation. As you can imagine, colleges each make different decisions about how to allocate their resources. Some invest heavily in campus facilities and grounds. Others invest more in their faculty and the educational programs available to students, e.g. undergraduate research, self-designed studies, study abroad, etc. Although somewhat less tangible than facilities and…

  • January 16, 2011 – Dear Knox College

    highhopesgardens
    16 Jan 2012 | 9:53 pm
    Dear Knox College, You present quite a quandary! I was intrigued because you were one of 40 colleges nationwide recommended in  “Colleges that Change Lives” – an intriguing book that attempted to rank colleges not on how hard it was to gain admittance, but how a college’s graduates were situated years after graduation – probably a much better measure of the success of a college. Your marketing and promotion materials were effective. Your location offers a nice Midwestern pedigree as well – you’re celebrating your 175th anniversary this year.

  • January 14, 2012 – First Lego League Iowa Championships

    highhopesgardens
    14 Jan 2012 | 10:01 pm
    This week was he culmination of the First Lego League season. It’s a crazy scene in the atrium of Hoover Hall at the ISU College of Engineering as the 72 teams that qualified for state gather. Team Mu? watching the robot on it’s mission to complete as many tasks as possible.  The other two parts of the competition, the presentation about an innovative solution and team problem-solving exercises  are just as important as the robot programming, but less camera-freindly. The team poses with long-time FLL supporter and Emcee Brandon. The team poses with this year’s award,…

  • January 9, 2012 – 2011 Skystream Wind Turbine Results

    highhopesgardens
    9 Jan 2012 | 8:55 pm
    Ok, the numbers are in from last year’s Skystream production. In summary, the Skystream produced an average of 387 kWh per month. This compares quite favorably to the average of the previous two years (333 kWh), and our household electric use dropped from an monthly average of 857 kWh in 2010 to 819 kWh in 2011. So, the Skystream produced 47% of our electric use in 2011. Production stats for the Skystream Turbine for 2011. Month kWh Produced by Turbine kWh Used by house/farm Jan ’11 401 1010 Feb ’11 356 823 Mar ’11 498 839 April ’11 622 814 May ’11 561 690…

  • January 8, 2012 – The Storm that Keeps on Giving

    highhopesgardens
    8 Jan 2012 | 12:17 pm
    The extraordinarily warm winter to date allows for some jobs that might have waited until spring.  We’re still cleaning up debris from the storm.  It was nice enough to get the chain saw out today and cut up some more trees and haul more branches to one of the burn piles. We’re probably about 80% done with the cleanup, if you don’t count whether the trees that were snapped off 1/2 way up come down or not.
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    A Place I call Home

  • Sky Watch Friday

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:13 pm
    Hubby and I had been travelling on the logging roads on Mt. Arrowsmith. The view is looking West towards Port Alberni and the Wild Westcoast of Vancouver Island.If you would like to join in on the fun check out SkyWatch Friday

  • Healthy Choices....food for thought

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:58 pm
    They say life is made of choices. We've all made some good and bad choices.  Some of those choices not only have an impact on us but those around us.  Others are small  but even those small choices can have a ripple effect.When we think about choices we often think about things like, should I take that job even though it means moving either yourself or your family or moving away from loved one.  Do you buy that house in another province or state?  You really want that car but it's just a tad out of your price range.  Or what about that new suit and those shoes…

  • SkyWatch Friday

    20 Jan 2012 | 2:25 am
    This photo was taken last weekend.  Hubby and I decided to travel up some logging roads.  I just loved the clouds.If you would like to join in the fun please check out SkyWatch Friday

  • She entered my life....

    18 Jan 2012 | 9:01 am
    She entered my life only briefly.  She lay there quietly resting, only speaking when spoken too, yet in those brief moments of interaction her simple words, gentle smile and a quick retort touched me more than she will ever know.Have you ever been touched by the gentleness of another?  They completely unaware of the impact they  have on your life?I experienced that yesterday.   I had admitted a patient who had undergone a very large bowel surgery for the removal of cancerous tumour.  This patient had already had her share of cancer and surgeries having undergone…

  • Patience

    15 Jan 2012 | 11:34 am
    They say that Patience is a Virtue.  Well I suppose it is.  My husband often tells me I am not a very patient person. I tell him I beg to differ.  I tell him spend one day walking in my shoes and  then tell me I am not a patient person.In nursing school they taught us about compassion, caring, empathy, and therapeutic communication just to name a few.   Yet I don't recall them teaching us about having patience.  Which one would think they would as that is a number one skill you use every day in your nursing career.Maybe it's one of those skills you innately…
 
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    Blog for Rural America

  • President Should Set Transmission Reform as Top Energy Goal

    Paul Mansoor
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:31 pm
    Although the energy goals mentioned during his recent State of the Union address were laudable, President Obama must now turn attention to the improvement of our nation’s electric transmission system. Upgrading and expanding clean energy transmission will create jobs, spur new industries, and lead to a more-sustainable future for rural America. The President’s energy agenda covered the basics, calling for an “all-of-the-above” domestic energy strategy, utilizing off-shore oil deposits and natural gas pockets, all while promising to ensure the safety of civilians with…

  • Caveat Emptor—Communication Vital to Wind Development

    Steph Larsen
    18 Jan 2012 | 4:37 pm
    by Paul Mansoor, Energy Policy Intern Determining where wind turbines are placed, or sited, is a major component of wind energy development, and clear communication within communities, and between communities, landowners and energy developers, is vital for project success.  Before moving across the country recently, I made plans to lease an apartment. “Is the place clean?” I asked. “Yup.” said the landlord. “And the unit is ready for me to move in?” “Absolutely."   Fourteen hours of driving later, I was disappointed to be standing in a…

  • Rural Health Wins in Super Committee Failure

    Brian Depew
    29 Nov 2011 | 4:23 pm
    The recent news that the so-called "Super Committee" was unable to reach an agreement on large spending cuts may be the best outcome for rural health care access. Cuts being considered by the committee included deep reductions in rural health programs that make limited special payments to some rural hospitals to account for the challenges of delivering care in rural areas.  Cuts to Medicaid and to the new health insurance premium support tax credits in the Affordable Care Act were also being considered by the committee. Such cuts would hit rural people disproportionately hard…

  • TransCanada to Re-Route Pipeline Plan

    Tom Means
    15 Nov 2011 | 10:13 am
    TransCanada president Alex Pourbaix officially announced yesterday that the pipeline will not be routed through the Sandhills.   “We will never live through this nightmare again,” said Mike Flood, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature who first broke the announcement on the legislative floor. In an attempt to appeal to both proponents and opponents of the pipeline, Senator Flood apparently worked out his own deal with TransCanada. His amendment to Senator Annette Dubas’ bill, LB1, would give Nebraska’s Department of Environmental Quality the authority to…

  • State Department Delays Pipeline Permit

    Tom Means
    10 Nov 2011 | 4:21 pm
    Caught between a rock and a hard place, the Obama administration is expected to delay its decision on the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. A statement was released today by the State Department stating that an “in-depth assessment of potential alternative routes” will be required before a national interest determination can be made. The input of folks in Nebraska and across the nation made a strong contribution to the State Department’s decision. “We received comments on a wide range of issues including the proposed project’s impact on jobs, pipeline safety, health…
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    Bringing Home the Bacon

  • Snapshots on the Farm

    Holly Michael, APR
    21 Jan 2012 | 1:23 pm
    This is how farm kids have fun on an icy Saturday.

  • 20 Questions only a Farm Wife Would Ask

    Holly Michael, APR
    14 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    In my 15 years of farm wifehood (wifery?), I have said things that I never dreamed that I would, things like Why does this lettuce smell like pig semen?In honor of all the farm wives out there, I have compiled a list of 20 real things I have asked Husband over the years. I must confess, some of these are sarcastic, some are rhetorical, some are exclamations but all are true.Why is there pig medicine next to the orange juice?Do you want these nails I just fished out of the dryer?What is that smell?Will you put that semen away before my sister's baby shower?Now that these jeans are ripped…

  • Ghost of Christmas Past

    Holly Michael, APR
    3 Jan 2012 | 9:54 pm
    Earlier tonight we popped our pine out the front door. And while Husband and I crawled around on the floor picking up stray needles, I wrote this blog post in my head.Every year when I get out the Christmas ornaments, I find one I should have thrown away long ago. Sometimes I let it go on the tree, my children unknowingly placing this bad memory on display. I secretly defy the angel to look around and see how great Christmas is for me these days.It's actually a nice-looking ornament, however, it holds a story that I can't seem to let go.  Let's go back in time to the Christmas…

  • Snapshots on the Farm

    Holly Michael, APR
    11 Dec 2011 | 2:47 pm
    My ongoing series of smart phone posts.Only a farm family would use a blower (used in grooming cattle) to blow off the dead needles on the family Christmas tree.

  • 'Round the Block: Straight Talk from Two Women Just Like you Who Have Been There and Done That

    Holly Michael, APR
    30 Nov 2011 | 10:25 pm
    Bloggers Megan of Soy Boy Mama and Holly of Bringing Home the Bacon have survived growing up in the '80s, college, graduate school, married life, motherhood and the corporate jungle. Now living several states apart, they are counting on several good rounds of artificial pig sex to allow them to be reunited this summer.Earlier this week via email…Holly: I am sitting here wearing my new boots. FREE to me because I am a big-time blogger and was offered them to review. The company sent an email two weeks ago and said they wanted me to review a pair of boots. I got to choose my preferences from…
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    Wisconsin Office of Rural Health - Federal News

  • Healthier School Lunches: Will They Actually Change What Kids Eat?

    mlradtke
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:55 pm
    School lunches are getting a makeover, announced Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Thanks in part to the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign to combat childhood obesity, school meals will now feature more whole wheat, fruits and vegetables and less sodium. The new standards also set a calorie limit and require milk be low- or non-fat. read more

  • Implementation of an Electronic Referral System for Outpatient Specialty Care

    mlradtke
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:33 pm
    Poor communication between primary care and specialists often leads to delays, inefficiencies and sub-optimal patient outcomes. This study examined implementation of an electronic referral system (eReferral) that creates direct communication between primary care providers and specialist reviewers.  (Source: RAND)  [Read article]

  • Southeast Minnesota Beacon Develops Asthma Management Toolkit for Schools

    mlradtke
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:08 pm
    When a child suffers an asthma attack at school, getting the right care at the right time is critical. To respond effectively, school employees need more than quick thinking and general training—they need sound policies and specific action plans that address the needs of individual students. The Program, which promotes health information exchange in its 11-county service area, has launched a school asthma management program. The goal is to help schools work with parents and health care providers to create a “cocoon of care” for students who have chronic asthma. read more

  • Lifeline Reform One More Step Toward Adoption

    mlradtke
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:41 am
    Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the FCC’s Order to modernize the Universal Service Fund’s Lifeline Program. As valuable as the Lifeline program has been to low income families it has had its share of problems and additional costs on consumers nationwide. Carriers are providing lifeline services to individuals that already receive lifeline services from another carrier, and carriers have abused the program by receiving additional funds for signing up homes that do not qualify for program support. read more

  • The Coming Nursing Home Shortage

    mlradtke
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:35 am
    The latest casualty of the Great Recession may soon be the nation's elderly. Cuts in government payments for patient care and less construction of new nursing homes are already taking a toll. Add to this the aging baby boom generation and you have a worst-case scenario in which older people who need full-time care won't be able to get it. If so, the timing couldn’t be worse.  (Source: Kaiser Health News)  [Read article]
 
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    ruraltourismmarketing.com

  • Do Facebook Likes Mean They Love You?

    Joanne Steele
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:16 pm
    My husband checks his Facebook page everyday. He thoroughly enjoys keeping up with his “friends.” He rarely posts anything himself and has liked very few business pages. Why am I telling you this? Because he’s a textbook example of a 65+ Facebook user according to a study reported by Brian Solis in a post, “I [...]

  • Should Small Local Businesses Be Concerned About Internet Piracy?

    Joanne Steele
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:40 pm
    If you visited this website yesterday, you saw that we joined with thousands of websites in the protest against the internet piracy bills currently being considered by the House and Senate. Why is RTMG concerned about SOPA and PIPA you might ask? NOTE: Go to “The Problem with SOPA (And How to Stop It)” for [...]

  • Time Management Tip: One Thing at a Time

    Joanne Steele
    3 Jan 2012 | 10:40 am
    It’s the New Year. We’re full of resolve… to be a better person, a better business person, a better marketer. The question now is how to get’er done. How to accomplish all those things on our “To Do list for 2012.” Time management is not a new top topic here at RTMG. I outlined the [...]

  • Do You Need to Get Serious about Internet Marketing in 2012?

    Joanne Steele
    27 Dec 2011 | 4:23 pm
    There is a myth among small local business owners that “everyone is an internet marketing master but me.” The reality is that more of you are struggling with internet marketing than are comfortable with it. I get lots of emails confirming that. I belong to a forum, “Social Media in Travel” on LinkedIn. People in [...]

  • Happy Holidays to all

    Joanne Steele
    20 Dec 2011 | 9:38 am
    I’ll be taking the week to celebrate with family and friends. Here’s wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and Happy New Year
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    Fawnskin Flyer

  • Poopline & Other Breaking News

    GG (Gossip Girl)
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:33 pm
    So it seems that things have really been in the toilet today. GG was out early covering the big, breaking news down at the Fawnskin Post Office but despite my best efforts to get online early to “report” on such matters, it is only now that I am getting around to doing so. If you haven’t heard about it yet, the Fawnskin Post Office flooded last night. A savvy Fawnskin resident, still yet to be identified, made sure to turn off the water thus preventing additional damages. Good job! Early this am, our own Fawnskin PMR (Post Master Relief) was on the scene and he promptly…

  • Pumpkin Soup | High Altitude Cooking

    GG (Gossip Girl)
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Stormy weather makes it the perfect time to make soups or to pull out the crock pot for some amazingly simple stews. In this edition of GG’s High Altitude Cooking we thought you might like a rich, creamy pumpkin soup recipe for the cold winter weather. This soup has a spicy, sweet undertone. You can also add a variation by adding some cinnamon croutons, roasted pumpkin seeds, or some other creativity of your own. Pumpkin Soup (Serves 6) 15 ounces pumpkin puree (canned or fresh puree) 30 oz of chicken or vegetable broth 2 1/2 tbsp softened butter (or non-dairy alternative) 1 cup chopped…

  • In the Dark

    GG (Gossip Girl)
    19 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Above: Shadow in the Light Gnawing On A Pine Cone SOPA Dark So, if you tried to access the Fawnskin Flyer yesterday, you will have seen that the Fawnskin Flyer was dark. You’d have seen a message about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) movement since the bill is of big concern. Now if you have known me for a little while, you’ll know that I am a Geek Grrrl. Most days, I work online writing or doing tech tasks related to social media and website optimization. It was hard to remain offline but even so, I joined many of my online colleagues and refrained from many of my normal tasks.

  • SOPA Breaks the Internet

    GG (Gossip Girl)
    18 Jan 2012 | 1:59 am
    PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

  • Valentine’s Day Romance in Big Bear

    GG (Gossip Girl)
    16 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and if you are seeking to take your love to a higher place–nothing beats being in the high altitude. Snow capped mountain peaks where time slows down is just the right environment to kick up the romance. Not only can you feast on some great food or enjoy a hot drink next to a crackling fire, but you also can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities or just opt to lock yourself up in a quaint cabin to enjoy some alone time. If that isn’t your style, opt for a day of pampering at a Day Spa, spend some time shopping at some of the unique…
 
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    THE RURBAN FRINGE

  • ‘Rurban Round Up: ROI’s, Intermunicipal Resources, Creative Economies, Civic Engagement, and More

    Jennifer
    19 Jan 2012 | 9:41 am
    With so much going on this month, please read on to discover … The Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) is looking for organizations who have done a return-on-investment (ROI) or social-return-on-investment calculation (SROI) on their programs and services … examples and calculations will be compiled and shared to assist other agencies with demonstrating the value of community economic development approaches.  Contact Kirsten Bernas at kbernas@ccednet-rcdec.ca.   The Cultivating and Sustaining Your Creative Economy event is being hosted in Toronto,…

  • Do Highway Bypasses Bring Benefits?

    Jennifer
    16 Jan 2012 | 9:42 am
    My community has gone through several agonizing months of presentations, consultations and the like in order to determine the best possible scenario for a proposed major highway realignment.  I won’t lie, it’s been heated at times, with residents arguing for - and against – the proposals. But do highway bypasses really create unimaginable damage to communities?  Or are there there hidden benefits to such schemes? From listening to many transportation, engineering, and land-use planning experts recently – as well as doing some investigating of my own – the…

  • 3 Words to Live By: 2012

    Jennifer
    12 Jan 2012 | 9:48 am
    2012 is here … have you made any New Year’s resolutions? Admittedly, I’ve started this year with the vague aspiration to help my family eat healthier and remain active … but I still hate resolutions.  Instead, as my regular readers may know, I try to choose three words to act as themes to help guide my personal and professional development during the coming year.  Chris Brogan laid down the original challenge and I found it a great take on the more “traditional” ways we tend to set goals for ourselves.  This year I plan to … Partner –…
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    Great Plains Communications Blog

  • Record Your Favorite Shows!

    GreatPlainsComm
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:59 pm
    With all of the new mid-season shows debuting, we thought it’s the perfect time to remind you about our Frequently-Asked-Question video tutorials. The one above will walk you through how to record all of the new (and current) TV shows you want.  For more videos, click, here.

  • Welcome Fremont!

    GreatPlainsComm
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:53 pm
    In the last part of last year, we added a new community to our roster! Fremont, NE can now count itself as a Great Plains Communications community as we recently finished phase-one of a fiber build into the city.  The build provides city businesses with Ethernet connections of up to 10 gigabytes. We decided to build into Fremont in response to a growing need for large bandwidth solutions, particularly for a new technology park that the city is building.  Fremont received a grant to build the new park, which will include a new data center, but was worried about the cost of bringing fiber…

  • Champions of Nebraska Public Schools

    GreatPlainsComm
    19 Jan 2012 | 8:58 am
    As we mentioned in a recent blog post, we’re very dedicated to supporting the students and schools in the communities we serve.  We’ve helped schools start businesses, create aquaponics labs, and develop iPad centers.  It’s amazing what these schools develop and we love helping them achieve their goals! We’re not alone in our passion for Nebraska education, either.  One of the best champions for Nebraska schools is a program titled “NE Loves PS” (public schools), which showcases some of the best scholastic programs from around the state.  One of our…

  • Big News From Our Partner, Exede Satellite Broadband Service!

    GreatPlainsComm
    17 Jan 2012 | 2:19 pm
      Filler Pre-register for New ExedeSM  Satellite Broadband Packages!   Great Plains Communications will soon offer new and improved packages for ExedeSM Broadband Satellite service.  We are putting the final touches on these great new packages, and we would like to offer our customers a chance to take advantage of these new offerings as soon as they are available on March 1, 2012.  If you get your name on the list now, you will save $100 on the installation!  If you are currently a loyal WildBluecustomer, you can also take advantage of this opportunity.  In order to upgrade to…

  • 2012′s Best of the Mid-Season Replacements

    GreatPlainsComm
    12 Jan 2012 | 1:14 pm
    It’s that time of year again!  No, not New Year’s Resolution time; it’s time to take a look at the best of the mid-season offerings.  All four of our picks this year are thrillers that practically guarantee to keep viewers at the edge of their seats. There are certainly a lot of new shows to pick from this year and an equal amount of space to fill, particularly on the Peacock Network.  Though, you won’t find much new on CBS.  It’s only adding two new shows to its entire line-up! Missing – ABC – Thurs. March 15th 8/7c Ashley Judd and Sean Bean head up this thriller about a…
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    Baba's Farm Life

  • Walgreens Still There For It's Customers

    Baba
    13 Jan 2012 | 4:00 pm
    This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. In there most recent contract negoations Walgreens and Express Script   failed to come to an agreement leaving those with Express Script employee plans at a loss as to where to go for their prescriptions.  Most having to travel more to get their prescriptions filled and at a higher cost.  Probably because Express Script is trying to get more people to use their mail in prescription program.  Sadly the inconvenience has been to the consumer. Fortunately Walgreens is not leaving these…

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    Baba
    8 Dec 2011 | 1:08 pm
    All future posts can be found at Babasfarmlife.com.  Hope you will all join me there!

  • Puppies vs Babies Which Is Cuter?

    Baba
    15 Nov 2011 | 1:01 am
    This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Puppies vs. Babies for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. The battle has begin and I'm rooting for the Babies in the  Puppies vs. Babies online contest!  From now until November 23 you have the chance to add your say into who will ultimately be the top baby or top puppy to win.  The winning baby or puppy will get $5,000!  Now that's a nice chunk of change to start a baby's life out right. Now I've had puppies in my life of course, but as a Grandmother of 12 I can say I still love Babies more!  Yes both are cute and you want to…

  • Your Boys Will Love Boy Scouts of America

    Baba
    8 Sep 2011 | 4:01 pm
    This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Boy Scouts of America for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Now that schools have started I know your main concern is getting your children a well balanced education, just as it should be.  Having them get involved in Boy Scouts of America along with their school lessons will not only add to their education but give them a sense of who they are and who they can be by providing confidence and respect for themselves and others. My husband was a boy scout, my son was a boy scout, my nephew was a boy scout and all three treasure their…

  • dENIZEN Jeans Stand Up To Work

    Baba
    8 Aug 2011 | 10:50 pm
    Living on a small farm jeans are a part of everyday life and we depend on them to be sturdy and lasting a long time, holding up to all the rugged work that needs to be done. Recently I was able to review dENIZEN jeans a new brand available at Target and introduced by Levi Strauss & Company.Hubby was extremely happy to try them out. He wears jeans everyday and believe me he has worn some brands that were lucky to last a week. Not good. But we were very happy to see that the Levi Strauss standards held up to the quality of these dENIZEN jeans.We received the 236 regular straight leg jeans…
 
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