Muenster is Muenster, no matter how you slice it. Chuck Schumer Europe’s making a big stink over cheese. The EU wants to ban the use of names like Parmesan, feta, and Gorgonzola on US-made cheeses because ours isn’t as good or as original. Our cheese is becoming an international threat to sales and cheese identity.… Continue reading
Tag: federal silliness
Check out this FluNearYou video, which is the result of a phenomenal collaboration by a hospital, a public health association, and a funder. The government should be monitoring and taking action to prevent this national threat, but they’re not doing much of anything right now (or ever?), so it’s lucky that this project is stepping… Continue reading
These senators have heard from their constituents — who polls show overwhelmingly favored expanding background checks. And still these senators decided to do nothing. Shame on them. Gabrielle Giffords, in her New York Times OpEd this morning
Tax Preparation Tips from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
Apologies for not sending out my annual taxes email this year; time got away from me. But, I hope you take a minute to read these tips and cautions from Eric Schneiderman. Happy Tax Season!Tax Preparation Tips from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
February 8 in History
via Alexis: It’s February 8th. Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre, the first incident on a U.S. college campus in which unarmed student protesters were killed. South Carolina highway patrol men opened fire on a group of students protesting the segregation of a local bowling alley, killing three and injuring 27 others.… Continue reading February 8 in History
Away down town, where the atmosphere is hazy From the smoke of the factories ascending to the sky The smells, Oh! so horrid, would almost set you crazy. But I’m told in that neighborhood the people seldom die. ‘Way up on the Slope all the people are complaining; From the foul scented odors their health… Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal clearly understands how America lives. (Even if they’re just playing to who they think their readership is, this is an irksome infographic. Also, maybe the people look sad because of their outfits and not taxes.)
Well — he did not —. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice This is all that was captured in the official court transcript, but it’s part of what seemed to have been a somewhat loaded, snarky comment about his alma mater, Yale. Why does one little comment even make headlines? Thomas, the ‘silent justice’, hasn’t asked… Continue reading
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013
Lucy Bernholz, a leading philanthropy scholar who writes one of my favorite philanthropy-related blogs, has released her fourth annual industry forecast through GrantCraft. And, for the first time, it’s free to download! Her predictions for 2013 are intriguing; I agree with most and can’t wait to see how they play out. I really love being… Continue reading Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013
I’m saying right now, anyone from New York or New Jersey who contributes one penny to Congressional Republicans is out of their minds. Because what they did last night was put a knife in the back of New Yorkers and New Jerseyans. It was an absolute disgrace. New York Republican Rep. Peter King after GOP… Continue reading
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