It seems that rising prices will become a greater worry for government in the coming days than they are being perceived now. The inflation has already reached over 8% since March 2008, though the government’s latest data showed on Friday it is hovering around 7.82%. The provisional figure released by the government revealed an inflation […]
Why Women Don’t Marry The Men Who Disvirgined Them.
Only 3% of all married women married the men who deflowered them. A dream borne at dawn is not necessarily that which comes true at dusk! "We were separated by time, reason and location. I know not where he is now or what he has become." Said Mary Takora, a South African 62-year-old […]
Fixing the Assessment Roll – Revised – May 1, 2008
Fixing the Assessment Roll: Revised The recent Ground Report article on fixing the assessment roll in Dobbs Ferry got a lot of attention and comment. Paul Feiner took up the offer to form a task force to look into the issue and report its finding and recommendations to the Town of Greenburgh. Some of […]
Blame the Little Miss
This is a cross-post from the Firedoglakeblog. – by Tula Connell If you’re a U.S. woman and aren’t getting paid for doing the same work as men, it’s your fault. If you’re a woman and are overweight or smoke, you’re personally responsible for contributing to the sinking U.S. life expectancy rate. If you’re a woman and you […]
Finally, A Contentious Budget Cycle
Dobbs Ferry, New York. In a democracy, a budget cut, no matter how small, will be met with prolonged rage, while a tax break is greeted with ephemeral indifference. These lopsided emotions track observed human behavior when faced with financial losses and gains. Humans react to a 10% loss twice a severely as they appreciate […]
High Health Care Costs Eat into Union Bargaining
by Mike Hall Leon in South Dakota says that the health insurance his union bargained for with his employer saved his life. But with the non-stop, skyrocketing costs of health care, Kyle in Michigan says it is getting harder and harder for workers and their unions to maintain that kind of life-saving, employer-provided […]
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