Archive for February, 2009

School – The Proverbial Light at the End of the Tunnel

Friday, February 27th, 2009

It’s Friday and I have a busy week in front of me to start off the minth of March. IIt does look promising that I will be able to take advantage of going to a school that has placement assistance. So the light doth shine, glowing ever so faintly but steadily as I walk toward [...]

Hard Working: Competing for a Job

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

There are resources that help people get training and find jobs. You just have to know where they are. I am having some issues with my career counselor in terms of getting training so I can get meaningful employment. I know there is a voucher, up to $5,000, to go to college for dislocated workers. [...]

Watch rant-free Mayor Richard Daley on YouTube

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

City of Chicago finally enters the 21st Century
It had to happen, especially with a city as tech-savvy as Chicago. There are few other cities in the nation that welcome progress as much as Chicago does. I admire our determination to stay with the times and yet maintain values that are time-honored. I do hope that this encourages people [...]

The best $9.95 you can invest looking for that job…

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

I ran across this at www.landjob.com and it’s important enough to repeat here. They have a great guide called The Master Interviewer for only $9.95. A great investment for those seriously looking for employment. They also offer a complete resume package chock full of timely and time-tested resumes for the same price. Visit their website for more [...]

Santelli May have Something Up His Political Sleeve, After All.

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Finally, some sense can be made of Rick Santelli’s rant. An opportune time for him to make political and financial hay off the backs of the American people is seemingly taking shape. I guess he figures that he can be an ersatz figure of Joe the Plumber. I hate to be one to break the [...]

Hey! It’s Friday, let’s chill, relax and enjoy…

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Hope you like this …
thanx and a tip o’ the hat to:
Poway23
November 10, 2006
Pigpen belts it out during this 1970 concert in Canada

and
tippin’ the brim again to:
clintny2006
September 17, 2006

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Rick Santelli – Voice of Ranting Reason…NOT!

Friday, February 20th, 2009

So now we have an entertainer telling us that ALL of those who are in trouble with their mortgages should just live in the streets. That is basically the rant that the sophomoric Rick Santelli is spewing. It of course is OUR fault that we lost our jobs, as it is OUR fault that Wall Street needed [...]

What Does The Stimulus Plan Mean For You?

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

from www.cbs2chicago.com
 

  CHICAGO (CBS) ―
 
President Barack Obama moved to jumpstart the economy by signing the economic stimulus Tuesday. With the stroke of a pen, the president pumped nearly $800 billion into the economy. Many people in Chicago who have lost their jobs are wondering: what does this stimulus plan mean to me? CBS 2′s Jim [...]

USSABC, ABGR Host Chicago Council on Global Affairs in Riyadh

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

press release from www.sev.prnewswire.com
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) and the American Businessmen’s Group of Riyadh (ABGR) hosted a delegation of the Board of Directors of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs at a breakfast in Riyadh on Saturday, February 14, 2009. The $67.3 billion in trade between the U.S. [...]

Bronzeville “friend-raiser” talks green economy

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

by Walter Morris
Feb 11, 2009

Discussion of weatherizing took a frosty turn during a Bronzeville community forum Wednesday.
An audience member added excitement to the mild Green Panel discussion when he disputed suggestions that more federal money for refitting buildings would necessarily mean more jobs for neighborhood residents.
As Meghan Moses, senior policy associate of the Chicago Jobs Council, explained the possibilities [...]

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