We all deal with stress in our own ways. Some people jog, some people play games, some people watch movies and then there is me. I am managing my stress level by reading about public policy. If you think about it, reading public policy to relax makes a certain amount of sense. You start with [...]
Archive for May, 2009
It’s Either This or Rockband
Posted in public policy, tagged diversion, economy, education policy, employment, growth, life skill training, oregon, portland, stress on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Little Engine That Might
Posted in Community, tagged CubeSpace, CubeSpacePDX, Negotiations, portland, SaveCubeSpacePDX, TARP on May 23, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Anyone who has read this blog knows that I have significant issues with corporate executives’ ignorance of the implications of their actions on their employees and communities they serve. My patience is shortest with the financial institutions whose greed led to the collapse of the worldwide economy. I still wax poetic about the days when [...]
Wonk meets Geeks
Posted in public policy, tagged Community, Economic Development Strategy, Geo-location, Governmen, Mobile applications, open source, portland, Sam Adams on May 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This week, as part of his “100 businesses in 100 days” effort, Mayor Sam Adams wandered into the Wonderful World of Geeks when he met with Portland’s open source tech community to discuss his economic development strategy. A diverse group of folks, including: Rick Turoczy, Raven Zachary, Audrey Eschright, Scott Kveton, J-P Voillique, David Kominsky, [...]