by Whitney | Jul 4, 2013 | community, economics, education
As it does on every July 4th, NPR does a segment where the Declaration of Independence is read out loud, this year by visitors to the National Mall, of all ages and ethnicities. This year, especially with the current political unrest in Egypt, the Declaration is even...
by Whitney | May 16, 2013 | Discovery, education, happiness, learning
It is so important to keep dreaming. Dreams are about possibilities and motivation. Even if they seem very far out of reach, or only glimmers of possibility, they are glimpses of possibility in the world. As we get older, dreams often seem impractical. After many of...
by Whitney | Mar 22, 2013 | education, Uncategorized
I attended the Finance Committee meeting for our School Board earlier this week. The bottom line is that due to no interest on investments, reduced income from property taxes and reassessment of homes, no new growth in the area, etc. we are having to do the same or...
by Whitney | Mar 20, 2013 | education
A local school received a threat early this week, and the specifics were frightening but not clear and specified today’s date for the mayhem. The school district acted appropriately in every regard, in terms of searches of the school, and searches of kids...
by Whitney | Mar 11, 2013 | Discovery, education, new media, Uncategorized
I’ve been playing in the web/tech space for over 8 years now. Between learning how to podcast when the tools were more primitive and labor intensive, to hopping on social networks when they were still brand new, to cruising Kickstarter for new ideas and...
by Whitney | Feb 7, 2013 | economics, education, explanations, finance
I went to a public meeting of the Finance Committee for our local school district this week. The news, as anyone could have imagined, is not good. Here’s the problem in a nutshell: -Property values have dropped, and as a result, to save money, many homeowners...