More refugees are coming

The U.S. plans to increase the number of refugees we accept to 110,000, starting on Oct. 1. That’s a 30 percent increase over the 85,000 goal  this year. So who will we be letting in? For starters, coming in as a refugee would be the stupidest way, for a terrorist. So don’t buy that hype. Here …

Wanna support an awesome project?

The Beat of the Street (Hartford’s street newspaper, which has grown from a handful of readers to 5,500 monthly subscriptions, is looking to raise some money for their BOTS (Beat of the Street) Pots. The pots include vegetables planted in pots around Hartford, free for the taking. The pots program (all of this is part …

“Is any one else freaking out right now?”

Because Dan Price, a Seattle-based CEO who cut his pay and raised his workers’ salaries to a minimum of $70,000, said he was freaking out when he made the announcement. Price said he made the moves because he sees a “moral imperative” to bridge the income gap. What can we learn from this? Plenty, says …