Detroit Proves That for Progress, There Must First Be a Need
“Necessity is the mother of invention.” -Plato, The Republic
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Room For Rent
The American mythos is the narrative of the individual. The words independence, liberty, personal freedom, and individualism come to mind when we characterize core American values. That is why that when we see people making drastic changes to their lifestyle due to economic realities we have to wander…
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A Premium Opportunity in Trying Times
Welcome to the Post-Prosperity era of American history! The American consumer is hardly recognizable in its current form; thrift conscious, cash starved, coupon clipping, bargain hunting, and just plain doing without, a new animal has emerged. It’s not all bad news though, consumers, now more than ever, are willing to venture into retail territory…
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Stay Fit In Bad Times
Laid off? Workout…there’s others just like you. And thanks to all the feel good endorphins that fitness releases, it makes perfect sense. Alex Light, a laid off real estate contractor turned personal trainer decided to offer free fitness classes to help others stay positive regardless of their economically dim circumstances. Bringing the unemployed together to [...]
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Military Says: We’re Hiring
With high sign on bonuses, competitive salaries, family health insurance, education benefits and job skills for a civilian career, it’s doesn’t take Einstein to understand why in a faltering economy military recruitment is up –way up. And let’s take note that the military also upped the maximum recruitment age from 35 to 42. Good news [...]
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Shoe Repair Up in the Downturn
An article in the Wall Street Journal tells the story of a profession that has been in decline for decades that is finally seeing an upsurge in business; Shoe Cobblers. Once a thriving business, wealth and the relatively cheap price of goods, has drove the shoe repair industry to the edge of extinction. “There are [...]
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Thank You, Kind Stranger
Remember when Post Secret was an amazing breakthrough in the way secrets were shared? Since then, the book has gone on to spawn multiple variations and several others have taken the idea of secret sharing to different formats, from using video games and texting strangers to a webs site that allows you to share, completely [...]
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Check It Out, While You Can
We found this to be quite the bittersweet story. It seems that attendances at libraries throughout out Massachusetts are up, drastically. With circulation at some libraries are up as much as 33 percent, librarians are both shocked and thrilled. This was no surprise to us of course, given the state of the economy and high [...]
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Foodie Staycations
Since you can’t travel anywhere for a vacation these money tight days, just hit up ethnic restaurants for less hassle and a make believe getaway. In sum, that’s exactly the pitch Zagat.com gives it readers on why Foodie Staycations are the way to go if you’re looking to kick back and relax. Not a bad [...]
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Ads On Tests Add Up for Teacher
Advertising has had to get creative and sometimes a bit intrusive in order to get our eyes attention in our busy daily lives. But every now and then advertisers get a break, and it’s the consumer that says “hey, look over here! A perfectly legal and intrusive spot just for you!” In this case, it’s [...]
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