I wrote two stories back in 1999 about Louisville's efforts at getting light rail into the city.
The Rail Truth
Pointing to Portland
The two stories combined won First Place for Enterprise Reporting from the Louisville Society of Professional Journalists. I only mention this because David Coyte is quoted in, I believe, both stories. He is a supporter of light rail (or at least the concept of rapid public transit).
April 20, 2005
April 17, 2005
Social Security
On Sunday, the 17th, eleven intrepid souls braved perfect weather to discuss Social Security. Our talk touched on the financial squeeze facing retirees and the disabled and the social responsibility many feel they have for these groups. Several among us expressed a general disgust at politicians for mismanagement, if not outright theft, of the trust fund. This prompted a call for us to personally contact our Congressmen and to hold them accountable.
As the discussion progressed, a positive outlook came to the fore and a consensus developed that a rough patch may lie ahead but our resilient society can innovate its way to better days.
On May 1st we meet again with the topic: Transportation for the Long Haul
Transportation issues come up often during our discussions and certainly it is a subject that affects us all. When it comes to traffic jams and pollution, we are all a part of the problem. But we can also play a role in it's solution. Join us as we talk about bridges, light rail and the future of the automobile. On Sunday, May the 1st we'll take a look at the local and long distance issues, for today and for down the road. Hope we see you then.
As the discussion progressed, a positive outlook came to the fore and a consensus developed that a rough patch may lie ahead but our resilient society can innovate its way to better days.
On May 1st we meet again with the topic: Transportation for the Long Haul
Transportation issues come up often during our discussions and certainly it is a subject that affects us all. When it comes to traffic jams and pollution, we are all a part of the problem. But we can also play a role in it's solution. Join us as we talk about bridges, light rail and the future of the automobile. On Sunday, May the 1st we'll take a look at the local and long distance issues, for today and for down the road. Hope we see you then.
April 4, 2005
Interesting Links
If you actually want to know what is going on this world, I don't think you can really watch TV and know anything, but there are some glaring exceptions, CSPAN being one of them.
Two interesting things everyone should check out:
1. Since social security serves as our next topic, check out some of the testimony and videos CSPAN posts from different perspectives at http://www.cspan.org (sorry you will need to do a a search on this site as long html addresses, which is what I had for the exact address of these files, break the blog).
2. Since we mentioned consumerism, an interesting conversation was had about Coke by a recent author on the subject, check it out at http://www.booknotes.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1772 (no special programs needed as this is a transcript).
Two interesting things everyone should check out:
1. Since social security serves as our next topic, check out some of the testimony and videos CSPAN posts from different perspectives at http://www.cspan.org (sorry you will need to do a a search on this site as long html addresses, which is what I had for the exact address of these files, break the blog).
2. Since we mentioned consumerism, an interesting conversation was had about Coke by a recent author on the subject, check it out at http://www.booknotes.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1772 (no special programs needed as this is a transcript).
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