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Continue reading...Fools gold?
26. March 2009
Something that I’ve found myself joking about recently with my friends is that we should be selling off everything that we own that is made out of gold, whether it be gold bullion or some sort of family heirloom. That got me thinking, with gold at record prices is now the time to sell it [...]
Continue reading...Beacon-omics 101: Nationalizing troubled U.S. banks – should we be worried?
24. February 2009
In this Mary Delach Leonard – of the St. Louis Beacon – explores what it means for the US Government to nationalize the banking system. To read this article click here or on the picture below.
Continue reading...Tip of the Day: Go to the Library (2/19/09)
19. February 2009
Today’s Tip of the Day is about finding free resources in tough economic times. Gerald Brooks – Director of Marketing and Public Relations for St. Louis Public Library – talks about some of the resources that you can find at your local area St. Louis Public Library. Free resources are also available at St. Louis [...]
Continue reading...St. Louis Beacon: $75 Billion for the Foreclosure Crisis
18. February 2009
In this St. Louis Beacon article Mary Delach Leonard gets feedback from local experts about what Obama’s new $75 billion homeowner rescue plan means for Missouri. Click on the picture below to read the full article.
Continue reading...Beacon-omics 101: Jon Stewart's not-so-crazy 'trickle-up' economic stimulus plan
16. February 2009
In this St. Louis Beacon article, Mary Delach Leonard explores Jon Stewart’s ‘trickle up’ economic stimulus plan with St. Louis Federal Reserve Economist Bill Emmons. To read this article click here or on the picture below.
Continue reading...St. Louis Beacon: East-West Gateway to play major role in economic stimulus funds…
10. February 2009
The St. Louis Beacon just published a story with good news for East-West Gateway Council of Governments. According to the report they will be the recipients of federal dollars from the economic stimulus package. They will be responsible for distributing these funds to local counties and municipalities for various initiatives. You can read the full [...]
Continue reading...Beacon-omics 101: Is this fair?
10. February 2009
Click here to read a St. Louis Beacon content on the fairness of the TARP and proposed economic stiumulus package.
Continue reading...St. Louis Beacon: Hire education: When the economy is tough, many return to the ivory tower
30. January 2009
Originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon Written by: Kristen Hare Posted 4:05 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 29 - Rich Gaasch graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia, with a degree in business administration. He looked around for jobs. He networked. He found nothing. And then he headed to graduate school. "It wasn't part of my plan," Gaasch says. But now, instead of working 9 to 5, Gaasch puts in his 40 hours a week as a graduate assistant and student. In bad economic times, getting that extra edge with a graduate degree made sense to the 21 year old, who is in his first year of the MBA program at Lindenwood University. And in the past, economic downturns have sent other people back to school in large numbers, too, swelling both applications and admissions for graduate programs.
Continue reading...St. Louis Beacon: Veteran opens his heart — and his home — to homeless vets
30. January 2009
Originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon Written by: Mary Delach Leonard Posted 2:29 p.m. Mon., Jan. 26 - In Hence Forland's age-battered brick house on Windsor Place, the rules are spelled out for homeless veterans who give up life on the streets of St. Louis for a warm and secure rent-free room under his dry roof. Friendly reminders are posted on the kitchen and bathroom walls: Cover food when using the microwave. When emptying trash from YOUR room, check and empty kitchen trash. Thank you. Do not wash dishes in the bathtub. Forland enforces other rules, as well -- from his simple "respect each other'' to no drugs or weapons, no cooking or smoking in the bedrooms. And everyone chips in on utilities. "Everybody needs some kind of structure and neatness to get back on track in their lives,'' said Forland, 57, who wears a hat that says Desert Storm Veteran and speaks highly of what he learned from Uncle Sam during his own service in the Army. In a sense, Forland is back on active duty, rounding up homeless veterans to live for a time in his three upstairs bedrooms, while they "get back on track."
Continue reading...Take Action
30. April 2009
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