Meet with a couple visting from Dayton to research her family--specifically, the Fish Family, one of the original settlers in Cuyahoga County.  It helps that the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood retains some of the architecture and landmarks that can help her trace her family and provide a touchstone. 

How many of us, will be able to have that comfort ten, twenty, thirty years from now??

US economy is deep down in mammoth federal debts. The total amount of debt has already exceeded $15 trillion; the number is supposed to grow in coming days. Almost 2/3rd of the total amount is owed to public, foreign governments and companies through notes, bonds and Treasury bills. The Federal government has hardly any option to pay off the debts and become ;;;;;

The US debt level

Cleveland Public Library

MEDICARE INFORMATION FOR SENIORS

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 10 a.m. to 12 noon

Are you mystified by Medicare?  Confused by your coverage? Visit Main Library - Louis Stokes Wing on March 27 to get information and resources from a representative of the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Informtion program (OSHIIP). Topics covered by OSHIIP include:

* Medicare health coverage for seniors and for people under age 65 with disabilities

 

 

See Viaduct -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viaduct

Joel Scranton--at the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

 Brownbag Sports Series - Bring a Lunch

                                          Tuesday, January 10 * 12:00 PM

                    "Baseball Fiction Firsts: Sports Research Center Treasures"

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has used lies to attack the record of Sherrod Brown according to a recent edition of the Plain Dealer's Politifacts.

Sherrod must be good at what he does by the way he draws vicious attacks centered around lies from the right. These are especially from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's nemesis de jour, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, current Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel.

A new survey displays the negativity Americans feel toward the United States financial system proceeds to grow. Faith in the American economic system is indicated by only 23 percent of those surveyed. But it isn't hopeless, professionals say. Regulators, with work, can repair that trust. But the public must also be educated enough to know when the program is failing them.

Support local Ohio growers Dave and Donna Divoky at the West Side Market

 

See http://onthemapcle.com/

Kudos to Sarah Buduson of WEWS last night for her investigative report on outrageous delinquent taxes owed in Cuyahoga County:

 

Is Cleveland doomed to become a city without music if legislation is updated that spells out the rules for bars, taverns and restaurants that want to add live music?

At a Social Security forum today, the impact the deficit would have on Social Security and Medicare was discussed. The outlook is not good. They are considering raising the age you qualify, cutting payments by 3% as you get older, just when needs are higher, so that if you live long, you could have a 12% cut.

http://realneo.us/content/cleveland-public-library-social-sciences-dept-book-club-discussion-september-8-2011-0

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