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Most commentary on Europe's troubles has focused on the PIIGS nations (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain). But the meltdown that's followed the financial crisis of 2008-9 is having even more severe political and economic effects in much of the European Union's expansion zone, in the formerly Communist east.
This was strikingly illustrated in a table in Saturday's New York Times showing the falloff in new car registrations between pre-crisis 2007 and 2011. At the bottom of 24 European nations shown were Hungary, with a dropoff of 73.7%, and Romania, at -74.1%. (Latvia was just short of that, and Bulgaria was off 53.4%.) The EU as a whole was off 15.8%.
Not everyone needs a car, but that's a good proxy for suffering of the would-be middle class. And what do we see as a result?
In Hungary, a rightist nationalist, Viktor Orban, is moving toward sweeping powers including domination of the central bank as a response. The country risks not only penalties from international bodies but isolation from the world it was allowed to re-embrace after 1990.
In Romania, throngs marched in Bucharest on Thursday demanding the ouster of an austerity government. Their pain's source is not merely domestic. There as elsewhere in the old Soviet satellite countries–it gets worse still in places like Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus–an outlet for strivers has been nearly shut off: The jobs in established Europe that were available to immigrants who would repatriate funds back home have dried up or been retaken by domestic labor. So the Romanians are left to stew in recession-cum-depression.
(For reference, the GDP of Hungary and Romania combined is about equal to that of Greece.)
A general global pickup in economic activity can slowly heal these afflictions, so long as the aggrieved nations do not revert to authoritarianism, nationalization or violence that scares off future investment. Some of the hard-hit nations, such as Estonia, are sticking to liberal economic policies and (other things being equal) they should recover first. But the peeling away of others from what appeared, only a few years ago, to be halcyon days for a pan-European market is probably inevitable.
That will be tragic for many, especially the industrious within the "lost" countries. Policymakers, especially at the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, should not lose sight of what opportunities still exist for holding on to the expansion bloc and its demonstrably ambitious people. Too much attention is being focused on cases like Greece because of the concentrated holding of its debt among major financial houses. I would put the West's chips on a Romania instead.
UPDATE 2/6: Romania's prime minister and his government resigned under fire today.
I signed up for a user account on Forbes for the sole reason of expressing my admiration for the professional way in which you handled certain comments added to the article by some of my co-nationals.
I would be very interested in reading a follow up on the subject, detailing your reasons for which you believe Romania's (and neighboring CEE countries) succes or failure have such an impact on the West's growth and to what extent exactly.
PS: I have noticed Forbes.com stores the user's password in plaintext (seen when confirming your email address), which is absolutely unacceptable in terms of security . I am now considering deleting my account for this very reason. Where could I file an official complaint about that ?
Although I agree with you when you say that the former Soviet block countries that are now part of the EU are facing serious financial dificulties and more attention should be paid to their economies, so as to avoid a future crash, I disagree with the use of the table from the New York Times as a reference point. The financial market's instability brought with it stricter bank policies, and for the Romanians this meant going from being able to get a loan by presenting only the ID card (!!!), no income proof or other financial information required, to a situation in which banks are not giving away any more loans unless you have an above average income, a perfect credit score, and a few people to vouch for you and assume the payment of the loan should you encounter financial dificulties. If you add to this the fact that the salaries were cut by a whopping 25 percent, that the VAT was raised to 24%, that gas prices are forever rising and that when you buy a new car you have to pay about 1000 euro to register it, I would say that buying a new car is the last thing on the mind of most Romanians.
Dear Mr Ferguson,
In 2011 Romania had a budget deficit of 4% and a total public debt of less than 40% of GDP. In comparison, US has a public debt of more than 100% of GDP.
US had the "Occupy" protests for close to 6 months now and still ongoing, in Romania we are measuring them in days.
I would worry about a collapse in the US – Romania is doing quite fine, except of the fact that we will hae elections in 2012 and therefore the spirits are a bit tense.
But thanks for caring, anyway!
Not so. Romania pays interest around 6% per year to service its debt. As a result, the debt service as percentage of GDP is at probably higher than that of the US. Moreover, at the current rate of increase, debt as % of GDP will get to 100% by the end of the decade.
And no, Romania is not doing fine. The banks are practically insolvent while the budget deficit skyrocketed. Government statistics are phony and have been called so by both the EC and the IMF, so don't give me the "4% deficit" speech unless you work for the government.
Things are not "quite fine." Get ready for the national bank to start printing.
The PIIGS are not the only ones to blame, the inevitability of the EU expansion zone acting like an economic sponge is something which will make the richer countries poorer by way of adding to the per capita debt of £16k or is that the rub? Are we too far ahead in terms of evolutive progress that we expect to be better off than our poorer cousins and so will not easily give up our positions, thus adding fuel to the unlit fire of economic meltdown?
Romania is not doing fine by any standard.First of all,foreign investment dropped from 9 billions to less than 1 bilion.The money send by romanians abroad dropped from 6 billion to less than a billion,as romanians abroad become more and more integrated socially in their new homeland.2 millions young people whit hopes for a better life already leaved Romania for good and it will take an least a decade to recover the job market,as now less than 3 milion workers must provide the money to pay the pensions of over 5 milion retired old people.This mean even bigger taxes and even more inflation.I cant imagine how 3 milions will posibily provide for 5 milions,not to mention 1 milion parasits on state budget and another 3 milion people on welfare.


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The government on Thursday said some banks have initiated the process of declaring debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines as wilful defaulter.
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Utah Legislature Passes Trio Of Well-Intentioned But Misguided Immigration Bills
Suman Raghunathan on March 10, 2011 - 1:28pm
In recent weeks, a bipartisan approach to immigration policy in Utah has gained widespread national attention as a collaborative, pragmatic effort with the active involvement of many different stakeholders and communities. But late last week, months of hard work on the part of Utah state legislators in pursuit of inventive and effective immigration solutions ended in disappointment as a trio of misguided immigration bills were quickly introduced and passed by Utah's state legislature with little opportunity for public input or debate. Despite the good intentions of so many, the results of this effort do nothing to address the need for common sense immigration policies that expand opportunity for all, and they are not a model for other states to follow.
The three bills in question – HB 497, HB 116, and HB 466 – are now on their way to Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, awaiting either his signature or his veto. As a legislative package, the measures do little to truly bring Utah's immigrant residents into the folds of society or to encourage their economic contributions to the state. And despite State Rep. Stephen Sandstrom's claims to the contrary, the provisions of HB 497 – an echo of Arizona's infamous SB 1070 – will still green light racial profiling against a whole spectrum of Utah residents, many of them legal immigrants and American citizens. These radical enforcement provisions will only serve to dramatically expand racial profiling and erode the progress state and local law enforcement are making toward developing trust with local residents.
As might be expected given such quick moving legislative developments, confusion reigns about the provisions included in Utah's trio of immigration bills. While passed as a package, the central pillar of the three bills is HB 497 – the bill slated to go into effect first. Here are the main elements of each bill, accompanied by an explanation of why each will prove destructive to Utah's communities and state economy:
- HB 497: If signed into law, this bill would be the first of the three to take effect, as soon as 60 days after it is signed by the governor. The proposal is an echo of Arizona's infamous (and broadly unconstitutional) SB 1070, which is still currently on hold after a federal court ruling blocking its implementation. While HB 497's language is slightly different from that of SB 1070, its intention and impact is the same: it grants state and local law enforcement officers broad authority and discretion to enforce federal immigration laws whenever they stop, detain or arrest individuals. In fact, HB 497 removes the 'reasonable suspicion' language in SB 1070 that concerned the federal courts, thereby opening the door even further for police to racially profile residents. Finally, HB 497 would have high implementation costs because it effectively deputizes state and local law enforcement as immigration agents, resulting in increased costs to law enforcement that will further dig into Utah's budget deficit.
- HB 116: If signed into law, this bill would establish a state 'guest worker' program – separate from the federally-administered farm worker program – where Utah would set eligibility criteria to grant state temporary worker permits that would allow some immigrants to work and reside in the state. Under the program, a small proportion of the state's undocumented residents who met certain eligibility criteria would be eligible for state residency and work authorization. But the specific language in the bill makes it clear that it is set up to fail. The bill would be contingent on the federal government granting a 'waiver' to the state to issue such permits, and would only take effect in 2013, or 6 months after the federal government issues such a waiver. This proposal is also very likely unconstitutional, because only the federal government has the authority to grant visas and work authorizations. Indeed, the state legislative counsel 'note' at the end of the bill acknowledges the bill is likely unconstitutional given that it usurps authority from the federal government to regulate immigration and immigrant work authorization. There is no precedent for the federal government to grant Utah the waiver that would be necessary for HB 116 to take effect, and it is highly unlikely that the federal government would take such an action.
- HB 46: If signed into law, this bill would create a 27-member state commission to issue various recommendations on immigration policy for Utah, and would authorize Utah's governor to enter into a "Memorandum of Understanding" with the Mexican state of Nuevo León to allow Mexican temporary workers to work in Utah. Its implementation would presumably operate under the confines of federal immigration law, though the process for this is still unclear.
Despite the disappointment in Utah, the vast majority of states have rejected Arizona-style approaches to immigration policy this session. And legislators in more and more states are considering common-sense alternatives to the measures listed above, including:
- Instead of burdening already overwhelmed state and local enforcement officers with enforcing federal immigration laws, state legislators are advancing community policing legislation that explicitly bars police from enforcing federal immigration laws and allows them to focus on keeping residents safe by building trust with communities, witnesses, and victims of crimes – an approach is supported by immigrant advocates as well as law enforcement organizations.
- Instead of instituting a state guest worker program – an approach taken in the past by the federal government which resulted in widespread worker exploitation – state legislators are advancing measures to enforce existing wage and hour laws, which apply to all workers regardless of their immigration status.
- And instead of entering into a piecemeal guest worker program with Mexico, state legislators are focused on updating our nation's outdated immigration system by advocating for and passing a broad immigration overhaul that provides a path to citizenship for those already living and paying taxes in the United States and allows our nation to welcome the workers and entrepreneurs it needs to continue to rebuild our economic future.
These are the types of constructive, common-sense, responsible immigration laws being pursued by State Legislators for Progressive Immigration Policy (SLPIP), a growing group of state lawmakers from 32 states and counting. For more information on SLPIP, see http://www.progressivestatesaction.org/campaigns/immigration.
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Philadelphia Elections: My Endorsements
by Chris Bowers, Sun May 13, 2007 at 05:32:28 PM EDT
I wanted to spend much more time blogging about many of these individual campaigns, but the sheer number of worthy campaigns to focus on, combined with my national focus as a blogger, made it too difficult to reach more than a handful. Still, in the extended entry, I have listed my endorsements for most of the campaigns that will be decided tomorrow in both Philadelphia (mayor, city council at-large, city council district races, "row offices", local judges, and ballot questions) and statewide in Pennsylvania (supreme court and superior court). I briefly discuss, and make endorsements, on one ballot question, and nineteen different campaigns. If a campaign is not listed, it is either because I have no preference, or I simply feel that I do not have enough information to make an informed endorsement.
This is the biggest non-presidential election the city has faced in sixteen years, and we could see some huge changes for the better. Of course, we could also see the status quo upheld, or even a regression, as well. No matter what happens, it is the first large-scale electoral test of the progressive movement in Philadelphia, and what happens here will have widespread, national implications. This is potentially a major turning point for the city, and for the success of local progressive activism. My endorsements, along with brief explanations of each, can be found in the extended entry.
Mayor: Michael Nutter
I have been openly backing Michael Nutter on MyDD for a little more than six weeks now, but I would like to explain the thought process leading to that decision in more detail. Although I had been strongly considering Nutter since February of 2006, it still took a while for me to land firmly in his camp. Before I arrived at my decision, I considered every other major candidate.
Bob Brady is a very warm fellow, has a strong voting record in Congress, has close ties to labor, and has taken some steps to help bridge the racial, neighborhood and identity divides in Philadelphia (at least among machine insiders, that is). However, he is also a consummate insider, backroom dealer, and leader of what remains of the Philadelphia machine. As such, the process side his type of government is almost entirely antithetical to the progressive governing principles of transparency, accountability, and mass participation. Old school New Dealer with a strong civil rights bent--you betcha. New school open leftist--no way. Whenever I hear him bragging on the television or radio that he has the support of almost 3,000 of the city's 3,400 Democratic committee people, I always quip back "yeah, well, the other 400 of us are taking over." With the exception of Lieberman's unwavering support of the Iraq war, I can hardly think of a boast someone could make in a Democratic primary that would turn me off more than trumpeting your insider support.
Tom Knox is certainly an outsider, and made quite a few of the right enemies in the Philadelphia machine. I mean, I have never seen the machine hate any Democrat more than it hates Knox, even to the point where they set up a 527 to swiftboat him (although, in the last week, that 527 has now turned its guns on Nutter instead). However, he has also sided with one of the city's most retrograde forces of all, Johnny Dougherty. Lining up with Dougherty confirms many of the fears progressives in the city had about Knox's connection to pay-day lending, or that he favors Bloomberg style government in NYC. Basically, it is great that Knox would shake the place up, but I didn't do all of this local work just to see the Street and Fumo machines defeated by the Dougherty machine. That might even be considered a backslide, rather than an improvement.
Chaka Fattah has one of the consistently best voting records of any Democrat in Congress over the past twelve years. He has also made helping the city's poor the centerpiece of his campaign to a far greater extent than any other candidate. However, despite all this, as the months dragged on in the campaign, he also slowly moved down my list of preferences (he started right near the top). For one thing, I am not impressed with any candidate who starts out with a large lead, but then rapidly sinks in the polls (he has lost more than half of his support), struggles to raise money (he has raised the least, despite strong connections with both Clinton and Obama), and define a personal image (I still don't feel like I have a sense of him as a person). It didn't help that as he was struggling in the campaign, he filed a lawsuit to have recent campaign finance limits revoked, and then started attacking Michael Nutter for not being black enough (both are just so "old Philly" to me). I think that the saying "you govern based on how you win" is reasonably accurate. Considering how his campaign has gone, if he does somehow win, I simply have no real confidence in Fattah being a strong mayor. It also leads me to further question what I already thought was his rather dubious his plan to sell the airport as a means of financing his anti-poverty programs, which will be extremely difficult from both a financial and political perspective. Finally, while many of his supporters have raised valid concerns about Nutter's controversial stop and frisk policy, consider that Fattah voted for the Patriot Act back in 2001, something which 62 of his US House colleagues did not do, and that his anti-crime plan is pretty similar to Nutter's. Given this, let's just say that I am skeptical that this attack, which is at least partially coordinated with John Street's allies, is not coming from a strong history of defending privacy rights, but instead from a last ditch attempt to get back in the campaign, and possibly help John Street take Fattah's place in Congress (such a deal has long been rumored). This is a real disappointment for me, as for much of the campaign I thought I might support him.
Dwight Evans is, right now, my second choice for mayor. Smart, progressive, strong labor ties, and, even though he has many "insider" friends, his insider connections are probably the best ones to have in Philly. However, Evans is also in the mid or low single digits in the polls. Had Evans emerged with a real chance to win, I might be endorsing him right now. Instead, given that this has primarily become a campaign between Nutter and Knox, and that I see big, big differences between Nutter and Knox, I will not be doing that. For what it is worth, and this might sound bad, but the Evans campaign was the only campaign that never personally contacted me. As such, he is also something of a mysterious unknown to me.
And so, this brings me to Michael Nutter. Is Michael Nutter entirely free of "the machine?" Like any politician in Philadelphia, of course not. However, he is vehemently disliked by the Street, Fumo and Dougherty machines, which does make him the most machine-free of the five major candidates. Also, by a long, long, way, he has done the most consistent and open outreach to local progressive and reformer groups. He really wants to listen to what progressives and other people outside the normal institutions of city power have to say. Speaking of progressives, is Michael Nutter a perfect, hardcore progressive? Nope. However, he is a progressive, and has done the most of any candidate to improve governmental transparency and accountability, as well as encourage broader, popular participation in city government. For example, he is responsible for ethics reform, campaign finance reform, and establishing the citizen's police advisory commission. That last part is particularly important these days, because I think it shows quite clearly that he is not about giving the police vast, unchecked powers over the citizens of Philadelphia. Also, right now it clearly seems to be a campaign that will come down to Nutter and Knox, and it makes a big difference that Nutter is elected instead of Knox, who has the potential to remake Philly in the image of Michael Bloomberg and Johnny Doc (ugh on both counts). Yet further, Nutter has run an extremely hard working, energetic, and smart campaign to rise from the back of the pack to a narrow lead, which I believe provides a further clue as to the type of mayor he will be. His proposals, while not always the furthest left among the candidates, have always seemed smart, well thought out, and the product of original, personal thinking. Considering the campaign he has run, and indeed his entire political career, I have every confidence that he has the ability to enact the changes he proposes, and to change his mind if the policies he tries are not working. He is a very smart, very hard-working, open, reform-minded, pragmatic progressive who I believe is absolutely the kind of change this city needs. And the kind of change he brings can start as early as Tuesday, if he is able to win among both white and black Philadelphia Democrats. That something no one has ever been able to do in a hotly contested primary in this city, but the most recent poll showed him poised to do just that. I strongly and happily endorse Michael Nutter for mayor, and for a new Philadelphia. Go Nutter!
And now, for everything else...
City Council At-Large: Seven of the seventeen members of Philadelphia city council are elected "at-large," aka, citywide rather than in local districts. The city charter mandates that no single party may control more than five of these seats. This is a useful check against one-party-rule, as otherwise Democrats would control all seven seats. Still, I wish some third-parties would get their acts together and kick out the two Republicans. Considering how few Republicans there are in Philly, that shouldn't be too hard, at least in theory.
This year, there are an unusually high number of challengers running for the five Democratic seats. There is probably only one available seat for the one dozen or so challengers to fight over, as Juan Ramos, a freshman with low name recognition and the lowest vote getter among incumbents in 2003, faces another person named Ramos who is higher up on the ballot. Personally, since I do not want my votes to be self-defeating where my votes for incumbents cancel out my votes for challengers, I have decided to only endorse challengers. The way I figure it, I will endorse and vote for the five progressive / reform challengers I like the most, and hope that one of those five receives enough support to sneak into the fifth and final spot.
Every Democrat can vote for five people on Tuesday, and here the five candidates for whom I will vote:
- Derek Green. Unlike some other candidates, I did not know Derek Green before the start of this campaign. However, I have met him on multiple occasions, seen him speak several times, and I could hardly have been more impressed. He has won the endorsement of numerous progressive organizations in the city, including Young Philly Politics, Philly for Change, and my own ward, the 27th. I think Derek has a good chance to win, but he could suffer from name confusion, as the city-council at large ballot also includes Bill Green (a Dougherty-backed challenger who scares me a bit) and Bill Greenlee (an incumbent who actually isn't that bad).
- Caryn Hunt: Of the five candidate I am listing here, Caryn is by far the biggest long shot. However, she has progressive cred, isn't tied into the machine, is strongly anti-casino and supporting her won't hurt the chances of the other candidates I list here. I know that endorsing someone for strategic reasons based on some sort of strange voting game theory isn't the most ringing endorsement to give someone, but hey, at least I am being honest.
- Matt Ruben: If you are looking for a candidate who represents progressive movement values of governmental transparency and broad participation in government, Matt Ruben is it. He is also receiving his Ph.D. in English and Urban Studies from Penn tomorrow, which is probably one of the main reasons I feel a stronger personal connection to Matt than to any other candidate running for any office in the city. He has a long record of grassroots politics, progressive causes, and community activism. He is also a very strong anti-casino candidate, and is a DFA all-star.
- Marc Steir: Founder of Neighborhood Networks, one of the key silent revolution and generally progressive organizations in the city. He also has a Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard, and has done some important work on public transit and community development.
- Andy Toy: A local urban development expert, neighborhood activist, parks and arts advocate, and general city "connecter." Seriously, look at the incredible list of local organizations in which Andy has played has played an active and influential role. Andy Toy is someone who can pull the city together, and who has innovative ideas for change.
City Council District Races: There are ten local city council districts in Philadelphia. While not every district features a contested primary, such as the district where I live, Jannie Blackwell's District Three, this year most of them do. Here are the six districts where I have a favorite. Once again, all of them are challenging incumbents.
- District One: Vern Anastasio. Vern is taking on Frank DiCicco, a reliable member of the Vince Fumo segment of the Philadelphia machine. He has a clever, innovative campaign, and has a reasonable chance to win.
- District Two: Damon Roberts. Damon is taking on city council President Anna Verna, another close ally of Vince Fumo. Verna is around the age of 80, and her father actually held the seat before she did since time immemorial. The district has changed quite a bit since then, and is now majority African-American. A Roberts victory would shake up Philadelphia politics almost as much as a Nutter victory in the mayor's race. It would also provide new, energetic leadership far more in touch with the changing second district (part of which I represent on the state committee). Damon is, unfortunately, a bit of a longshot.
- District Four: Matt McClure. I don't know much about McClure, and I have even heard some negative things about him. However, he is challenging machine triumphalist, and overtly anti-blogosphere Carol Campbell. That is good enough for me.
- District Five: Haile Johnston. Halie Johnston is a first-rate progressive reform and community activist. I have been so impressed with Halie, that I once asked him if he thought that being elected to city council would actually reduce the amount of good he does for his neighborhood, because city council would take up so much time from his other activities. He told me that he actually worried about that a little himself, but on balance concluded that it would only serve to strengthen the many projects he has undertaken. I think he is right. When you look up "green,""sustainability," and "innovative local activism," in the dictionary, there will probably be a picture of Halie before long.
- District Seven: Maria Quinones Sanchez. Maria is competing for the seat once held by the ultra-corrupt Rick Marinao, who is now in jail. In 2005, Mariano thrilled Philadelphia residents by climbing to the top of city hall the day he was indicted, where many people thought he might jump (fortunately, he did not jump, and later claimed that he had no intention of jumping). Maria faces six-month incumbent Dan Savage, who was installed by the machine without an election (along with Carol Campbell and Bill Greenlee). Maria has received a wide range of establishment and reformer endorsements, and has a very good chance to win. If she loses, reform challengers might very well be shut out city-wide. A very big race to watch.
- District Eight: Irv Ackelsberg. Irv has a long, long history of progressive activism in Philadelphia, and is also the father of Dan and Alex Urevick-Ackelsberg, the two brothers who got Young Philly Politics up and running. I guess that makes him, quite literally, the local blogfather. I have heard rumors of a poll showing Irv well ahead in this campaign, but I don't know how solid those rumors are. It is certainly impressive that he has been able to marshal several hundred volunteers to work on a local city council campaign.
Judges: I don't like that judges are elected in Pennsylvania. If forced to choose among Democrats, I vote for the candidates who come highly recommended by the bar association, instead of just "recommended." For state supreme court, where people can make two votes, that means C. Darnell Jones and Debra Todd. For state superior court, that means Anne Lazarus, and then either Ron Folino or Christine Donahue. Some new local judges might not hurt either, but I'm not going to pretend to know enough to make an informed endorsement.
Row Offices: Even though these are the five elected offices in the city where the patronage jobs of the machine are the most plentiful, there has been surprisingly little attention paid to these campaigns. These elections should probably be moved to the same year as district attorney. Every challenger here is a real long shot, but it would be great if Michael Untemeyer was given a chance to clean up the mess in the Sheriff's office. Also, I support Blair Talmadge for city commissioner, an office I once considered running for myself.
Phew. I can't wait for this election to be over, which happily coincides with the student population leaving my neighborhood, University City, for the summer. Starting on Wednesday, it is going to get nice and quiet around here for a few months. Also, I think the endorsements of Neighborhood Networks and Philly for Change, are worth a look. This is a very exciting time in Philadelphia, and while I do not expect many of the candidates I listed above to win, I think that we can get Michael Nutter and at least two new members of city council. That is really all the foothold we need to start making big-time changes around here, since Philadelphia has a strong mayor system, and since it only takes two members of city council to hold a hearing. Onward to Tuesday!
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Despite a rebound in the economy, more people than ever endure hunger. The Food Bank of Manatee is now struggling to assist the working poor, the unemployed and the homeless while distributing food to more than 100 community pantries, soup kitchens and churches.
Cindy Sloan put the situation in stark terms, having witnessed the demand in her six years with the Food Bank of Manatee: "When I came on board, donated food amounted to about 1 million. This year, we'll probably hit 4 million. Demand is higher than donations."
This month marks an annual concerted effort to restock the food bank, depleted over the summer to the point of bare shelves. The Grand Challenge of 2013 asks companies and organizations to collect 1,000 pounds of food or donate $1,000 to the food bank -- or any combination of the two.
The Mosaic Company Foundation immediately stepped up to the plate, so the speak, and put up $100,000 to match community donations through this month. And the Manatee Community Foundation chipped in $30,000 to help meet that match. Our thanks to both.
Food donations serve some 65,000 people in Manatee County -- mostly working poor, many with part-time jobs that pay -- literally -- poorly.
Like 52-year-old grandmother Rhonda Page, divorced and raising two grandchildren on part-time employment.
"It's an incredible blessing," she remarked about the food bank at the public announcement of the Grand Challenge two weeks ago. "This has taken so much pressure off me and given me the freedom to be able to provide for my kids, to get school supplies or shoes or clothes. I'm really grateful ..."
Page's emotional thanks brought moist eyes to many in the room that day -- a genuine reflection of the compassion for those dealing with hard times.
More and more older adults -- particularly between the ages of 60 and 69 -- are living in poverty and hunger, as detailed in a Monday Herald report.
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Sloan, the Food Bank director, revealed that 700 older adults are served daily by the Senior Meals on Wheels program here.
Blane Turpin, the director of Food Bank client programs in Manatee County, described the need: "People don't realize how much senior hunger has grown. Demand from seniors has definitely gone up, The food coming in is going back out as soon as it comes in."
But donations are down, too, Turpin noted, and some former donors are now Food Bank customers -- a troubling role reversal.
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Thursday's Herald Washington Bureau report on this issue pointedly stated that food insecurity has continued at almost record levels for five consecutive years among all American households, not just seniors. One in five families with children are in that hungry population.
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August 12, 2008 12:05 PM
Most actors seem to also sing out of a burning desire to be media hyphenates. The actors in Band From TV sing for a good cause.
"Heroes" star Greg Grunberg started the band to raise money for epilepsy research, inviting his fellow actors to play and sing with the band for their own charities.
Last Saturday, band members Grunberg (drums), "Desperate Housewives'" James Denton (guitar, vocals and a mean harmonica), "The Bachelor's" Bob Guiney (vocals) and "House's" Jesse Spencer (electric "sexy violin") headlined a free Netflix Live! on Location concert and screening of some classic TV series on DVD outside the Autry National Center of the American West in Los Angeles' Griffith Park. Nice idea having the event outside, but the hay-like shavings on the ground and persistent bugs aren't really what you think of when you hear "Pine Meadows Lawn." There should be at least some grass involved.
But the Daily Blink will forgive the blunder because it was all for a good cause, with Netflix donating money to each actor's charity. Plus, the Band put on a infectiously fun performance with the help of some special guests.
Half the "Heroes" cast must have been working overtime because the other half was rockin' with Grunberg. Hayden Panettiere introduced the band and Milo Ventimiglia snuck onstage to snap pictures. His onscreen brother, Adrian Pasdar, spent the night on-stage playing guitar in his too-cool-for-school sunglasses.
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The first song of the night, "Mustang Sally," got special guest vocals from "Lost's" Jorge Garcia, who also came back for the encore, "Shake a Tail Feather"—which the crowd did with enthusiasm, trying to prolong the night. "Chuck" star Zachary Levi joined the band on "A Letter," while Denton's "Desperate" co-star Teri Hatcher sang three songs, including the Carrie Underwood number the band performed on "American Idol Gives Back."
The biggest cheer came when surprise guest Hugh Laurie ("House") walked on stage, arms raised high in the air, and took to the keyboard for a rendition of "Such a Night."
Afterwards, Netflix reminded the audience to rent TV on DVD by screening episodes of "The Cosby Show," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Bob Newhart Show," "The Muppet Show" and "Schoolhouse Rock!" on a big outdoor screen. Most of the audience jetted after the concert's end, but the Daily Blink stuck around for "I'm Just a Bill."
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Lawmakers, judges, pundits, and clergy deploy natural-law reasoning on all manner of public issues, from gender roles to just war; the US Supreme Court still cites 13th C. theologian Thomas Aquinas on abortion and homosexuality. But in Aquinas's commentaries on the Bible, a very different understanding of natural law emerges in which Aquinas embeds all law, even natural law, not in a particular logic, but in a particular story. The commentaries describe a nature that differs by ethnicity, varies over time, and changes sexuality by God's decree.


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Blues lovers will enjoy spending Saturday nights listening to their favorite music with longtime blues host Lee Hay.
A rebroadcast of the first hour of the award-winning special "We Were Here" will be aired Saturday, January 19th, at 11pm. This special was produced by Lee Hay in 2003 as an outgrowth of her blues show and the discordant atmosphere between the races in Cincinnati.
On February 8 and 9, 2013, Cincinnati will be rocking with more than 25 blues bands. The Cincy Blues Society's Winter Blues Fest celebrates over two decades of supporting the Blues. This year's festival showcases the best local and regional Blues musicians for two nights, from 7:00 pm to 1:00 am at The Phoenix in downtown Cincinnati.
As the nation continues to mourn the senseless violence that claimed so many innocent lives in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday, musicians around the country are organizing to send a message of sympathy and unity.
All musicians are asked to observe a moment of silence at every musical performance in the USA on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 PM in whatever time zone they are performing.
A tribute to jazz legend Dave Brubeck on the Blues with Lee Hay, Saturday night, December 8th, at 11pm. There's music from his quartet's 25th Anniversary Reunion as well as his later quartets. The vocal work of Carmen McRae, Louis Armstrong, and Tony Bennett are also featured with him on piano.
There are solo piano selections by Mr. Brubeck, and the show ends with a version of his famous hit, "Take Five," recorded at the Washington National Cathedral in D.C. in 1995.


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