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CALL FOR VENDORS: Flint Handmade Craft City at Buckham Alley Fest!
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Flint Handmade is again taking over the sidewalk next to the Rutherford Parking Structure during Buckham Alley Fest on Saturday, July 14, 2012 in Downtown Flint for the Second Annual Flint Handmade Craft City!
Craft City is a self-contained DIY community within Buckham Alley Fest to support the craft businesses our generous members.
We will feature jewelry, bath & body products, clothes, accessories, plush toys, papercrafts and much more!
Many of the Flint Handmade Craft Markets are juried, but Craft City is a first come, first serve vending opportunity for all current and new members of Flint Handmade who wish to sell handmade goods.
Approximately 2/3 of Craft City vendor fees will go directly to Buckham Alley Fest to ensure the continued success of the overall event. Last year, Flint Handmade donated $1,000 to Red Ink Flint, the sponsoring organization of Buckham Alley Fest!
This year, the remaining vendor fees and new Flint Handmade memberships will support our mission as a 501c3 nonprofit organization to promote creative expression and commerce in Downtown Flint!
To apply to Flint Handmade Craft City, please CLICK HERE.
For more information and photos from Craft City and Buckham Alley Fest 2011, please check out our Craft City Recap Blog Post and the Flint Journal Article about the event.
Craft City is a self-contained DIY community within Buckham Alley Fest to support the craft businesses our generous members.
We will feature jewelry, bath & body products, clothes, accessories, plush toys, papercrafts and much more!
Many of the Flint Handmade Craft Markets are juried, but Craft City is a first come, first serve vending opportunity for all current and new members of Flint Handmade who wish to sell handmade goods.
Approximately 2/3 of Craft City vendor fees will go directly to Buckham Alley Fest to ensure the continued success of the overall event. Last year, Flint Handmade donated $1,000 to Red Ink Flint, the sponsoring organization of Buckham Alley Fest!
This year, the remaining vendor fees and new Flint Handmade memberships will support our mission as a 501c3 nonprofit organization to promote creative expression and commerce in Downtown Flint!
To apply to Flint Handmade Craft City, please CLICK HERE.
For more information and photos from Craft City and Buckham Alley Fest 2011, please check out our Craft City Recap Blog Post and the Flint Journal Article about the event.
5th Annual Spring Craft Market THIS Saturday & Spring 2012 Members Only Raffle Winner!
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REMINDER: Flint Handmade will host the 5th Annual Spring Craft Market THIS Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 10am-4pm at The Masonic Temple in Downtown Flint!
The Spring Craft Market will feature a large variety of unique, modern handmade items such as original illustrations, screen-printed shirts for adults and kids, reconstructed jewelry, knit and crocheted goods, hand-poured candles, natural bath and beauty products, plush toys and much more from 45 vendors!
The first 25 shoppers of the day will receive free goodie bags filled with vendor coupons, merchandise, and other treats.
The Temple Dining Room inside The Masonic Temple will be open for sit-down and take-out lunches from 11am-3pm.
Admission is free for all. Donations welcome.
The Masonic Temple is located at 755 S. Saginaw Street in Downtown Flint, MI 48502.
BECOME a MEMBER of FLINT HANDMADEand JOIN US at the MEMBERS ONLY PREVIEW! Friday, May 4, 2012 from 6pm-8pmNew Members Welcome!CLICK HERE FOR MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE.
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SPRING 2012 MEMBERS ONLY RAFFLE
Congratulations to Hayley Morris!
Hayley is the randomly selected winner of a $25 Gift Certificate to Angelic Soaps & Gifts in our Spring 2012 Members Only Raffle!
Hayley, stop by the Flint Handmade table inside the auditorium at the 5th Annual Spring Craft Market to claim your prize!
The Spring Craft Market will feature a large variety of unique, modern handmade items such as original illustrations, screen-printed shirts for adults and kids, reconstructed jewelry, knit and crocheted goods, hand-poured candles, natural bath and beauty products, plush toys and much more from 45 vendors!
The first 25 shoppers of the day will receive free goodie bags filled with vendor coupons, merchandise, and other treats.
The Temple Dining Room inside The Masonic Temple will be open for sit-down and take-out lunches from 11am-3pm.
Admission is free for all. Donations welcome.
The Masonic Temple is located at 755 S. Saginaw Street in Downtown Flint, MI 48502.
BECOME a MEMBER of FLINT HANDMADEand JOIN US at the MEMBERS ONLY PREVIEW! Friday, May 4, 2012 from 6pm-8pmNew Members Welcome!CLICK HERE FOR MEMBERSHIP BROCHURE.
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SPRING 2012 MEMBERS ONLY RAFFLE
Congratulations to Hayley Morris!
Hayley is the randomly selected winner of a $25 Gift Certificate to Angelic Soaps & Gifts in our Spring 2012 Members Only Raffle!
Hayley, stop by the Flint Handmade table inside the auditorium at the 5th Annual Spring Craft Market to claim your prize!
Give Handmade for Mother's Day!
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We have new Mother's Day cards in our shop at The Lunch Studio!
Our amazing graphic designer, Yasmin Ladha, has created these witty cards for her Circle Cat Studio line of handmade goods.
We also have soap, jewelry, crocheted hats and many more items made by local crafters in the shop that would make perfect Mother's Day gifts!
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 13, 2012. Give handmade!
Our amazing graphic designer, Yasmin Ladha, has created these witty cards for her Circle Cat Studio line of handmade goods.
We also have soap, jewelry, crocheted hats and many more items made by local crafters in the shop that would make perfect Mother's Day gifts!
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 13, 2012. Give handmade!
Arts, Crafts and Creativity Little Free Library at The Lunch Studio!
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Flint Handmade, in partnership with Genesee County Little Free Libraries, is bringing an Arts, Crafts and Creativity Little Free Library to The Lunch Studio in Downtown Flint!
We were personally contacted by Todd Bol, Co-Founder of the national Little Free Library organization, who pledged to donate a Paint-Your-Own library to us!
Now, we need to raise funds to personalize the library, print informational materials, order logo merchandise and bring more LFLs to the Flint area.
Please consider donating to this very worthy cause through our Downtown Flint Little Free Library Indiegogo Campaign!
P.S. There are some great perks for contributions of $10 to $500! Check out the campaign page for more information!
We were personally contacted by Todd Bol, Co-Founder of the national Little Free Library organization, who pledged to donate a Paint-Your-Own library to us!
Now, we need to raise funds to personalize the library, print informational materials, order logo merchandise and bring more LFLs to the Flint area.
Please consider donating to this very worthy cause through our Downtown Flint Little Free Library Indiegogo Campaign!
P.S. There are some great perks for contributions of $10 to $500! Check out the campaign page for more information!
Now Accepting Kroger Rewards and VG's Receipts!
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Flint Handmade is now accepting Kroger community rewards points and VG's reciepts to help us raise funds in support of our mission to nurture a local handmade economy and environment in Flint!
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To assign your Kroger community rewards points to Flint Handmade, please visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com and follow the prompts. Flint Handmade's organization number is 91183.
To donate VG's receipts, please visit the Mott Park Little Free Library or Delaware Ave Little Free Library. Proceeds from VG's receipts will be split 50/50 between Flint Handmade and Genesee County Little Free Libraries.
We are also in the process of installing an Arts, Crafts and Creativity Little Free Library at The Lunch Studio in Downtown Flint and we hope you will support that effort, too.
THANK YOU!
To assign your Kroger community rewards points to Flint Handmade, please visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com and follow the prompts. Flint Handmade's organization number is 91183.
To donate VG's receipts, please visit the Mott Park Little Free Library or Delaware Ave Little Free Library. Proceeds from VG's receipts will be split 50/50 between Flint Handmade and Genesee County Little Free Libraries.
We are also in the process of installing an Arts, Crafts and Creativity Little Free Library at The Lunch Studio in Downtown Flint and we hope you will support that effort, too.
THANK YOU!
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Mountain bike shuttle bonus in Copper Harbor today, July 5
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COPPER HARBOR -- The Keweenaw Adventure Company van has been chartered by a group this afternoon, July 5, for a "bonus" day of downhill mountain bike shuttle runs. It
will be open to the public between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. -- $18.50 day pass/ will honor season pass holders.
The Thursday night group ride is on for 6 p.m., although realistically will be closer to 6:15-6:30 p.m. Après ride to follow at the Mariner North.
Head up to the Harbor to join in the 5th of July celebration!
will be open to the public between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. -- $18.50 day pass/ will honor season pass holders.
The Thursday night group ride is on for 6 p.m., although realistically will be closer to 6:15-6:30 p.m. Après ride to follow at the Mariner North.
Head up to the Harbor to join in the 5th of July celebration!
Finn Hall dance to celebrate "Down from Basswood" July 7
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HANCOCK -- Author Lynn Maria Laitala and special musical guests will present an evening of traditional "Finn Hall" fun from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at the Finlandia University Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock.
The dance is in celebration of Laitala’s classic book, Down from Basswood, which is to be re-published in spring 2013 by University of Wisconsin Press. The book is a collection of 23 interconnected short stories about people of northern Minnesota, particularly Finnish immigrants and their interaction with Native Americans.
The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are invited to bring their dancing shoes and a snack to share.
The Finnish American Heritage Center is located at 435 Quincy Street in downtown Hancock.
For additional information, please call 906-487-7505.
The dance is in celebration of Laitala’s classic book, Down from Basswood, which is to be re-published in spring 2013 by University of Wisconsin Press. The book is a collection of 23 interconnected short stories about people of northern Minnesota, particularly Finnish immigrants and their interaction with Native Americans.
The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are invited to bring their dancing shoes and a snack to share.
The Finnish American Heritage Center is located at 435 Quincy Street in downtown Hancock.
For additional information, please call 906-487-7505.
Paul Grant watercolor exhibit to open July 6 at Ziyad and Co. (formerly Ed Gray Gallery)
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CALUMET -- Ziyad and Co., formerly the Ed Gray Gallery, is proud to feature the work of Marquette artist Paul Grant during the month of July. Grant has been a resident of Northern Michigan since 1965 and has enjoyed wide acclaim for his artistry and versatility in both watercolor and oil.
Watercolor by Marquette artist Paul Grant. (Image courtesy Ziyad and Co.)
Paul Grant's show opens with an artist reception from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, July 6, at the gallery, 109 Fifth St., Calumet.
Primarily a portrait artist by conviction, Grant is equally capable in landscape and wildlife art. His watercolors and oils cover a wide variety of subjects and techniques, allowing the subject to dictate the technique. Paul studied art at the Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids, Mich., and apprenticed with Robert Sailors, Weaving Designer. A signature member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Grant has garnered numerous prizes in regional and national shows. His versatility has allowed him to illustrate several books and magazines, including stories for Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Gray's Sporting Journal and others. Grant was a friend and fishing buddy of the late John Voelker -- sharing flies, stories and bourbon for over twenty years.
Watercolor by Marquette artist Paul Grant. (Image courtesy Ziyad and Co.)Paul Grant's show opens with an artist reception from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, July 6, at the gallery, 109 Fifth St., Calumet.
Primarily a portrait artist by conviction, Grant is equally capable in landscape and wildlife art. His watercolors and oils cover a wide variety of subjects and techniques, allowing the subject to dictate the technique. Paul studied art at the Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids, Mich., and apprenticed with Robert Sailors, Weaving Designer. A signature member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Grant has garnered numerous prizes in regional and national shows. His versatility has allowed him to illustrate several books and magazines, including stories for Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Gray's Sporting Journal and others. Grant was a friend and fishing buddy of the late John Voelker -- sharing flies, stories and bourbon for over twenty years.
From Central Michigan LIFE: MSA Director Nana Korsah remembered as friendly, advocate for students
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Professor Nana Korsah, former chair of the Finlandia University Business Department and, more recently, Central Michigan University director of Master of Science Administration, passed away last month at age 64. (Photo courtesy Finlandia University)
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. -- The Central Michigan LIFE, an independent newspaper at Central Michigan University, has published an article in memory of the late Professor Nana Korsah, former chair of the Finlandia University Business Department, who had been teaching at Central Michigan University for three years when he passed away recently. Here is an excerpt from the article:
"Warm, generous and caring.
"These are words coworkers used to describe the late Nana Korsah, 64, Central Michigan University’s director of Master of Science Administration, who passed away over the weekend.
"Korsah died from an apparent heart attack, said Denise Schafer, MSA coordinator, in an email to her staff.
"'Any of you who had ever met this kind and scholarly man will know how much he will be missed,' Schafer said in the email. 'He was a dear and gentle soul; always the student advocate and supporter.'"
Click here to read the rest of this article.
Editor's Note: Keweenaw Now wishes to express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Dr. Korsah.
Professor Nana Korsah, former chair of the Finlandia University Business Department and, more recently, Central Michigan University director of Master of Science Administration, passed away last month at age 64. (Photo courtesy Finlandia University) MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. -- The Central Michigan LIFE, an independent newspaper at Central Michigan University, has published an article in memory of the late Professor Nana Korsah, former chair of the Finlandia University Business Department, who had been teaching at Central Michigan University for three years when he passed away recently. Here is an excerpt from the article:
"Warm, generous and caring.
"These are words coworkers used to describe the late Nana Korsah, 64, Central Michigan University’s director of Master of Science Administration, who passed away over the weekend.
"Korsah died from an apparent heart attack, said Denise Schafer, MSA coordinator, in an email to her staff.
"'Any of you who had ever met this kind and scholarly man will know how much he will be missed,' Schafer said in the email. 'He was a dear and gentle soul; always the student advocate and supporter.'"
Click here to read the rest of this article.
Editor's Note: Keweenaw Now wishes to express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Dr. Korsah.
Paint a bowl for the Empty Bowls Project at Calumet Art Center July 6
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CALUMET -- The Calumet Art Center's Anna Klobuchar-Clemenc Gallery welcomes the public to celebrate First Friday in Calumet by painting a bowl for the Empty Bowl Project to help fight hunger in the Keweenaw.
Calumet Art Center Volunteer Doug Middleton collects donations for the Empty Bowls Project at Café Rosetta in June, while a family enjoys some gourmet soup for the project. Other restaurants and cafés are invited to participate by serving soup for one day, with proceeds to benefit local food pantries. Donors receive a hand-painted bowl as well as a bowl of soup for a $10 donation. (Photo by Joanne Thomas for Keweenaw Now)
The Center, at 57055 Fifth Street, will be open from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, July 6.
The Empty Bowls Project, an international effort to fight hunger, is a community-based fundraiser designed to create awareness of food insecurity and to generate income for local food pantries. Since April, groups and individuals -- including children accompanied by an adult -- have been coming to the Calumet Art Center to decorate the bowls.
Restaurants and cafés will be invited to serve soup to customers who donate $10 for one of the decorated bowls. The café/restaurant will serve the soup in one of their own bowls and the customer will take home the decorated bowl.
Editor's Note: See our April 30, 2012, article, "Empty Bowls Project to fight hunger kicks off at Calumet Art Center" and visit www.calumetartcenter.com for details on the project.
Calumet Art Center Volunteer Doug Middleton collects donations for the Empty Bowls Project at Café Rosetta in June, while a family enjoys some gourmet soup for the project. Other restaurants and cafés are invited to participate by serving soup for one day, with proceeds to benefit local food pantries. Donors receive a hand-painted bowl as well as a bowl of soup for a $10 donation. (Photo by Joanne Thomas for Keweenaw Now)The Center, at 57055 Fifth Street, will be open from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, July 6.
The Empty Bowls Project, an international effort to fight hunger, is a community-based fundraiser designed to create awareness of food insecurity and to generate income for local food pantries. Since April, groups and individuals -- including children accompanied by an adult -- have been coming to the Calumet Art Center to decorate the bowls.
Restaurants and cafés will be invited to serve soup to customers who donate $10 for one of the decorated bowls. The café/restaurant will serve the soup in one of their own bowls and the customer will take home the decorated bowl.
Editor's Note: See our April 30, 2012, article, "Empty Bowls Project to fight hunger kicks off at Calumet Art Center" and visit www.calumetartcenter.com for details on the project.
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Copper Country Associated Artists to host "An Evening of Orchids and Rare Wildflowers with Harvey Desnick" July 6
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CALUMET -- The Copper Country Associated Artists (CCAA) Gallery will host "An Evening of Orchids and Rare Wildflowers with Harvey Desnick" from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on First Friday, July 6.
Red Anemone by Harvey Desnick. (Photo © Harvey Desnick and courtesy Copper Country Associated Artists.)
Desnick, a CCAA member since 2009, has been photographing the wildflower splendor of the Upper Peninsula for many years. He simply could not resist photographing the beauty around him and finally amassed a collection of pictures -- which is now displayed at Finlandia University's Jutila Center in Hancock. He has also published the book Blooming Seasons.
Desnick has also developed a slide show which presents both common and uncommon orchids found in this splendid area. At the CCAA on First Friday he will share his close-up photography of Orchids and Rare Wildflowers and will talk about where to find these species as well as how to photograph them without spending a tremendous amount of money on equipment. The talk will go from 7 p.m. until about 7:30 p.m., but his slides will be available for viewing continuously throughout the evening.
Copies of his book will be available for sale and for signing.
The Copper Country Associated Artists Gallery is at 205 Fifth St. in Calumet. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and First Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Red Anemone by Harvey Desnick. (Photo © Harvey Desnick and courtesy Copper Country Associated Artists.)Desnick, a CCAA member since 2009, has been photographing the wildflower splendor of the Upper Peninsula for many years. He simply could not resist photographing the beauty around him and finally amassed a collection of pictures -- which is now displayed at Finlandia University's Jutila Center in Hancock. He has also published the book Blooming Seasons.
Desnick has also developed a slide show which presents both common and uncommon orchids found in this splendid area. At the CCAA on First Friday he will share his close-up photography of Orchids and Rare Wildflowers and will talk about where to find these species as well as how to photograph them without spending a tremendous amount of money on equipment. The talk will go from 7 p.m. until about 7:30 p.m., but his slides will be available for viewing continuously throughout the evening.
Copies of his book will be available for sale and for signing.
The Copper Country Associated Artists Gallery is at 205 Fifth St. in Calumet. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and First Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Vertin Gallery to feature art by Patrick Dragon, Ronna Katz through July
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CALUMET -- Vertin Gallery invites the public to welcome nationally known artists Patrick Dragon and Ronna Katz -- their featured artists for the month of July.
Carved Tree vessel by Patrick Dragon. (Photo courtesy Vertin Gallery)
Patrick Dragon is a potter creating intricate and delicate vessels. Dragon wheel-throws his pots, and then through a series of processes adds color and incises shapes to depict natural forms and landscapes. Many layers of clay slip, glaze and special firing methods result in subtle but vibrant imagery, creating what Dragon calls "Biomorphic objects expressing the patterns and shapes I observe and sense on the surface of the earth -- the layers of rock, water, plants, and diverse life forms."
Dragon's work has been exhibited around the world and is in such collections as the White House and the Disney Corporation.
Painter Ronna Katz is an award winning painter and printmaker based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Marquette, Michigan. Katz combines printing and painting techniques and media to create intensely bold landscapes and abstract works based on natural forms. Through the layering of gesso and thin washes of oil color, Katz achieves beautifully illuminant and warm images that capture the eye.
Cloud Nine by Ronna Katz. (Photo courtesy Vertin Gallery.)
A reception will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on First Friday, July 6, at the Vertin to welcome Mr. Dragon and Ms. Katz to Calumet. Their work will remain on display through the month of July.
Carved Tree vessel by Patrick Dragon. (Photo courtesy Vertin Gallery)Patrick Dragon is a potter creating intricate and delicate vessels. Dragon wheel-throws his pots, and then through a series of processes adds color and incises shapes to depict natural forms and landscapes. Many layers of clay slip, glaze and special firing methods result in subtle but vibrant imagery, creating what Dragon calls "Biomorphic objects expressing the patterns and shapes I observe and sense on the surface of the earth -- the layers of rock, water, plants, and diverse life forms."
Dragon's work has been exhibited around the world and is in such collections as the White House and the Disney Corporation.
Painter Ronna Katz is an award winning painter and printmaker based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Marquette, Michigan. Katz combines printing and painting techniques and media to create intensely bold landscapes and abstract works based on natural forms. Through the layering of gesso and thin washes of oil color, Katz achieves beautifully illuminant and warm images that capture the eye.
Cloud Nine by Ronna Katz. (Photo courtesy Vertin Gallery.)A reception will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on First Friday, July 6, at the Vertin to welcome Mr. Dragon and Ms. Katz to Calumet. Their work will remain on display through the month of July.
Backroom Boys to entertain at Omphale July 6; book signing at Artis Books
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The Backroom Boys will be playing music for dancing and listening at the Omphale Gallery and Café from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Friday, July 6. Pictured here, from left, standing, are musicians Oren Tikkanen, John Munson, Bob Norden and, seated, Randy Seppala. Not pictured, but joining them this Friday will be Belinda on Bass. (Photo courtesy Backroom Boys)
CALUMET -- The Backroom Boys (with Belinda on Bass) will be stirring it up with traditional jazz and swing for Calumet's First Friday at the Omphale Gallery and Café from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Friday, July 6. Bring your dancing shoes.
And speaking of "stirring it up," the popular Marquette Monthly food columnists Don Curto and Pat Tikkanen will be having a book signing for their book, STIRRING IT UP, next door at Artis Books, also from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. First Friday.
The Backroom Boys will be playing music for dancing and listening at the Omphale Gallery and Café from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Friday, July 6. Pictured here, from left, standing, are musicians Oren Tikkanen, John Munson, Bob Norden and, seated, Randy Seppala. Not pictured, but joining them this Friday will be Belinda on Bass. (Photo courtesy Backroom Boys)CALUMET -- The Backroom Boys (with Belinda on Bass) will be stirring it up with traditional jazz and swing for Calumet's First Friday at the Omphale Gallery and Café from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Friday, July 6. Bring your dancing shoes.
And speaking of "stirring it up," the popular Marquette Monthly food columnists Don Curto and Pat Tikkanen will be having a book signing for their book, STIRRING IT UP, next door at Artis Books, also from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. First Friday.
MDEQ hearing on Orvana Copperwood air, water quality permits: Part 1, Questions
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By Michele Bourdieu
James Lorenson, Gogebic Community College president, welcomes Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) staff and thanks them for choosing to hold the June 28, 2012, public hearing on air and water quality permits for the proposed Orvana Copperwood mining project in the area of the project to allow local residents to participate in the hearing. MDEQ officials pictured here at the table are, from right, Steve Casey, MDEQ Water Resources Division district supervisor of the Upper Peninsula District Office; James Caron, Water Resources Division decision maker for the Part 301 and 303 Inland Lakes and Streams and Wetland Protection permits; Mike Bitondo, decision maker for the NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) discharge permit; and Andrew Drury, Air Quality Division permit engineer for the Orvana application. (Photos by Keweenaw Now)
IRONWOOD -- On June 28, 2012, a large crowd of local residents filled the gymnasium at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Mich., for a public hearing concerning impacts to air quality, inland lakes and streams and wetlands by the proposed Orvana Resources Copperwood mining project -- a potential underground mine for copper and silver to be located just a few miles from Lake Superior near the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
This is the first in a series of two articles on the June 28 hearing. It includes video clips with some of the questions asked and responses given by the MDEQ staff during the first part of the hearing. The second article will concern the formal hearing with verbal comments that were presented by members of the audience.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials from the Air Quality Division and the Water Resources Division answered questions from the public during the first half hour of the meeting -- an informational question-answer session. Informational handouts were provided and staff were available to answer individual questions from members of the audience. This part of the hearing was not officially recorded by the MDEQ. During the formal hearing that followed, verbal and written comments were recorded for consideration by decision makers, but questions were not answered in the hearing room. MDEQ staff could be requested to answer questions outside the hearing room.
During the question-answer session, several questions concerned Orvana's plans for a Tailings Disposal Facility to be located less than two miles from Lake Superior.
Questions: Why can't Orvana consider backfilling mine with tailings?
Local resident Steve Garske asks why Orvana is not being required to backfill the tailings from the mine. Joe Maki -- MDEQ geologist for the Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals -- who approved the Part 632 mining permit for Orvana's Copperwood project, offers some answers. (Video clips by Keweenaw Now)
Philomena Kebec, attorney for the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, asks questions about backfilling the tailings and about job creation to benefit the community.
Steve Garske asks for further clarification on the Tailings Disposal Facility (TDF). Another resident, not identified, asks about the acidity of the runoff from the tailings.
According to Orvana's Alternatives Analysis in their permit application, "The current mine plan contemplates a 13-year mine life mining a total of +30.3 M ton of ore. Essentially 25 percent of the total reserve tons will be mined during the first four years of mine development and production before any opportunity would exist to place tailings underground. ... As a result of the mine plan, there will be no isolated areas to deposit tailings until the deepest portions of the mine are completely mined with no need for access into these areas." (See p. 12, 5.1 of the Alternatives Analysis for Orvana's explanation of why they do not consider underground tailings disposal a viable alternative.) *
Of the five alternatives considered for the Tailings Disposal Facility (TDF), Orvana preferred the fifth one listed in their Alternatives Analysis, stating the following:
"Alternative 5 was located to avoid impacts to Namebinag Creek and the East Branch Gipsy Creek. The ground at this location is relatively flat, thereby reducing the height of the required downstream dike. In addition, Alternative 5 is more than 1.5 miles at the closest point from Lake Superior. For the most part, the TDF and mill site will not be visible from the Lake of the Clouds overlook at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park due to the low profile of the buildings and the tree cover. A small clearing, however, may be visible from this overlook, and the tops of the TDF dikes may be visible above the tops of trees, although somewhat less visible than Alternative 4 due to a dike height difference of approximately 24 feet. Because the dikes will be vegetated, however, there should be minimal impact to the view shed." (See pp. 20-22, 5.5, for more description of this alternative.) *
Keweenaw Now spoke with Jim Bradley, president of the Friends of the Porkies, who was not able to attend the hearing. Friends of the Porkies is a nonprofit organization that represents the interests of all users of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. While the group has not taken a position on the mine, they announced the June 28 hearing on their Web site.
"We're in the process of trying to keep our members informed about issues that affect the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park," Bradley said.
More questions: Water quality, threatened species, wetland impacts, more ...
Local resident Rich Sloat asks about baseline water quality testing for the Orvana project. Steve Casey refers his question to Mike Bitondo (NPDES discharge permit) and Joe Maki (groundwater and monitoring).
Members of the audience ask questions about a threatened species of orchid located on the mine site, about criteria used by the MDEQ in approving Orvana's preferred alternative for the tailings, and about further comment periods for the project. Jim Caron explains that the Water Resources Division has not yet made a decision or written a permit for the Part 301 and Part 303 application but is in the process of collecting information and comments to assist them in their decision.
According to the Public Notice on stream and wetland impacts of the Orvana project, the access road will cross three different creeks, culverts will be replaced or installed at 14 locations during road construction, two stormwater detention basins totaling more than 13 acres will be constructed south of the TDF and a third detention basin of .31 acres will be constructed near the mill and will discharge into the West Branch of Namebinag Creek. A sewage lagoon outlet pipe will discharge adjacent to this same creek.
This photo shows a portion of Namebinag Creek, which will receive wastewater discharges from the Copperwood project. (Photo © and courtesy John Leddy)
Construction of the TDF will result in the loss of 13,672 linear feet of stream. Nearly 60 acres of wetlands will be impacted by dredging and fill for the project. Wetland mitigation is proposed to be on site. **
According to MDEQ geologist Joe Maki, the type of ore in this mine does not cause acid mine drainage -- a concern expressed in some of the questions at the hearing.
Michigan Tech University Professor Stanley Vitton, right, civil engineer, chats with Steve Casey, MDEQ Water Resources Division Upper Peninsula District supervisor, after the question-answer session. Vitton said he helped Orvana analyze the rock and the soil for the Copperwood project.
Stanley Vitton, Michigan Tech professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, told Keweenaw Now this mine should have "no problem with acid mine drainage because the ore is chalcocite."
While the hearing date, June 28, was also the final day for comments on the Part 55 Air Quality permit for the mining project, comments on the Part 301 Inland Lakes and Streams and Part 303 Wetland Protection permit are still being accepted until the deadline of July 8. Since July 8 is a Sunday, Steve Casey said comments postmarked or emailed on or before July 8 will be considered.
Comments on the Parts 301 and 303 permit can be emailed directly to James Caron, the decision maker, at CARONJ@michigan.gov or sent by mail to James Caron, Department of Environmental Quality Crystal Falls Office, 1420 US2, Crystal Falls, MI 49920 or phone 906-875-2071.
Editor's Notes: These video clips are also available, in a slightly larger size for viewing, on our YouTube channel, Keweenaw News. Note the numbers in the titles to follow the order in this article.
* Click here for Orvana's Alternatives Analysis on the MDEQ Web site.
** Click here for the Public Notice, listing stream and wetland impacts.
Watch for Part 2 of this article, on the formal part of the hearing -- public comments, coming soon.
James Lorenson, Gogebic Community College president, welcomes Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) staff and thanks them for choosing to hold the June 28, 2012, public hearing on air and water quality permits for the proposed Orvana Copperwood mining project in the area of the project to allow local residents to participate in the hearing. MDEQ officials pictured here at the table are, from right, Steve Casey, MDEQ Water Resources Division district supervisor of the Upper Peninsula District Office; James Caron, Water Resources Division decision maker for the Part 301 and 303 Inland Lakes and Streams and Wetland Protection permits; Mike Bitondo, decision maker for the NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) discharge permit; and Andrew Drury, Air Quality Division permit engineer for the Orvana application. (Photos by Keweenaw Now)IRONWOOD -- On June 28, 2012, a large crowd of local residents filled the gymnasium at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Mich., for a public hearing concerning impacts to air quality, inland lakes and streams and wetlands by the proposed Orvana Resources Copperwood mining project -- a potential underground mine for copper and silver to be located just a few miles from Lake Superior near the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
This is the first in a series of two articles on the June 28 hearing. It includes video clips with some of the questions asked and responses given by the MDEQ staff during the first part of the hearing. The second article will concern the formal hearing with verbal comments that were presented by members of the audience.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials from the Air Quality Division and the Water Resources Division answered questions from the public during the first half hour of the meeting -- an informational question-answer session. Informational handouts were provided and staff were available to answer individual questions from members of the audience. This part of the hearing was not officially recorded by the MDEQ. During the formal hearing that followed, verbal and written comments were recorded for consideration by decision makers, but questions were not answered in the hearing room. MDEQ staff could be requested to answer questions outside the hearing room.
During the question-answer session, several questions concerned Orvana's plans for a Tailings Disposal Facility to be located less than two miles from Lake Superior.
Questions: Why can't Orvana consider backfilling mine with tailings?
Local resident Steve Garske asks why Orvana is not being required to backfill the tailings from the mine. Joe Maki -- MDEQ geologist for the Office of Oil, Gas, and Minerals -- who approved the Part 632 mining permit for Orvana's Copperwood project, offers some answers. (Video clips by Keweenaw Now)
Philomena Kebec, attorney for the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, asks questions about backfilling the tailings and about job creation to benefit the community.
Steve Garske asks for further clarification on the Tailings Disposal Facility (TDF). Another resident, not identified, asks about the acidity of the runoff from the tailings.
According to Orvana's Alternatives Analysis in their permit application, "The current mine plan contemplates a 13-year mine life mining a total of +30.3 M ton of ore. Essentially 25 percent of the total reserve tons will be mined during the first four years of mine development and production before any opportunity would exist to place tailings underground. ... As a result of the mine plan, there will be no isolated areas to deposit tailings until the deepest portions of the mine are completely mined with no need for access into these areas." (See p. 12, 5.1 of the Alternatives Analysis for Orvana's explanation of why they do not consider underground tailings disposal a viable alternative.) *
Of the five alternatives considered for the Tailings Disposal Facility (TDF), Orvana preferred the fifth one listed in their Alternatives Analysis, stating the following:
"Alternative 5 was located to avoid impacts to Namebinag Creek and the East Branch Gipsy Creek. The ground at this location is relatively flat, thereby reducing the height of the required downstream dike. In addition, Alternative 5 is more than 1.5 miles at the closest point from Lake Superior. For the most part, the TDF and mill site will not be visible from the Lake of the Clouds overlook at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park due to the low profile of the buildings and the tree cover. A small clearing, however, may be visible from this overlook, and the tops of the TDF dikes may be visible above the tops of trees, although somewhat less visible than Alternative 4 due to a dike height difference of approximately 24 feet. Because the dikes will be vegetated, however, there should be minimal impact to the view shed." (See pp. 20-22, 5.5, for more description of this alternative.) *
Keweenaw Now spoke with Jim Bradley, president of the Friends of the Porkies, who was not able to attend the hearing. Friends of the Porkies is a nonprofit organization that represents the interests of all users of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. While the group has not taken a position on the mine, they announced the June 28 hearing on their Web site.
"We're in the process of trying to keep our members informed about issues that affect the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park," Bradley said.
More questions: Water quality, threatened species, wetland impacts, more ...
Local resident Rich Sloat asks about baseline water quality testing for the Orvana project. Steve Casey refers his question to Mike Bitondo (NPDES discharge permit) and Joe Maki (groundwater and monitoring).
Members of the audience ask questions about a threatened species of orchid located on the mine site, about criteria used by the MDEQ in approving Orvana's preferred alternative for the tailings, and about further comment periods for the project. Jim Caron explains that the Water Resources Division has not yet made a decision or written a permit for the Part 301 and Part 303 application but is in the process of collecting information and comments to assist them in their decision.
According to the Public Notice on stream and wetland impacts of the Orvana project, the access road will cross three different creeks, culverts will be replaced or installed at 14 locations during road construction, two stormwater detention basins totaling more than 13 acres will be constructed south of the TDF and a third detention basin of .31 acres will be constructed near the mill and will discharge into the West Branch of Namebinag Creek. A sewage lagoon outlet pipe will discharge adjacent to this same creek.
This photo shows a portion of Namebinag Creek, which will receive wastewater discharges from the Copperwood project. (Photo © and courtesy John Leddy)Construction of the TDF will result in the loss of 13,672 linear feet of stream. Nearly 60 acres of wetlands will be impacted by dredging and fill for the project. Wetland mitigation is proposed to be on site. **
According to MDEQ geologist Joe Maki, the type of ore in this mine does not cause acid mine drainage -- a concern expressed in some of the questions at the hearing.
Michigan Tech University Professor Stanley Vitton, right, civil engineer, chats with Steve Casey, MDEQ Water Resources Division Upper Peninsula District supervisor, after the question-answer session. Vitton said he helped Orvana analyze the rock and the soil for the Copperwood project.Stanley Vitton, Michigan Tech professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, told Keweenaw Now this mine should have "no problem with acid mine drainage because the ore is chalcocite."
While the hearing date, June 28, was also the final day for comments on the Part 55 Air Quality permit for the mining project, comments on the Part 301 Inland Lakes and Streams and Part 303 Wetland Protection permit are still being accepted until the deadline of July 8. Since July 8 is a Sunday, Steve Casey said comments postmarked or emailed on or before July 8 will be considered.
Comments on the Parts 301 and 303 permit can be emailed directly to James Caron, the decision maker, at CARONJ@michigan.gov or sent by mail to James Caron, Department of Environmental Quality Crystal Falls Office, 1420 US2, Crystal Falls, MI 49920 or phone 906-875-2071.
Editor's Notes: These video clips are also available, in a slightly larger size for viewing, on our YouTube channel, Keweenaw News. Note the numbers in the titles to follow the order in this article.
* Click here for Orvana's Alternatives Analysis on the MDEQ Web site.
** Click here for the Public Notice, listing stream and wetland impacts.
Watch for Part 2 of this article, on the formal part of the hearing -- public comments, coming soon.
HudBay Minerals drops Menominee River Back Forty gold mine project
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Press release from Wisconsin Resources Protection Council
July 3, 2012
LA CROSSE, WIS. -- HudBay Minerals has severed its business ties with Aquila Resources at the proposed Back Forty gold mine in Menominee County, Michigan. The metallic sulfide mine is planned to be built almost directly under the Menominee River in the Upper Peninsula, a stone’s throw from Wisconsin’s Marinette County.
"This threatens both Wisconsin and Michigan waters," said Al Gedicks, executive secretary of the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council. "HudBay’s proposed mine could severely pollute the Menominee River, affecting citizens downstream in Marinette County, Wisconsin."
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources considered the HudBay mine a Wisconsin issue.
The Back Forty project was one of several gold prospects under development by Aquila Resources, a Canadian company that is exploring for gold at several sites in Wisconsin, including the "Reef" deposit near Wausau and the Lynne site in Oneida County.
A groundswell of citizen opposition has delayed a decision to allow Aquila Resources and two other mining companies from leasing the Lynne deposit.
"A sulfide mine at Lynne poses a clear conflict with our goals of protecting our water resources," said Karl Fate, an Oneida County concerned citizen. "Approximately half of the deposit footprint is covered by wetlands that extend in every direction but the south," said Fate.
The Willow Flowage, just downstream from the proposed mine, is designated as an "Outstanding Resource Water" by the state.
Citizen concerns about the mine’s potential damage to wetlands and the Willow Flowage convinced Noranda Minerals of Canada to abandon the project in 1993.
Both Michigan and Wisconsin opponents of metallic sulfide mining welcome HudBay’s announcement but note the need for continued citizen vigilance to guarantee that common sense conservation prevails.
"We will continue to work with other citizen and tribal groups to protect our water resources from poorly-conceived mining projects in Wisconsin and throughout the upper Great Lakes region," said Al Gedicks.
July 3, 2012
LA CROSSE, WIS. -- HudBay Minerals has severed its business ties with Aquila Resources at the proposed Back Forty gold mine in Menominee County, Michigan. The metallic sulfide mine is planned to be built almost directly under the Menominee River in the Upper Peninsula, a stone’s throw from Wisconsin’s Marinette County.
"This threatens both Wisconsin and Michigan waters," said Al Gedicks, executive secretary of the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council. "HudBay’s proposed mine could severely pollute the Menominee River, affecting citizens downstream in Marinette County, Wisconsin."
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources considered the HudBay mine a Wisconsin issue.
The Back Forty project was one of several gold prospects under development by Aquila Resources, a Canadian company that is exploring for gold at several sites in Wisconsin, including the "Reef" deposit near Wausau and the Lynne site in Oneida County.
A groundswell of citizen opposition has delayed a decision to allow Aquila Resources and two other mining companies from leasing the Lynne deposit.
"A sulfide mine at Lynne poses a clear conflict with our goals of protecting our water resources," said Karl Fate, an Oneida County concerned citizen. "Approximately half of the deposit footprint is covered by wetlands that extend in every direction but the south," said Fate.
The Willow Flowage, just downstream from the proposed mine, is designated as an "Outstanding Resource Water" by the state.
Citizen concerns about the mine’s potential damage to wetlands and the Willow Flowage convinced Noranda Minerals of Canada to abandon the project in 1993.
Both Michigan and Wisconsin opponents of metallic sulfide mining welcome HudBay’s announcement but note the need for continued citizen vigilance to guarantee that common sense conservation prevails.
"We will continue to work with other citizen and tribal groups to protect our water resources from poorly-conceived mining projects in Wisconsin and throughout the upper Great Lakes region," said Al Gedicks.
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Republicans Expose Themselves as Enemies of Millions of Americans Health and Well-being
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By: Rmuse/politicususa
When voters go to the polls, they assume their chosen representatives will work for the interests of all the people to provide an environment that allows every citizen to prosper in the pursuit of happiness whether it is a good job, a decent home, or good health. For the past three years, Republicans have demonstrated their ideology demands protecting the wealthy and big business at the expense of the majority of Americans, and when possible, punish the rest of the populace out of sheer contempt and for political expediency. Whether it is labeled collateral damage or ideological consistency, the GOP is unfazed when their policies cause undue harm to the American people and it has become the hallmark of the party’s agenda regardless the issue. Of course, the issue of the moment is the Affordable Care Act’s implementation after the Supreme Court ruled the health insurance reform law is constitutional, and Republicans are taking extreme measures to block implementation of the law regardless the consequences to millions of Americans.In a letter from Republicans Jim DeMint and Michele Bachmann to states with Republican governors, they asked for assistance to punish Americans by refusing to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act. “By refusing to create an exchange, you will assist us in Congress to repeal this violation,” and it is part of their campaign to demean the law they consider “reprehensible” regardless it passed both houses of Congress, was signed into law by the President, and declared constitutional by the High Court. The beneficiaries of repealing the Affordable Care Act are the insurance industry who can return to immoral practices of refusing to provide health care consumers pay dearly for, and as is usually the case for Republican policies, to punish Americans. There are already several Republican governors promising to opt out of a plan intended to give millions of poor Americans health coverage, and in a continuing Republican practice, they are lying to justify their decision.Florida governor Rick Scott epitomizes Republican hatred for the people and on Sunday he announced that his state is opting out of an expansion of Medicaid, a joint federal-state health care program, and choosing not to build a state-based health insurance marketplace known as an exchange. The ACA always allowed states to “opt out” of building an exchange, and if they did refuse to set up the health care marketplace, the Department of Health and Human Services will do it for them. Florida is a particularly noteworthy example because by opting out of the Medicaid expansion, they are leaving a significant portion of their citizens without health care.According to the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, Florida has the second-highest rate of uninsured Americans at 21 percent. If Scott did not opt out, Medicaid expansion would have covered 951,622 people according to Kaiser and it informs the level of contempt Scott, a typical Republican, has for residents of his state.In what has become a typical Republican tactic, Scott lies and says Florida can’t afford the expansion, but for the first two years the federal government pays 100% of the Medicaid expansion and after 2017 when states begin paying their share they will never contribute more than 10% of the cost. Scott is not the only Republican governor to opt out of the Medicaid expansion or exchanges that threaten nearly a million people in Florida alone, and depending on the number of states opting out, the Medicaid expansion helps provide healthcare coverage for more than half of the 31 million Americans without healthcare insurance, or 16 million Americans who are mostly children, seniors, and the working poor according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.Since the Supreme Court’s ruling, Republicans have revealed their true intention if they are able to repeal the ACA, and it is that they have no plans to help over 31 million Americans gain access to affordable health care. Over the weekend, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said “the lack of healthcare is not an issue” Republicans are concerned about, and Speaker of the House John Boehner was hard-pressed to contain his anger at being questioned on how Republicans would replace the ACA if they repeal it. Boehner admitted “all of those provisions, popular provisions, many of them very sound provisions can, in fact, be done in a common-sense way,” but only in small incremental steps after Republicans were finished“ripping Obamacare out by its roots.”McConnell revealed the real issue for Republicans and it is not whether Americans had access to healthcare insurance, it is protecting the health insurance industry from providing services policy holders pay for. In fact, Republicans admit that if they cannot win big in November and repeal the ACA in its entirety in 2013, the law’s benefits will be nearly impossible to take away from the people as they begin seeing the real benefits. It is astounding that Republicans are finally admitting the people will love the law once its “popular and very sound provisions” take full effect, and yet they claim vehemently that the American people hate it with a passion. However, as the law takes effect and insurance providers beginning sending out $1.1 billion in rebate checks for failing to spend consumers’ premiums on providing healthcare services, the recent 50% approval rating will increase and that is precisely why congressional Republicans are urging governors to opt out of the program now to prevent the American people from realizing that the ACA is nothing but good news for all the people and anathema to Republicans.More than anything, Republicans are exposing themselves as enemies of the people they are elected to represent and provide an environment where all Americans are able to prosper in the pursuit of happiness, and that includes access to quality, affordable healthcare insurance. The American people should be aware by now that Republicans have no compassion for anyone who is not in the top one-percent of income earners, and that they will pursue any means to punish the people. The ACA will create jobs, reduce the deficit, and give 31 million Americans healthcare for the first time in their lives and the GOP is panting to “rip it out by its roots” to protect the insurance industry. The past year-and-a-half have given the American people a preview of a Republican-controlled Congress and White House, and it portends a Draconian existence for all but the wealthiest Americans as the GOP rips out social safety nets by their roots and replaces them with more tax cuts for the wealthy and cuts to education, environmental protections, and eliminating Medicare, food stamps, police, firefighter, and construction jobs.Compassion and concern for the general welfare of citizens is as foreign to Republicans as flying is to a rhinoceros, and to further their ideology of opposing everything proposed by an African American President, they will punish the American people with extreme prejudice. For over three years, Republicans have opposed every piece of legislation that protects Americans whether it was jobs programs, banking reform, payroll tax cuts, or healthcare reform. The Republican’s champion to win the White House, Willard Romney, promises to exceed the GOP’s expectations of creating a nation of peasants to serve the wealthy, and besides repeal banking, healthcare, and environmental reforms to enrich corporations and himself, it informs his cult’s belief that the accumulation of wealth and power supersede protecting all the people.Americans living in states like Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina are fortunate that in spite of their Republican governors refusing to create insurance exchanges, the ACA’s provisions allow the federal government to do the work for them. However, for states like Florida and Wisconsin that plan to opt out of the Medicaid expansion program, millions of poor, seniors, and children risk losing healthcare coverage so Republicans can make a point that regardless the consequences to the people, they will pursue their twisted, Draconian ideology of punishing the people to protect corporations. This is the Republican Party America is suffering, and after trying and failing for sixty years, Democrats were finally able to provide healthcare for nearly every American and the GOP is using every means possible to strip it away from the people. However, no American should be surprised because regardless if it is a low-life Republican governor, a cry-baby Speaker of the House, or a lying Mormon seeking the White House, stripping away beneficial programs from the American people is the first order of business in Republican ideology and proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Republicans hate America.
By: Rmuse/politicususa
When voters go to the polls, they assume their chosen representatives will work for the interests of all the people to provide an environment that allows every citizen to prosper in the pursuit of happiness whether it is a good job, a decent home, or good health. For the past three years, Republicans have demonstrated their ideology demands protecting the wealthy and big business at the expense of the majority of Americans, and when possible, punish the rest of the populace out of sheer contempt and for political expediency. Whether it is labeled collateral damage or ideological consistency, the GOP is unfazed when their policies cause undue harm to the American people and it has become the hallmark of the party’s agenda regardless the issue. Of course, the issue of the moment is the Affordable Care Act’s implementation after the Supreme Court ruled the health insurance reform law is constitutional, and Republicans are taking extreme measures to block implementation of the law regardless the consequences to millions of Americans.In a letter from Republicans Jim DeMint and Michele Bachmann to states with Republican governors, they asked for assistance to punish Americans by refusing to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act. “By refusing to create an exchange, you will assist us in Congress to repeal this violation,” and it is part of their campaign to demean the law they consider “reprehensible” regardless it passed both houses of Congress, was signed into law by the President, and declared constitutional by the High Court. The beneficiaries of repealing the Affordable Care Act are the insurance industry who can return to immoral practices of refusing to provide health care consumers pay dearly for, and as is usually the case for Republican policies, to punish Americans. There are already several Republican governors promising to opt out of a plan intended to give millions of poor Americans health coverage, and in a continuing Republican practice, they are lying to justify their decision.Florida governor Rick Scott epitomizes Republican hatred for the people and on Sunday he announced that his state is opting out of an expansion of Medicaid, a joint federal-state health care program, and choosing not to build a state-based health insurance marketplace known as an exchange. The ACA always allowed states to “opt out” of building an exchange, and if they did refuse to set up the health care marketplace, the Department of Health and Human Services will do it for them. Florida is a particularly noteworthy example because by opting out of the Medicaid expansion, they are leaving a significant portion of their citizens without health care.According to the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, Florida has the second-highest rate of uninsured Americans at 21 percent. If Scott did not opt out, Medicaid expansion would have covered 951,622 people according to Kaiser and it informs the level of contempt Scott, a typical Republican, has for residents of his state.In what has become a typical Republican tactic, Scott lies and says Florida can’t afford the expansion, but for the first two years the federal government pays 100% of the Medicaid expansion and after 2017 when states begin paying their share they will never contribute more than 10% of the cost. Scott is not the only Republican governor to opt out of the Medicaid expansion or exchanges that threaten nearly a million people in Florida alone, and depending on the number of states opting out, the Medicaid expansion helps provide healthcare coverage for more than half of the 31 million Americans without healthcare insurance, or 16 million Americans who are mostly children, seniors, and the working poor according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.Since the Supreme Court’s ruling, Republicans have revealed their true intention if they are able to repeal the ACA, and it is that they have no plans to help over 31 million Americans gain access to affordable health care. Over the weekend, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said “the lack of healthcare is not an issue” Republicans are concerned about, and Speaker of the House John Boehner was hard-pressed to contain his anger at being questioned on how Republicans would replace the ACA if they repeal it. Boehner admitted “all of those provisions, popular provisions, many of them very sound provisions can, in fact, be done in a common-sense way,” but only in small incremental steps after Republicans were finished“ripping Obamacare out by its roots.”McConnell revealed the real issue for Republicans and it is not whether Americans had access to healthcare insurance, it is protecting the health insurance industry from providing services policy holders pay for. In fact, Republicans admit that if they cannot win big in November and repeal the ACA in its entirety in 2013, the law’s benefits will be nearly impossible to take away from the people as they begin seeing the real benefits. It is astounding that Republicans are finally admitting the people will love the law once its “popular and very sound provisions” take full effect, and yet they claim vehemently that the American people hate it with a passion. However, as the law takes effect and insurance providers beginning sending out $1.1 billion in rebate checks for failing to spend consumers’ premiums on providing healthcare services, the recent 50% approval rating will increase and that is precisely why congressional Republicans are urging governors to opt out of the program now to prevent the American people from realizing that the ACA is nothing but good news for all the people and anathema to Republicans.More than anything, Republicans are exposing themselves as enemies of the people they are elected to represent and provide an environment where all Americans are able to prosper in the pursuit of happiness, and that includes access to quality, affordable healthcare insurance. The American people should be aware by now that Republicans have no compassion for anyone who is not in the top one-percent of income earners, and that they will pursue any means to punish the people. The ACA will create jobs, reduce the deficit, and give 31 million Americans healthcare for the first time in their lives and the GOP is panting to “rip it out by its roots” to protect the insurance industry. The past year-and-a-half have given the American people a preview of a Republican-controlled Congress and White House, and it portends a Draconian existence for all but the wealthiest Americans as the GOP rips out social safety nets by their roots and replaces them with more tax cuts for the wealthy and cuts to education, environmental protections, and eliminating Medicare, food stamps, police, firefighter, and construction jobs.Compassion and concern for the general welfare of citizens is as foreign to Republicans as flying is to a rhinoceros, and to further their ideology of opposing everything proposed by an African American President, they will punish the American people with extreme prejudice. For over three years, Republicans have opposed every piece of legislation that protects Americans whether it was jobs programs, banking reform, payroll tax cuts, or healthcare reform. The Republican’s champion to win the White House, Willard Romney, promises to exceed the GOP’s expectations of creating a nation of peasants to serve the wealthy, and besides repeal banking, healthcare, and environmental reforms to enrich corporations and himself, it informs his cult’s belief that the accumulation of wealth and power supersede protecting all the people.Americans living in states like Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina are fortunate that in spite of their Republican governors refusing to create insurance exchanges, the ACA’s provisions allow the federal government to do the work for them. However, for states like Florida and Wisconsin that plan to opt out of the Medicaid expansion program, millions of poor, seniors, and children risk losing healthcare coverage so Republicans can make a point that regardless the consequences to the people, they will pursue their twisted, Draconian ideology of punishing the people to protect corporations. This is the Republican Party America is suffering, and after trying and failing for sixty years, Democrats were finally able to provide healthcare for nearly every American and the GOP is using every means possible to strip it away from the people. However, no American should be surprised because regardless if it is a low-life Republican governor, a cry-baby Speaker of the House, or a lying Mormon seeking the White House, stripping away beneficial programs from the American people is the first order of business in Republican ideology and proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Republicans hate America.VIDEO: Fox News Tests A New GOP Talking Point
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Fox News anchor Bret Baier predicted last week that Republicans "on the stump in races across the country" would seize on the "tax" language contained in the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the health care mandate. "You could see Republicans really jumping on this," Baier concluded.Republicans are definitely "really jumping on this," and many of them work with Baier at Fox. Speaking in unison with the GOP, Fox News has spent the last few days yelling about taxes in health care reform, with people on the network suggesting that the mandate penalty in the bill is a tax that is "going to hit everybody." In fact, far from affecting "everybody," the fine will apply only to a small number of people that refuse to buy insurance. And contrary to Fox News' talking points, health care reform is not even close to the "largest tax increase in the history of the universe."Fox personalities are doing their best to say "tax" as much as possible when discussing health care reform. Here's a small sample
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Fox News anchor Bret Baier predicted last week that Republicans "on the stump in races across the country" would seize on the "tax" language contained in the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the health care mandate. "You could see Republicans really jumping on this," Baier concluded.Republicans are definitely "really jumping on this," and many of them work with Baier at Fox. Speaking in unison with the GOP, Fox News has spent the last few days yelling about taxes in health care reform, with people on the network suggesting that the mandate penalty in the bill is a tax that is "going to hit everybody." In fact, far from affecting "everybody," the fine will apply only to a small number of people that refuse to buy insurance. And contrary to Fox News' talking points, health care reform is not even close to the "largest tax increase in the history of the universe."Fox personalities are doing their best to say "tax" as much as possible when discussing health care reform. Here's a small sampleA 'Next' Step For YouTube Nonprofits
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(Cross posted from the Official YouTube Blog)
Last year we launched YouTube NextUp to accelerate the growth of the next big YouTube stars. Then in October, we announced YouTube Next Chef and YouTube Next Trainer to turbocharge up-and-coming cooking and fitness channels by great YouTube video creators. We’re excited to share the latest addition to the Next Creator family of programs: YouTube Next Cause for nonprofits.
YouTube Next Cause is designed to help organizations that are already changing the world better use online video to drive action. At a one-day summit in San Francisco on April 2, selected participants will get access to everything from training in YouTube fundamentals, to promotion and community engagement tips, to one-on-one consulting sessions to grow their YouTube presence.
We’ve always sought to make YouTube a platform for nonprofits to broadcast their messages. And we’ve seen amazing things happen when the YouTube community comes together in support of great causes. With 4 billion views a day, we want to make sure nonprofits have the tools they need to reach the global audience on YouTube and turn video views into donations, volunteerism and awareness.
Applications for YouTube Next Cause are due on February 27, 2012 at 11:59PM PT, and the selected nonprofits will be announced on March 5. This program is open to organizations that are part of the YouTube Nonprofit Program (full eligibility requirements). You can apply online at: http://goo.gl/ODbI6.
Check out what nonprofits are doing on YouTube at youtube.com/nonprofits. And tune in around March 5 to learn more about some of the great nonprofit organizations chosen and what they’re doing to change the world!
Posted by Hunter Walk, YouTube Team
Last year we launched YouTube NextUp to accelerate the growth of the next big YouTube stars. Then in October, we announced YouTube Next Chef and YouTube Next Trainer to turbocharge up-and-coming cooking and fitness channels by great YouTube video creators. We’re excited to share the latest addition to the Next Creator family of programs: YouTube Next Cause for nonprofits.
YouTube Next Cause is designed to help organizations that are already changing the world better use online video to drive action. At a one-day summit in San Francisco on April 2, selected participants will get access to everything from training in YouTube fundamentals, to promotion and community engagement tips, to one-on-one consulting sessions to grow their YouTube presence.
We’ve always sought to make YouTube a platform for nonprofits to broadcast their messages. And we’ve seen amazing things happen when the YouTube community comes together in support of great causes. With 4 billion views a day, we want to make sure nonprofits have the tools they need to reach the global audience on YouTube and turn video views into donations, volunteerism and awareness.
Applications for YouTube Next Cause are due on February 27, 2012 at 11:59PM PT, and the selected nonprofits will be announced on March 5. This program is open to organizations that are part of the YouTube Nonprofit Program (full eligibility requirements). You can apply online at: http://goo.gl/ODbI6.
Check out what nonprofits are doing on YouTube at youtube.com/nonprofits. And tune in around March 5 to learn more about some of the great nonprofit organizations chosen and what they’re doing to change the world!
Posted by Hunter Walk, YouTube Team
Follow In Darwin's Footsteps With The iNaturalist Mobile App
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(Cross posted from the Lat Long Blog)
Editor’s Note: Today’s guest author is Dr. Scott Loarie, a fellow at the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford and co-director of iNaturalist.org, a biodiversity citizen-science website. Pepperwood Preserve was the recipient of a Google Earth Outreach Developer Grant, funded through the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund at the Tides Foundation. We’re excited to share how the iNaturalist Android application developed as a result of this grant is being used in action at Pepperwood Preserve.
Last weekend, as I rolled back a piece of bark at Pepperwood Preserve to reveal a big black beetle, I was reminded of a great story about Charles Darwin. Out collecting beetles, Darwin already had a beetle in each hand when he spotted a third. To free up a hand, he popped one of the beetles in his mouth. No sooner had he done this when it excreted some sort of burning liquid onto his tongue forcing him to spit it out, drop the second, and miss his chance for the third.
Now in 2012, all I had to do was point my phone at the beetle and snap its picture with the iNaturalist app (available on iOS and Android). Beetle mishaps aside, following in Darwin's footsteps wasn't really something non-scientists could participate in until recently. Specimens had to be collected, stuffed and shipped to museums where they were identified, labeled and catalogued. But with new technologies like Google Maps and smartphones, contributing data to museums now only takes a single click.
Pepperwood Research Specialist Morgan Kennedy demonstrates how to use the iNaturalist app to observe a native grass at Pepperwood Preserve.
Last Saturday, Morgan Kennedy introduced the Pepperwood Vital Signs project on iNaturalist.org, a citizen-science website I help direct, to a group of about 20 community members at Pepperwood Preserve. The project aims to map the distribution of plants and animals across the preserve with geo-referenced photos contributed by community members. The community members participating in the project often don't know the name of the species they are photographing, but by passing the contributions on to international museum consortiums and conservation organizations, iNaturalist photos are usually identified by scientists and experts within a few days.
Over the last year, community members have documented more than 400 distinct species by uploading more than 900 geo-referenced photos from Pepperwood. As the pilot preserve participating in the new Bay Area Open Space Council BioAtlas initiative, Pepperwood is developing ways to use iNaturalist to assemble the contributed data into digital education materials that can be used by the preserves to further engage and educate their community members.
This Google Map shows the Pepperwood Boundaries and more than 900 contributions to the Pepperwood Vital Signs project on iNaturalist.org.
Saturday's training was especially exciting because Morgan demoed the new Android App that iNaturalist developed with the support of a Google Earth Outreach Developer Grant to Pepperwood. By making the contribution of data to museums easy and fun, the Android app clears a major barrier towards recruiting non-scientists to participate.
These reinforcements couldn't have arrived sooner. Plants and animals are disappearing about 1,000 times faster than normal with ongoing climate and land-use change, and one of the most difficult hurdles towards addressing these challenges has been the basic scarcity of information about where plants and animals persist and where they do not. Without the help of non-scientists, the handfuls of museums and graduate students tasked with providing this information simply can't scale to meet these challenges.
Want to get involved? Download the app (on iOS or Android), get outdoors, and start documenting nature from wherever you are in the world! If you want to start your own regional project, like the Pepperwood Vital Signs project, you can do that here. You'll be following in Darwin's footsteps - just don't be tempted to put any beetles in your mouth!
Editor’s Note: Today’s guest author is Dr. Scott Loarie, a fellow at the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford and co-director of iNaturalist.org, a biodiversity citizen-science website. Pepperwood Preserve was the recipient of a Google Earth Outreach Developer Grant, funded through the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund at the Tides Foundation. We’re excited to share how the iNaturalist Android application developed as a result of this grant is being used in action at Pepperwood Preserve.
Last weekend, as I rolled back a piece of bark at Pepperwood Preserve to reveal a big black beetle, I was reminded of a great story about Charles Darwin. Out collecting beetles, Darwin already had a beetle in each hand when he spotted a third. To free up a hand, he popped one of the beetles in his mouth. No sooner had he done this when it excreted some sort of burning liquid onto his tongue forcing him to spit it out, drop the second, and miss his chance for the third.
Now in 2012, all I had to do was point my phone at the beetle and snap its picture with the iNaturalist app (available on iOS and Android). Beetle mishaps aside, following in Darwin's footsteps wasn't really something non-scientists could participate in until recently. Specimens had to be collected, stuffed and shipped to museums where they were identified, labeled and catalogued. But with new technologies like Google Maps and smartphones, contributing data to museums now only takes a single click.
Pepperwood Research Specialist Morgan Kennedy demonstrates how to use the iNaturalist app to observe a native grass at Pepperwood Preserve.Last Saturday, Morgan Kennedy introduced the Pepperwood Vital Signs project on iNaturalist.org, a citizen-science website I help direct, to a group of about 20 community members at Pepperwood Preserve. The project aims to map the distribution of plants and animals across the preserve with geo-referenced photos contributed by community members. The community members participating in the project often don't know the name of the species they are photographing, but by passing the contributions on to international museum consortiums and conservation organizations, iNaturalist photos are usually identified by scientists and experts within a few days.
Over the last year, community members have documented more than 400 distinct species by uploading more than 900 geo-referenced photos from Pepperwood. As the pilot preserve participating in the new Bay Area Open Space Council BioAtlas initiative, Pepperwood is developing ways to use iNaturalist to assemble the contributed data into digital education materials that can be used by the preserves to further engage and educate their community members.
This Google Map shows the Pepperwood Boundaries and more than 900 contributions to the Pepperwood Vital Signs project on iNaturalist.org.Saturday's training was especially exciting because Morgan demoed the new Android App that iNaturalist developed with the support of a Google Earth Outreach Developer Grant to Pepperwood. By making the contribution of data to museums easy and fun, the Android app clears a major barrier towards recruiting non-scientists to participate.
These reinforcements couldn't have arrived sooner. Plants and animals are disappearing about 1,000 times faster than normal with ongoing climate and land-use change, and one of the most difficult hurdles towards addressing these challenges has been the basic scarcity of information about where plants and animals persist and where they do not. Without the help of non-scientists, the handfuls of museums and graduate students tasked with providing this information simply can't scale to meet these challenges.
Want to get involved? Download the app (on iOS or Android), get outdoors, and start documenting nature from wherever you are in the world! If you want to start your own regional project, like the Pepperwood Vital Signs project, you can do that here. You'll be following in Darwin's footsteps - just don't be tempted to put any beetles in your mouth!
World Food Program Is June's On The Rise Nonprofit Partner
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(Cross posted from the Official YouTube Blog)
Please join us in congratulating WorldFoodProgram as YouTube’s featured “On The Rise” non-profit partner for June! Thanks to your support and the strength of of their channel optimization, this organization is featured in the “Spotlight” section of our homepage today.
The World Food Programme has been in existence since 1963, when it was established as a multilateral food aid program by the Food and Agricultural Organization Conference and the United Nations. Over the last 40+ years, the organization has worked tirelessly to fight hunger and poverty globally, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the need for food aid. Their channel features a variety of video content that describes the magnitude of the global hunger problem, highlights specific issues and emergencies, demonstrates the impact of the WPF’s initiatives, and identifies opportunities for supporters to take action to assist the organization’s mission.
Here are a few words from the WPF organization:
Posted by Christine Wang and Devon Storbeck, YouTube Team
Please join us in congratulating WorldFoodProgram as YouTube’s featured “On The Rise” non-profit partner for June! Thanks to your support and the strength of of their channel optimization, this organization is featured in the “Spotlight” section of our homepage today.
The World Food Programme has been in existence since 1963, when it was established as a multilateral food aid program by the Food and Agricultural Organization Conference and the United Nations. Over the last 40+ years, the organization has worked tirelessly to fight hunger and poverty globally, with the ultimate goal of eliminating the need for food aid. Their channel features a variety of video content that describes the magnitude of the global hunger problem, highlights specific issues and emergencies, demonstrates the impact of the WPF’s initiatives, and identifies opportunities for supporters to take action to assist the organization’s mission.
Here are a few words from the WPF organization:
Thanks to everyone who voted for us, and especially to YouTube, for this incredibly cool opportunity. At the World Food Programme, we believe that hunger is the world's greatest solvable problem. It affects nearly a billion people worldwide and yet we have the means to solve it. WFP is the world's largest humanitarian aid agency on the front lines of hunger. When we're not saving lives in emergencies, we're helping families get back on their feet. When we're not serving meals in schools, we're protecting mothers and children from malnutrition. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and find out what it's like to drive across the Sahara, ride a yak through the Himalayas or fly a helicopter in South Sudan as we deliver food assistance to some of the most dangerous and remote places on Earth. We’ll see you there.You can learn more about YouTube's nonprofit program and the 17,000 organizations in the program here. If you’ve enjoyed this monthly On The Rise blog series and want to see more rising YouTube partners, check out our On The Rise Channel. Keep an eye out for next month’s blog post, as your channel may be the next one On The Rise!
Posted by Christine Wang and Devon Storbeck, YouTube Team
4 Temmuz 2012 Çarşamba
Www.LasVegasNevada.Gov – Apply For a Job With City of Las Vegas
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If you are looking for a job with the city of Las Vegas the place to visit to see if there are any openings is the City of Las Vegas government site. There is a job listing link on the home page under the Apply category to the left. Candidates can view current job openings which have not been filled. Each job includes the position, opening date, and filing deadline. Job seekers must adhere to those set dates in order to get their application received properly.
Each job posting also includes a thorough job description for candidates to review. On the job description the starting salary is noted as well as if there are any examinations that are required during the application process. There are minimum qualifications required for each position which is listed as well. Candidates can print out the pdf copy of the job description which has lots of necessary information which will be pertinent to going through the application process.
Human Resources Contact Information
HR Department (located at City Hall)
Business Hours: Monday – Thursday 7am to 5:30pm
495 South Main Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone (702) 229-6315
Fax (702) 229-6346
Each job posting also includes a thorough job description for candidates to review. On the job description the starting salary is noted as well as if there are any examinations that are required during the application process. There are minimum qualifications required for each position which is listed as well. Candidates can print out the pdf copy of the job description which has lots of necessary information which will be pertinent to going through the application process.
Human Resources Contact Information
HR Department (located at City Hall)
Business Hours: Monday – Thursday 7am to 5:30pm
495 South Main Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone (702) 229-6315
Fax (702) 229-6346
Milliken has 28 job openings – MAU hosting Job Fair June 30
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Milliken in Gainesville, Georgia has 28 job openings at their New Holland Facility. MAU Workforce Solutions is hosting a job fair on Saturday, June 30 from 10am to 2pm to recruit for those positions. The job fair will be at the Holiday Inn on 400 East Butler Parkway. The positions available are production related and are specifically 25 Support Operators and 3 Shift Mechanics.
The pay for the Support Operators position is $10.37 per hour. Candidates will work 12 hour shifts. The Shift Mechanics position pays $12 - $14 per hour with 12 hour shifts as well. Job seekers should have an understanding of hydraulics and pneumatics to be considered for this position. The preferred candidate for either position should already have a production related or manufacturing background.
Individuals who are planning to attend this job fair on Saturday will be required to undergo a background check including drug screen. There will be interviewing on the spot. It is also a good idea for candidates to apply in advance online at www.mau.com/jobs.
The pay for the Support Operators position is $10.37 per hour. Candidates will work 12 hour shifts. The Shift Mechanics position pays $12 - $14 per hour with 12 hour shifts as well. Job seekers should have an understanding of hydraulics and pneumatics to be considered for this position. The preferred candidate for either position should already have a production related or manufacturing background.
Individuals who are planning to attend this job fair on Saturday will be required to undergo a background check including drug screen. There will be interviewing on the spot. It is also a good idea for candidates to apply in advance online at www.mau.com/jobs.
Www.RaleighNC.Gov – Apply for Jobs with City of Raleigh
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Job seekers interested in applying for jobs with the city of Raleigh, North Carolina can visit the employment section of raleighnc.gov for openings. The site lists current job vacancies within the city that the public can view and directly apply for. There are permanent, temporary, part-time, internship, and volunteer opportunities available.
Each position that is posted includes an in-depth job description that has open and close dates which each candidate should be aware of. All employment applications along with resumes should be completed and turned in before the closing date ends to ensure your resume is received in a timely fashion. The salary information is also disclosed for job seekers to view as well.
Individuals who are interested in submitting an application for a position can download one from the employment section or stop by the Human Resources Department at 222 West Hargett Street Room 101. Applications can be dropped off to the HR office or submitted via fax or mail. The address to send applications to is:
City of Raleigh
Human Resources Department
PO Box 590
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Fax: (919)-996-7610
Current list of job openings at the city
http://www.raleighnc.gov/employment
Each position that is posted includes an in-depth job description that has open and close dates which each candidate should be aware of. All employment applications along with resumes should be completed and turned in before the closing date ends to ensure your resume is received in a timely fashion. The salary information is also disclosed for job seekers to view as well.
Individuals who are interested in submitting an application for a position can download one from the employment section or stop by the Human Resources Department at 222 West Hargett Street Room 101. Applications can be dropped off to the HR office or submitted via fax or mail. The address to send applications to is:
City of Raleigh
Human Resources Department
PO Box 590
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Fax: (919)-996-7610
Current list of job openings at the city
http://www.raleighnc.gov/employment
Www.My100Bank.Com – Search for Jobs at Centennial Bank
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Centennial Bank has branch locations in Alabama, Arkansas, and Florida. If you are looking for a job in the banking industry and would like to apply for a position with your local Centennial Bank then visit their website under the Careers section. The link from the Careers section will direct you to a listing of current opportunities within all 3 states.
Each job posting has an open and close date that job seekers need to pay special attention to. You will want to make sure that your application and resume information is submitted prior to the closing date of the job posting. The positions also include a detailed job description that includes the working hours, duties and responsibilities, etc.
It is necessary to create a profile at the job description page so you can check on your applications after you’ve submitted them. It is also a simpler process for future uses to have an account. You can also be notified of jobs as they are posted on the site via email.
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Each job posting has an open and close date that job seekers need to pay special attention to. You will want to make sure that your application and resume information is submitted prior to the closing date of the job posting. The positions also include a detailed job description that includes the working hours, duties and responsibilities, etc.
It is necessary to create a profile at the job description page so you can check on your applications after you’ve submitted them. It is also a simpler process for future uses to have an account. You can also be notified of jobs as they are posted on the site via email.
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Www.NCJobConnector.Com – North Carolina Job Matching System
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The North Carolina Connector is a new online job matching service that job seekers can utilize to search for jobs in various NC counties. Employers post their job openings on the site on a daily basis searching for good talent they can hire. The Auto-Matching program is a great idea for both employers and job seekers. The way it works is candidates register in the online program and create a profile. Their profile is matched to job orders that employers create in the system to help them find workers who possess the skill sets that they are looking for.
Because of the Auto-Matching program it is necessary for job seekers to create an online profile so employers will be notified of your job skills. Not only is the candidate looking for a job by utilizing the site to search for jobs but the employer is assisted by the Auto-Matching program to find candidates. Each job that is posted on the site includes plenty of details about the job including a complete job description, company contact information, salary, job work schedule,
Candidates should take the time to learn all the benefits of the North Carolina JobConnector. It can display job listings that have less competition than more larger online job boards. This is a huge advantage for anyone looking for work.
Visit: NC JobConnector
Because of the Auto-Matching program it is necessary for job seekers to create an online profile so employers will be notified of your job skills. Not only is the candidate looking for a job by utilizing the site to search for jobs but the employer is assisted by the Auto-Matching program to find candidates. Each job that is posted on the site includes plenty of details about the job including a complete job description, company contact information, salary, job work schedule,
Candidates should take the time to learn all the benefits of the North Carolina JobConnector. It can display job listings that have less competition than more larger online job boards. This is a huge advantage for anyone looking for work.
Visit: NC JobConnector
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