Archive for September, 2009
VIDEO: How To Verify WordPress.com Site with Google »
At present, there are no Wordpress.com website step-by-step instructions on how to verify your website with Google Webmaster Tools - I struggled a bit. The instructions for both verification methods are vague: (1) add a <META> tag to your home page; or (2) add a file to your website. This post was very helpful [...]
Success Stories: Letter To Bank of America CEO Results »
Bank of America ripping you off in overdraft fees? Or raising credit card rates? Send the CEO a direct letter or shoot him an e-mail. Mr. Kenneth D. Lewis, CEO Bank of America 100 N. Tryon Street Mail Code NC-1-007-18-01 Charlotte, NC 28255 Ph: 704-386-5681 ken.d.lewis@bankofamerica.com [...]
Why low voter turnout in Cambridge city elections? »
Low voter turnout for municipal elections is nothing new. One hundred thousand residents in Cambridge — approximately 50,000 registered voters — and about 13,000 turn out. In America, this number has declined from more than 70 percent in the 19th Century to about 50 percent in the late 20th Century. Off-year elections result in very low [...]
Mass voters deserve clean, positive senate race »
The way that Congressman Michael Capuano has entered the Massachusetts senate race for Edward Kennedy’s seat is disconcerting. Attacking his opponent, Attorney General Martha Coakley, for being “timid” when she was the first person to enter the Senate race – really? He waited until Joe Kennedy declined before entering the race, as many [...]
Mistakes were made in Gates arrest »
Thank you, Sister Linda Bessom, regarding your commentary about white privilege, “Gates arrest shows white privilege,” Aug. 6. Regarding the Gates situation, I can understand where the racial angst has come from and realize that both sides feel passionate about the circumstances that occurred; I think both sides expressed why they were both [...]
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