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Fine Gael – 5 Point Recovery Plan


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Let’s get Ireland working
5 Point Recovery Plan

What Fine Gael promise to do if you vote them in:

Ireland is in the middle of the biggest crisis in the history of the State. There are no easy answers or quick fixes. But we are optimistic that the road to recovery is there with the right leadership and the will to reinvent, re-imagine and reform our Nation. It is going to take hard work to get the country back on an even footing and to get Ireland working again. Fine Gael believes we can get Ireland working together. It is vital that the next government is given the backing to do the job.

Fine Gael has the plan to get our country back on track. We have both the leadership and the people to implement the plan successfully. We are asking for the support of Irish voters to allow us to do the job properly.

Protecting and creating jobs

Job losses are destroying families and crippling the economy. A new Government must protect existing jobs and create new jobs as we close the budget gap and give people back their dignity. To realistically plan for job creation in the future, Fine Gael will invest in new energy, water and telecoms infrastructure and generate thousands of new jobs.

Over the next four years, Fine Gael’s Growth and Jobs Strategy will add on average 20,000 jobs each year.

We intend to cut employers’ PRSI and change the welfare system to encourage job creation. We will abolish the airport departure tax. And we will invest an extra €7bn over the next 4 years to build essential new infrastructure in broadband, green energy and water networks.

Focus on the deficit.

Fine Gael will fix Ireland’s budget deficit by prioritising cutting waste over raising tax. This way jobs are protected while discretionary public spending is reduced. Cutting waste will form the biggest portion of the fix and income tax will not be increased.

Unlike the other parties, Fine Gael will take on the big vested interests that have contributed to the current crisis – the bankers, the bondholders, the developers and the unions. And we will aggressively cut the waste in our public service to keep all taxes as low as possible.

A new Health System

Our Health system costs close to €20bn every year. It’s money spent on a system that doesn’t work for the people who need it most.

Fine Gael’s FairCare Health Strategy will eliminate long waiting lists, end the unfair public-private two-tier system and replace it with a universal health insurance system based on the renowned Dutch model. FairCare offers equal access to all. There will be a greater emphasis on diagnosis and treatment in the community with increased chronic illness care and more rehabilitation and convalescence facilities ensuring shorter hospital stays. Funding of hospitals will be radically overhauled where money follows the patient – so no patient means no payment for the hospital!

Fine Gael has published detailed plans on our FairCare Policy and will announce further details on this plan during the campaign.

Smaller, Better Government.
Services you need are prioritised over back-room waste

Our public sector is too large, too inefficient and too expensive. Fine Gael will improve the quality of public services by prioritising frontline services – that’s teachers, health professionals, Gardaí, Local Authority services etc, and will streamline systems, eliminate red tape and waste and managers will be accountable.

The outdated and inefficient annual budget system will be replaced with an open and transparent system to manage the nation’s finances.

Fine Gael’s Public Sector Strategy will reduce the cost of the Public Sector by 10% over the next four years. This will save €5bn by eliminating waste and abolishing 145 quangos. We estimate 30,000 administrative and bureaucratic positions can be eliminated by natural wastage, voluntary redundancy and relocation to create a better, more efficient and more customer focused public service.

Politicians taking the lead

Fine Gael believe that politicians should lead the way in Ireland’s recovery.

Fine Gael’s Strategy for New Politics will reduce the number of politicians by 35% and have a referendum to abolish the Seanad. We would impose a ceiling on salaries for politicians and right across the public sector. We would also replace state cars for current and former officials with a car pool system. All these initiatives will save taxpayers millions every year.

As well as saving money, Fine Gael’s political reforms will make the whole political system better, more transparent and make politicians and other decision-makers more accountable to the public. A reformed Dáil that can truly challenge Government decisions, better local government and a Citizens’ Assembly will be established to address major issues like Electoral Reform and Constitutional change.

Fine Gael – 5 Point Recovery Plan


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Let’s get Ireland working
5 Point Recovery Plan

What Fine Gael promise to do if you vote them in:

Ireland is in the middle of the biggest crisis in the history of the State. There are no easy answers or quick fixes. But we are optimistic that the road to recovery is there with the right leadership and the will to reinvent, re-imagine and reform our Nation. It is going to take hard work to get the country back on an even footing and to get Ireland working again. Fine Gael believes we can get Ireland working together. It is vital that the next government is given the backing to do the job.

Fine Gael has the plan to get our country back on track. We have both the leadership and the people to implement the plan successfully. We are asking for the support of Irish voters to allow us to do the job properly.

Protecting and creating jobs

Job losses are destroying families and crippling the economy. A new Government must protect existing jobs and create new jobs as we close the budget gap and give people back their dignity. To realistically plan for job creation in the future, Fine Gael will invest in new energy, water and telecoms infrastructure and generate thousands of new jobs.

Over the next four years, Fine Gael’s Growth and Jobs Strategy will add on average 20,000 jobs each year.

We intend to cut employers’ PRSI and change the welfare system to encourage job creation. We will abolish the airport departure tax. And we will invest an extra €7bn over the next 4 years to build essential new infrastructure in broadband, green energy and water networks.

Focus on the deficit.

Fine Gael will fix Ireland’s budget deficit by prioritising cutting waste over raising tax. This way jobs are protected while discretionary public spending is reduced. Cutting waste will form the biggest portion of the fix and income tax will not be increased.

Unlike the other parties, Fine Gael will take on the big vested interests that have contributed to the current crisis – the bankers, the bondholders, the developers and the unions. And we will aggressively cut the waste in our public service to keep all taxes as low as possible.

A new Health System

Our Health system costs close to €20bn every year. It’s money spent on a system that doesn’t work for the people who need it most.

Fine Gael’s FairCare Health Strategy will eliminate long waiting lists, end the unfair public-private two-tier system and replace it with a universal health insurance system based on the renowned Dutch model. FairCare offers equal access to all. There will be a greater emphasis on diagnosis and treatment in the community with increased chronic illness care and more rehabilitation and convalescence facilities ensuring shorter hospital stays. Funding of hospitals will be radically overhauled where money follows the patient – so no patient means no payment for the hospital!

Fine Gael has published detailed plans on our FairCare Policy and will announce further details on this plan during the campaign.

Smaller, Better Government.
Services you need are prioritised over back-room waste

Our public sector is too large, too inefficient and too expensive. Fine Gael will improve the quality of public services by prioritising frontline services – that’s teachers, health professionals, Gardaí, Local Authority services etc, and will streamline systems, eliminate red tape and waste and managers will be accountable.

The outdated and inefficient annual budget system will be replaced with an open and transparent system to manage the nation’s finances.

Fine Gael’s Public Sector Strategy will reduce the cost of the Public Sector by 10% over the next four years. This will save €5bn by eliminating waste and abolishing 145 quangos. We estimate 30,000 administrative and bureaucratic positions can be eliminated by natural wastage, voluntary redundancy and relocation to create a better, more efficient and more customer focused public service.

Politicians taking the lead

Fine Gael believe that politicians should lead the way in Ireland’s recovery.

Fine Gael’s Strategy for New Politics will reduce the number of politicians by 35% and have a referendum to abolish the Seanad. We would impose a ceiling on salaries for politicians and right across the public sector. We would also replace state cars for current and former officials with a car pool system. All these initiatives will save taxpayers millions every year.

As well as saving money, Fine Gael’s political reforms will make the whole political system better, more transparent and make politicians and other decision-makers more accountable to the public. A reformed Dáil that can truly challenge Government decisions, better local government and a Citizens’ Assembly will be established to address major issues like Electoral Reform and Constitutional change.

Fine Gael – 5 Point Recovery Plan


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Let’s get Ireland working
5 Point Recovery Plan

What Fine Gael promise to do if you vote them in:

Ireland is in the middle of the biggest crisis in the history of the State. There are no easy answers or quick fixes. But we are optimistic that the road to recovery is there with the right leadership and the will to reinvent, re-imagine and reform our Nation. It is going to take hard work to get the country back on an even footing and to get Ireland working again. Fine Gael believes we can get Ireland working together. It is vital that the next government is given the backing to do the job.

Fine Gael has the plan to get our country back on track. We have both the leadership and the people to implement the plan successfully. We are asking for the support of Irish voters to allow us to do the job properly.

Protecting and creating jobs

Job losses are destroying families and crippling the economy. A new Government must protect existing jobs and create new jobs as we close the budget gap and give people back their dignity. To realistically plan for job creation in the future, Fine Gael will invest in new energy, water and telecoms infrastructure and generate thousands of new jobs.

Over the next four years, Fine Gael’s Growth and Jobs Strategy will add on average 20,000 jobs each year.

We intend to cut employers’ PRSI and change the welfare system to encourage job creation. We will abolish the airport departure tax. And we will invest an extra €7bn over the next 4 years to build essential new infrastructure in broadband, green energy and water networks.

Focus on the deficit.

Fine Gael will fix Ireland’s budget deficit by prioritising cutting waste over raising tax. This way jobs are protected while discretionary public spending is reduced. Cutting waste will form the biggest portion of the fix and income tax will not be increased.

Unlike the other parties, Fine Gael will take on the big vested interests that have contributed to the current crisis – the bankers, the bondholders, the developers and the unions. And we will aggressively cut the waste in our public service to keep all taxes as low as possible.

A new Health System

Our Health system costs close to €20bn every year. It’s money spent on a system that doesn’t work for the people who need it most.

Fine Gael’s FairCare Health Strategy will eliminate long waiting lists, end the unfair public-private two-tier system and replace it with a universal health insurance system based on the renowned Dutch model. FairCare offers equal access to all. There will be a greater emphasis on diagnosis and treatment in the community with increased chronic illness care and more rehabilitation and convalescence facilities ensuring shorter hospital stays. Funding of hospitals will be radically overhauled where money follows the patient – so no patient means no payment for the hospital!

Fine Gael has published detailed plans on our FairCare Policy and will announce further details on this plan during the campaign.

Smaller, Better Government.
Services you need are prioritised over back-room waste

Our public sector is too large, too inefficient and too expensive. Fine Gael will improve the quality of public services by prioritising frontline services – that’s teachers, health professionals, Gardaí, Local Authority services etc, and will streamline systems, eliminate red tape and waste and managers will be accountable.

The outdated and inefficient annual budget system will be replaced with an open and transparent system to manage the nation’s finances.

Fine Gael’s Public Sector Strategy will reduce the cost of the Public Sector by 10% over the next four years. This will save €5bn by eliminating waste and abolishing 145 quangos. We estimate 30,000 administrative and bureaucratic positions can be eliminated by natural wastage, voluntary redundancy and relocation to create a better, more efficient and more customer focused public service.

Politicians taking the lead

Fine Gael believe that politicians should lead the way in Ireland’s recovery.

Fine Gael’s Strategy for New Politics will reduce the number of politicians by 35% and have a referendum to abolish the Seanad. We would impose a ceiling on salaries for politicians and right across the public sector. We would also replace state cars for current and former officials with a car pool system. All these initiatives will save taxpayers millions every year.

As well as saving money, Fine Gael’s political reforms will make the whole political system better, more transparent and make politicians and other decision-makers more accountable to the public. A reformed Dáil that can truly challenge Government decisions, better local government and a Citizens’ Assembly will be established to address major issues like Electoral Reform and Constitutional change.

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Defend the Dream


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A rally, one of hundreds held nationwide, to protest the proposed Republican congressional budget cuts at the national level, and to defend programs for students and the poor at state levels.

This rally is in Pomona, California, with focus on preventing teacher layoffs and protecting preschool and adult school.

Although California has been a fiscally conservative state historically, the Democrats control the state government due to the Republicans’ increasing hostility toward Latinos and other nonwhites. However, the fiscal conservatism, back in 1978, had resulted in laws that require 2/3rd majority for budgets and a freeze on already low property taxes; this has resulted in annual budget gridlocks, and budgets that cannot cope with the changing needs of the state. California’s public schools, once the best in the nation, have suffered tremendously as a result.

Love the sign that the boy is holding.

Defend the Dream


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A rally, one of hundreds held nationwide, to protest the proposed Republican congressional budget cuts at the national level, and to defend programs for students and the poor at state levels.

This rally is in Pomona, California, with focus on preventing teacher layoffs and protecting preschool and adult school.

Although California has been a fiscally conservative state historically, the Democrats control the state government due to the Republicans’ increasing hostility toward Latinos and other nonwhites. However, the fiscal conservatism, back in 1978, had resulted in laws that require 2/3rd majority for budgets and a freeze on already low property taxes; this has resulted in annual budget gridlocks, and budgets that cannot cope with the changing needs of the state. California’s public schools, once the best in the nation, have suffered tremendously as a result.

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Fine Gael Campaign – General Election 2011


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Let’s get Ireland working
5 Point Recovery Plan

What Fine Gael promise to do if you vote them in:

Ireland is in the middle of the biggest crisis in the history of the State. There are no easy answers or quick fixes. But we are optimistic that the road to recovery is there with the right leadership and the will to reinvent, re-imagine and reform our Nation. It is going to take hard work to get the country back on an even footing and to get Ireland working again. Fine Gael believes we can get Ireland working together. It is vital that the next government is given the backing to do the job.

Fine Gael has the plan to get our country back on track. We have both the leadership and the people to implement the plan successfully. We are asking for the support of Irish voters to allow us to do the job properly.

Protecting and creating jobs

Job losses are destroying families and crippling the economy. A new Government must protect existing jobs and create new jobs as we close the budget gap and give people back their dignity. To realistically plan for job creation in the future, Fine Gael will invest in new energy, water and telecoms infrastructure and generate thousands of new jobs.

Over the next four years, Fine Gael’s Growth and Jobs Strategy will add on average 20,000 jobs each year.

We intend to cut employers’ PRSI and change the welfare system to encourage job creation. We will abolish the airport departure tax. And we will invest an extra €7bn over the next 4 years to build essential new infrastructure in broadband, green energy and water networks.

Focus on the deficit.

Fine Gael will fix Ireland’s budget deficit by prioritising cutting waste over raising tax. This way jobs are protected while discretionary public spending is reduced. Cutting waste will form the biggest portion of the fix and income tax will not be increased.

Unlike the other parties, Fine Gael will take on the big vested interests that have contributed to the current crisis – the bankers, the bondholders, the developers and the unions. And we will aggressively cut the waste in our public service to keep all taxes as low as possible.

A new Health System

Our Health system costs close to €20bn every year. It’s money spent on a system that doesn’t work for the people who need it most.

Fine Gael’s FairCare Health Strategy will eliminate long waiting lists, end the unfair public-private two-tier system and replace it with a universal health insurance system based on the renowned Dutch model. FairCare offers equal access to all. There will be a greater emphasis on diagnosis and treatment in the community with increased chronic illness care and more rehabilitation and convalescence facilities ensuring shorter hospital stays. Funding of hospitals will be radically overhauled where money follows the patient – so no patient means no payment for the hospital!

Fine Gael has published detailed plans on our FairCare Policy and will announce further details on this plan during the campaign.

Smaller, Better Government.
Services you need are prioritised over back-room waste

Our public sector is too large, too inefficient and too expensive. Fine Gael will improve the quality of public services by prioritising frontline services – that’s teachers, health professionals, Gardaí, Local Authority services etc, and will streamline systems, eliminate red tape and waste and managers will be accountable.

The outdated and inefficient annual budget system will be replaced with an open and transparent system to manage the nation’s finances.

Fine Gael’s Public Sector Strategy will reduce the cost of the Public Sector by 10% over the next four years. This will save €5bn by eliminating waste and abolishing 145 quangos. We estimate 30,000 administrative and bureaucratic positions can be eliminated by natural wastage, voluntary redundancy and relocation to create a better, more efficient and more customer focused public service.

Politicians taking the lead

Fine Gael believe that politicians should lead the way in Ireland’s recovery.

Fine Gael’s Strategy for New Politics will reduce the number of politicians by 35% and have a referendum to abolish the Seanad. We would impose a ceiling on salaries for politicians and right across the public sector. We would also replace state cars for current and former officials with a car pool system. All these initiatives will save taxpayers millions every year.

As well as saving money, Fine Gael’s political reforms will make the whole political system better, more transparent and make politicians and other decision-makers more accountable to the public. A reformed Dáil that can truly challenge Government decisions, better local government and a Citizens’ Assembly will be established to address major issues like Electoral Reform and Constitutional change.

The Lucinda Fan Club – General Election 2011


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Let’s get Ireland working
5 Point Recovery Plan

What Fine Gael promise to do if you vote them in:

Ireland is in the middle of the biggest crisis in the history of the State. There are no easy answers or quick fixes. But we are optimistic that the road to recovery is there with the right leadership and the will to reinvent, re-imagine and reform our Nation. It is going to take hard work to get the country back on an even footing and to get Ireland working again. Fine Gael believes we can get Ireland working together. It is vital that the next government is given the backing to do the job.

Fine Gael has the plan to get our country back on track. We have both the leadership and the people to implement the plan successfully. We are asking for the support of Irish voters to allow us to do the job properly.

Protecting and creating jobs

Job losses are destroying families and crippling the economy. A new Government must protect existing jobs and create new jobs as we close the budget gap and give people back their dignity. To realistically plan for job creation in the future, Fine Gael will invest in new energy, water and telecoms infrastructure and generate thousands of new jobs.

Over the next four years, Fine Gael’s Growth and Jobs Strategy will add on average 20,000 jobs each year.

We intend to cut employers’ PRSI and change the welfare system to encourage job creation. We will abolish the airport departure tax. And we will invest an extra €7bn over the next 4 years to build essential new infrastructure in broadband, green energy and water networks.

Focus on the deficit.

Fine Gael will fix Ireland’s budget deficit by prioritising cutting waste over raising tax. This way jobs are protected while discretionary public spending is reduced. Cutting waste will form the biggest portion of the fix and income tax will not be increased.

Unlike the other parties, Fine Gael will take on the big vested interests that have contributed to the current crisis – the bankers, the bondholders, the developers and the unions. And we will aggressively cut the waste in our public service to keep all taxes as low as possible.

A new Health System

Our Health system costs close to €20bn every year. It’s money spent on a system that doesn’t work for the people who need it most.

Fine Gael’s FairCare Health Strategy will eliminate long waiting lists, end the unfair public-private two-tier system and replace it with a universal health insurance system based on the renowned Dutch model. FairCare offers equal access to all. There will be a greater emphasis on diagnosis and treatment in the community with increased chronic illness care and more rehabilitation and convalescence facilities ensuring shorter hospital stays. Funding of hospitals will be radically overhauled where money follows the patient – so no patient means no payment for the hospital!

Fine Gael has published detailed plans on our FairCare Policy and will announce further details on this plan during the campaign.

Smaller, Better Government.
Services you need are prioritised over back-room waste

Our public sector is too large, too inefficient and too expensive. Fine Gael will improve the quality of public services by prioritising frontline services – that’s teachers, health professionals, Gardaí, Local Authority services etc, and will streamline systems, eliminate red tape and waste and managers will be accountable.

The outdated and inefficient annual budget system will be replaced with an open and transparent system to manage the nation’s finances.

Fine Gael’s Public Sector Strategy will reduce the cost of the Public Sector by 10% over the next four years. This will save €5bn by eliminating waste and abolishing 145 quangos. We estimate 30,000 administrative and bureaucratic positions can be eliminated by natural wastage, voluntary redundancy and relocation to create a better, more efficient and more customer focused public service.

Politicians taking the lead

Fine Gael believe that politicians should lead the way in Ireland’s recovery.

Fine Gael’s Strategy for New Politics will reduce the number of politicians by 35% and have a referendum to abolish the Seanad. We would impose a ceiling on salaries for politicians and right across the public sector. We would also replace state cars for current and former officials with a car pool system. All these initiatives will save taxpayers millions every year.

As well as saving money, Fine Gael’s political reforms will make the whole political system better, more transparent and make politicians and other decision-makers more accountable to the public. A reformed Dáil that can truly challenge Government decisions, better local government and a Citizens’ Assembly will be established to address major issues like Electoral Reform and Constitutional change.

Fine Gael – 5 Point Recovery Plan


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Let’s get Ireland working
5 Point Recovery Plan

What Fine Gael promise to do if you vote them in:

Ireland is in the middle of the biggest crisis in the history of the State. There are no easy answers or quick fixes. But we are optimistic that the road to recovery is there with the right leadership and the will to reinvent, re-imagine and reform our Nation. It is going to take hard work to get the country back on an even footing and to get Ireland working again. Fine Gael believes we can get Ireland working together. It is vital that the next government is given the backing to do the job.

Fine Gael has the plan to get our country back on track. We have both the leadership and the people to implement the plan successfully. We are asking for the support of Irish voters to allow us to do the job properly.

Protecting and creating jobs

Job losses are destroying families and crippling the economy. A new Government must protect existing jobs and create new jobs as we close the budget gap and give people back their dignity. To realistically plan for job creation in the future, Fine Gael will invest in new energy, water and telecoms infrastructure and generate thousands of new jobs.

Over the next four years, Fine Gael’s Growth and Jobs Strategy will add on average 20,000 jobs each year.

We intend to cut employers’ PRSI and change the welfare system to encourage job creation. We will abolish the airport departure tax. And we will invest an extra €7bn over the next 4 years to build essential new infrastructure in broadband, green energy and water networks.

Focus on the deficit.

Fine Gael will fix Ireland’s budget deficit by prioritising cutting waste over raising tax. This way jobs are protected while discretionary public spending is reduced. Cutting waste will form the biggest portion of the fix and income tax will not be increased.

Unlike the other parties, Fine Gael will take on the big vested interests that have contributed to the current crisis – the bankers, the bondholders, the developers and the unions. And we will aggressively cut the waste in our public service to keep all taxes as low as possible.

A new Health System

Our Health system costs close to €20bn every year. It’s money spent on a system that doesn’t work for the people who need it most.

Fine Gael’s FairCare Health Strategy will eliminate long waiting lists, end the unfair public-private two-tier system and replace it with a universal health insurance system based on the renowned Dutch model. FairCare offers equal access to all. There will be a greater emphasis on diagnosis and treatment in the community with increased chronic illness care and more rehabilitation and convalescence facilities ensuring shorter hospital stays. Funding of hospitals will be radically overhauled where money follows the patient – so no patient means no payment for the hospital!

Fine Gael has published detailed plans on our FairCare Policy and will announce further details on this plan during the campaign.

Smaller, Better Government.
Services you need are prioritised over back-room waste

Our public sector is too large, too inefficient and too expensive. Fine Gael will improve the quality of public services by prioritising frontline services – that’s teachers, health professionals, Gardaí, Local Authority services etc, and will streamline systems, eliminate red tape and waste and managers will be accountable.

The outdated and inefficient annual budget system will be replaced with an open and transparent system to manage the nation’s finances.

Fine Gael’s Public Sector Strategy will reduce the cost of the Public Sector by 10% over the next four years. This will save €5bn by eliminating waste and abolishing 145 quangos. We estimate 30,000 administrative and bureaucratic positions can be eliminated by natural wastage, voluntary redundancy and relocation to create a better, more efficient and more customer focused public service.

Politicians taking the lead

Fine Gael believe that politicians should lead the way in Ireland’s recovery.

Fine Gael’s Strategy for New Politics will reduce the number of politicians by 35% and have a referendum to abolish the Seanad. We would impose a ceiling on salaries for politicians and right across the public sector. We would also replace state cars for current and former officials with a car pool system. All these initiatives will save taxpayers millions every year.

As well as saving money, Fine Gael’s political reforms will make the whole political system better, more transparent and make politicians and other decision-makers more accountable to the public. A reformed Dáil that can truly challenge Government decisions, better local government and a Citizens’ Assembly will be established to address major issues like Electoral Reform and Constitutional change.

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Michigan Municipal League’s Andy Schor Talks About State Budget during 2011 MML Tour Stop in Region 2


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Six communities competed for Michigan Municipal League’s Region 2 Community Excellence Award and the Village of Paw Paw won for its media-savvy place-making campaign called “Uncork Paw Paw,” which was presented by Paw Paw Village Manager Larry Nielsen. More than 40 people attended the Region 2 Education Seminar May 20, 2011 in East Lansing to select the CEA and to learn about the latest in Lansing. The event also included a presentation by Dr. Kurt Dewhurst, Michigan State University’s Director of Arts and Cultural Initiatives, who discussed how to identify, promote and protect a sense of place in a community during the League’s Region 2 Education Seminar on May 20 at the Hannah Community Center in East Lansing. The League’s Andy Schor presented an update on Lansing, including the recent victory in securing more funding for revenue sharing and brownfield and historic funding, read more. He also moderated a legislative panel featuring Sen. Rick Jones, Rep. Mark Meadows, Rep. Paul Opsommer and Sen. Gretchen Whitmer. For the CEAs, Paw Paw competed against five other impressive projects: the city of Adrian’s "Rebirth of a Downtown" detailed the historic rise, fall and rebirth of the city’s downtown; Coldwater presented its Connections Art Festival, a month-long series of events and programs that show the rewards of cultural economic development; Delhi Charter Township showed a video detailing how "Greening Delhi" has included a state-of-the-art biomass converter, aggressive and comprehensive recycling programs and other front-line green initiatives; Mason’s city staff proudly presented its new city hall, the city’s first truly "green" municipal building; and Tecumseh offered "Lean and Mean," an innovative, low-cost program to engage the community’s youth by giving them cameras to shoot images of the community’s best and worst features, then using that to launch a series of initiatives. As the Region 2 winner, Paw Paw now has a chance to win the statewide CEA honor in the Michigan Municipal League’s “Race for the Cup” competition. Read more about this peer-selected “Race for the Cup” contest that recognizes outstanding community services, projects and programs. Paw Paw will next compete against the winners of the other 6 regions during the League’s annual Convention Oct. 4-7, 2011 in Grand Rapids. Register online for the 2011 Convention starting June 1. Other Regional winners so far are Vassar (Region 5); Ludington (Region 3); West Branch (Region 6) and Southfield (Region 1). The Region 2 meeting in East Lansing is part of the League’s 2011 “MML Tour” that culminates in October with the 2011 League Convention. Follow the tour on Twitter at #mmltour. The Regional Meetings give Michigan Municipal League members a chance to hear from League staff and state officials about the latest municipal-related legislation in Lansing and ways communities are becoming the types of areas where people want to live, work and play. For more about the League and what we do go to mml.org.

Michigan Municipal League’s Andy Schor Talks About State Budget during 2011 MML Tour Stop in Region 2


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Six communities competed for Michigan Municipal League’s Region 2 Community Excellence Award and the Village of Paw Paw won for its media-savvy place-making campaign called “Uncork Paw Paw,” which was presented by Paw Paw Village Manager Larry Nielsen. More than 40 people attended the Region 2 Education Seminar May 20, 2011 in East Lansing to select the CEA and to learn about the latest in Lansing. The event also included a presentation by Dr. Kurt Dewhurst, Michigan State University’s Director of Arts and Cultural Initiatives, who discussed how to identify, promote and protect a sense of place in a community during the League’s Region 2 Education Seminar on May 20 at the Hannah Community Center in East Lansing. The League’s Andy Schor presented an update on Lansing, including the recent victory in securing more funding for revenue sharing and brownfield and historic funding, read more. He also moderated a legislative panel featuring Sen. Rick Jones, Rep. Mark Meadows, Rep. Paul Opsommer and Sen. Gretchen Whitmer. For the CEAs, Paw Paw competed against five other impressive projects: the city of Adrian’s "Rebirth of a Downtown" detailed the historic rise, fall and rebirth of the city’s downtown; Coldwater presented its Connections Art Festival, a month-long series of events and programs that show the rewards of cultural economic development; Delhi Charter Township showed a video detailing how "Greening Delhi" has included a state-of-the-art biomass converter, aggressive and comprehensive recycling programs and other front-line green initiatives; Mason’s city staff proudly presented its new city hall, the city’s first truly "green" municipal building; and Tecumseh offered "Lean and Mean," an innovative, low-cost program to engage the community’s youth by giving them cameras to shoot images of the community’s best and worst features, then using that to launch a series of initiatives. As the Region 2 winner, Paw Paw now has a chance to win the statewide CEA honor in the Michigan Municipal League’s “Race for the Cup” competition. Read more about this peer-selected “Race for the Cup” contest that recognizes outstanding community services, projects and programs. Paw Paw will next compete against the winners of the other 6 regions during the League’s annual Convention Oct. 4-7, 2011 in Grand Rapids. Register online for the 2011 Convention starting June 1. Other Regional winners so far are Vassar (Region 5); Ludington (Region 3); West Branch (Region 6) and Southfield (Region 1). The Region 2 meeting in East Lansing is part of the League’s 2011 “MML Tour” that culminates in October with the 2011 League Convention. Follow the tour on Twitter at #mmltour. The Regional Meetings give Michigan Municipal League members a chance to hear from League staff and state officials about the latest municipal-related legislation in Lansing and ways communities are becoming the types of areas where people want to live, work and play. For more about the League and what we do go to mml.org.

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Don’t look now but


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On the set of my new low budget History of Rock documentary

Signs along Broadway toward City Hall


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New York City unions, specifically teaching and health professions unions protested the heavy burden of taxation placed on the middle and lower classes and demanded a more rigorously fair tax code and let feelings be known about who the bailout should help.

3/5/09 – NYC

Protesting, smiling – it’s all the same thing when times are this grim


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New York City unions, specifically teaching and health professions unions protested the heavy burden of taxation placed on the middle and lower classes and demanded a more rigorously fair tax code and let feelings be known about who the bailout should help.

I liked the happiness and amusement that were seen in the faces of the two women. Standing up for yourself and the people you work for is not a burden, it’s a brilliant freedom that people demanded their government include once upon a 1776!

3/5/09 – NYC

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Train exterior, Bollywood filming at private railway


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Train Chartering sources train, rail and station locations for movies / films / ads and photoshoots. Please bear in mind that filming on the railways is not cheap. However this location is one of the less expensive options.

Train interior, Bollywood filming at private railway


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Train Chartering sources train, rail and station locations for movies / films / ads and photoshoots. Please bear in mind that filming on the railways is not cheap. However this location is one of the less expensive options.

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Gute low budget Photos:

Low-budget chicken coop


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Chicken coop in Humbe in Manica province of Mozambique. Main material used is the African bamboo – Oxytenanthera abyssinica

low-budget christo – 2


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another view of the bridge over lake peoria. cool stuff.

Low Budget Airbrush Art


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20 Golden Greats
Beach Boys
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1971

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