Don’t Buy the ISM

by Matt on August 23, 2010

in Regular Columnists, business, economy

What do you think of this?  A cartoon from 1948… is it as pertinent today as it was then?

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Profile For Your Business

August 23, 2010

Here at ILoveAltoona.com, we’re planning to start highlighting some local businesses. Interested in being featured? Write us at discover at ilovealtoona dot com or by writing us through contact us.

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ILoveAltoona Needs Your Support

August 17, 2010

YOU can help keep Altoona’s top independent blog going…
Please eat at Hoss’s on Thursday to raise funds for the maintenance and improvement of this website.  On August 19, Hoss’s Steak and Sea House will donate at least 20% of your total bill to ILoveAltoona.com.
Here’s how the fundraiser works:
1.  Print a voucher now.
2.  Present it [...]

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Watch it. Then comment.

August 13, 2010
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The Fourth “R”

August 12, 2010

I just read a fascinating article on The New Republic’s website about the changes going on in our economy.  The author, Richard Florida, contends that the economic downturn we’ve been experiencing (and the faltering struggles to recover from it) indicate something much larger going on.  He believes our economy is going through a sort of [...]

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Beautiful Downtown Shots

August 10, 2010

Check these out… great photos of downtown.

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Evil, Useless “Comments”

August 9, 2010

Commentary by Matt Garber
ILoveAltoona.com is run on Wordpress, a commonly-used blogging software.  One of the things that happens invariably with most blogs is what is called “comment spam”.  It’s when you write a blog post (like this one), and someone replies with a comment that is not useful or constructive, but rather designed to advertise [...]

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Will Hoss’s be our CASH COW?

August 3, 2010

Guess that depends how many of you eat there on Thursday, August 19th! That’s when you can raise money for this site simply by dining out…
Hoss’s Steak and Sea House will donate at least 20% of your total bill to ILoveAltoona.com! All you have to do is present a voucher when you pay.
Sound [...]

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Want to Get Involved Politically?

July 27, 2010

A new non-profit has been launched in the region that is designed to help ordinary citizens make an impact in our government.
Blair County resident Jason High, who recently served as campaign manager for PA governor candidate Peg Luksik, has teamed up with Luksik to launch the American Heritage Academy.   The Academy is starting off by [...]

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Can the Feds Make You Eat Broccoli?

July 21, 2010

Can the Federal Government tell us what we can eat every day? Here’s a video of hearings of current Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Senator Coburn questioned Ms. Kagan about the extent of Federal powers. What do you think?

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