Hayden Collins's Blog – October 2011 Archive (4)

We’ve been hearing lately about a need for both cuts and savings to help us stay within our budget – let’s look at how that applies to our energy needs.  October is Energy Awareness Month and I challenge you to try something new.  

We all know energy is the resource that we can save by personal habits like turning off lights that are not in use.  This simple task saves energy, increases the life of the light and cuts down on maintenance – we have all chuckled at the…

• Super Committee deadline’s a month away, jobs bill died in the Senate, and while the president’s trick tour is going door to door–swiping treats for the White House’s Halloween–someone swiped his teleprompter. Another carve-out for the 2012 budget? We’ve got our own carving to do–bring your political pumpkin and let’s talk about it, Sat noon, “The Hayden Collins Radio Program” WYXC Newstalk 1270

·         Political Jack O Lantern Contest



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Hidden giants

In August the Bartow Chamber of Commerce hosted a Patriot Award presentation to Wayne Leathers of IBM, a resident of the Bartow County area who works at IBM’s office in Washington D.C.  It was a very unusual presentation.

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) recognizes businesses for their commitment to National Guard and Reserve personnel through the Patriot Award.  Most of my previous award presentations have been to local…

Remember the kid who lost at a game & would whine "it's not FAIR!" instead of seeing they need to work harder next time? A bunch of those kids are in NY right now, and in Congress too, running the clock down on the debt-reduction deadline whining about the tax code instead of making cuts. Is that fair to citizens who elected them? "The Hayden Collins Radio Program" Sat noon, WYXC Newstalk 1270