Copiers and Your Privacy

by Hank Karl on May 21, 2010

in Eye on Technology

Modern copiers may keep copies of everything that they copy. This information is easy to recover after the machines are sold to the lowest bidder. Think about who copies your personal info–your doctor, your bank, your accountant, etc.

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The Town of Bethel’s Best Hidden Secret

by Paul Szatkowski on May 13, 2010

in Eye on Bethel

Bethel has many “secrets” known to its long-time residents. Here’s one that can save you money.

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Washington D.C. is 24 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality.

May 12, 2010

Education policies coming from Washington and Hartford are not what America needs. Each locality has its own problems and a one-size fits all solution is actually a solution that doesn’t meet the needs of most Americans.

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What Connecticut’s Nitrogen Credit Exchange Costs Us

May 5, 2010

The State of Connecticut is playing at being a sort of “reverse Robin Hood” by taking money from cities that cannot afford to upgrade their wastewater treatment plants and giving it to the municipalities that have been able to afford the upgrade. What’s worse is that while I’m sure that this exchange was conceived with the best of intentions, it has become just another tax; a tax that cost the users of the Danbury wastewater treatment plant $1,108,335 in 2009, and gave Stamford $961,118.

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If We Ran Our Businesses Like We Ran Our Schools, We’d Be Bankrupt.

April 26, 2010

The following is the first in a series of postings regarding BRTC member Scott Clayton’s experience at a five day policy conference with the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington D.C. In summary, Washington generally hasn’t done its homework and doesn’t want to.

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The Tea Party: They Have Awakened a Sleeping Giant

April 16, 2010

Most of the American People have not been politically active until recently. We’ve all been too busy working for a living and raising our children to spend our time on politics. However, recent events in Washington have caused the American People to stand up and say “We’re not going to take this anymore!”

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2010-2011 Bethel Budget: We Need A Modest Increase

April 12, 2010

Last years near zero budget increase caused us to reach a tipping point. The schools are running at a bare-bones level, a decrease would adversely impact them. The town-side of the budget can be trimmed a little bit, but the First Selctman’s salary should not be cut. In short, Bethel needs a modest increase, but one that is not as high as the Bethel Board of Finance has proposed.

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Real Estate: Bethel’s in Good Shape

April 9, 2010

Currently, there is a “foreclosure crisis” because of the economy and because of Government regulations. Connecticut is, in general, doing better than average and Bethel is in even better shape.

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Cutting Bethel’s Electrical Bill

April 2, 2010

The cost of electricity and heat affects Bethel’s budget, and it affects all of our household budgets. Alternate energy technologies have some promise to lower our energy costs, and better ways of producing electricity through mainstream methods are becoming available. One technology that seems very promising is the high-temperature fuel cell.

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Real Estate: Roadblocks to Success

March 26, 2010

Congress and Connecticut state law makers again placed their fingers into the housing market without knowing what they are doing. The federal government is adding all kinds of rules and regulations that hinder our economic recovery. Washington’s must stop erecting these roadblocks to success and should get out of the way of our nation’s recovery.

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