Have you seen the new "Ballotpedia" web site yet? The site allows you to click on any state on the map graphic to get information about ballot measures and initiatives prior to the election. Click here to view the California site. In the tradition of Wikipedia, Ballotpedia Continue Reading
Saw the "ReWalk" mentioned in the Chico News & Review and checked it out on YouTube (click here for a video demonstration). Truly amazing! Amit Goffer, the founder of Argo Medical Technologies, a small Israeli high-tech company, has developed a robotic "exoskeletal" Continue Reading
"Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony toward all." - George Washington, Farewell to Congress address, Sept. 17, 1796. (Click here for full transcript of his speech.) Good words to remember as our country prepares to elect new Continue Reading
Have you heard the term "amenity buyer" yet? According to a recent story on NPR, "More Americans are living where they want to, not where they have to. They're making new lives for themselves by the beach, in the mountains, in college towns." Towns like Flagstaff, AZ, Aspen, Continue Reading
I don't own stock in this local Chico company (promise!), but I kinda wish I did, I like the products so much. Overland Equipment was started in 1981 here in Chico (another great Chico company!) by a fellow Soroptimist International of Chico member (who has since sold the Continue Reading
I hadn't thought about this in a while, but every time the Olympics roll around, I'm reminded of the semester in college when I took a gymnastics class. (I can still feel those hip bruises from my fledgling attempts at learning the basics of the uneven bars!) It amazes me Continue Reading
