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Levers and Pulleys http://leversandpulleys.com/blog Machinations from the Radical Middle Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:16:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Obama rally at the Hartford XL Civic Center - Video and Pics Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post. The XL center was packed. The first image is a panorama of five images stitched together. All photos my own. Video is from CTBob. I went into the rally as a recovering Edwards supporter strongly leaning towards Hillary. I left in exactly ... http://leversandpulleys.com/blog/archive/obama-hartford-xl-civic-center/ Leaked draft of findings for the W/S Development Zone Map Change Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post. It is the opinion of the Commission that this proposal meets the requirements of this standard. This doesn't look like good news for fans of process. In fact, it's downright humiliating for anyone that has endured hours of meetings listening to a ... http://leversandpulleys.com/blog/archive/leaked-draft/ “Massive, massive traffic” in Clinton Crossing, Cheshire next? Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post. Fast-forward five years. What will it be like to navigate Cheshire's north-end during the holidays? Will we describe the maddening standstill on route 10 as "10 pounds of flour being stuffed into a five-pound bag?" Read the article below. Remember, the clients ... http://leversandpulleys.com/blog/archive/massive-massive-traffic-for-cheshire/ Comments regarding the 9/4 Inland Wetlands meeting on the north-end development (mall) Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post. Attend the next meeting! Inland Wetlands meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 18th at 7:30PM Council Chambers at Town Hall, 84 South Main Street The following are some thoughts offered by some people who attended the 9/4 Inland Wetlands meeting. Meeting minutes available here. In the following comments, ... http://leversandpulleys.com/blog/archive/comments-regarding-the-94-inland-wetlands-meeting-on-the-north-end-development-mall/ Will environmental concerns spare both Cheshire and wood turtles? Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post. If Cheshire manages to avoid the impending disaster that is the W/S mall, I hope its due to the efforts of its 27,000+ residents and not a competing mall, but I'll take what I can get. from MRJ, City mall might try ... http://leversandpulleys.com/blog/archive/will-environmental-concerns-spare-both-cheshire-and-wood-turtles/ Your politics at a glance I've been a fan of the two axis presentation of political orientation for quite some time. A favorite site of mine, On the Issues, has done a good job of tracking candidates using the measure. Now, The Political Compass, sporting a more easily digested graph, is gaining popularity. Essentially, they ... http://leversandpulleys.com/blog/archive/your-politics-at-a-glance/ Video of Cheshire Town Council meetings now available While the list of available videos is rather short right now, you'll find a link to the new video index located on the navigation bar over at The Cheshire Town Post. Each meeting will have its own post. The video index page will tie them together. Here's the first video ... http://leversandpulleys.com/blog/archive/video-of-cheshire-town-council-meetings-now-available/ The Cheshire Herald Continues to Run Broken Poll Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post. On July 19th it was demonstrated that the Cheshire Herald web poll allows participants to vote repeatedly without detection. Two days later a staff member acknowledged the problem. Unfortunately, The broken poll continues to run without modification, and the disclaimer printed ... http://leversandpulleys.com/blog/archive/the-cheshire-herald-continues-to-run-broken-poll/ The Conquest of Cheshire’s North-End Interchange Zone: Operation Sell Out Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post. Cartoon by Craig Houghton And, in case you haven't heard about the (surprise!) hotel, here's a front-page Record Journal article on the subject. Many thanks to Al Sanders for sending along the article and asking this question: Many of the people that ... http://leversandpulleys.com/blog/archive/north-end-interchange-zone-sell-out/ A Conversation With The Cheshire Herald About Their Misleading Poll Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post. I'll often be doing that. This is still my primary blog for local or political issues. The CTP is an open forum for everyone, and over there I'm just another poster (or, I will be once people get used to ... http://leversandpulleys.com/blog/archive/cheshire-herald-poll/