This year marks 50 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King and the rise of the Poor People's Campaign. I really did not understand the disorder, chaos and traffic jams brought over Downtown Albany this afternoon when hundreds of people sat down and blocked the intersection of South Swan and Washington Avenue this afternoon. At first I was angry about the chaos brought upon our city by the protests and buses forced to turn around, but the truth is I can understand the necessity of raising the visibility of the poor and plight they face every day.
"Whether it's by living in their car, bathing in hot tubs, or cooking the majority of their meals with a camp stove, the dirtbag seeks the maximum ratio of time enjoyed doing their passion sports to money and time invested to make that happen. Violations of hygiene standards and social norms are par...."
This map shows the Total School Aid given to schools, excluding Building Aid and Reorganization Incentives. Greens and blues represent a decrease in aid compared to last year, while oranges and reds represent an increase in aid. As much aid funding is dependent on the number of students in the schools, many schools with declining aid also have a declining student population.
Data Source: NYSUT. Enacted Budget Profile. https://www.nysut.org/~/media/files/nysut/news/2018/201819enactedbudgetprofile.xlsx?la=en
""It's big enough and it's bad. It has floated right up to the beach. This is obviously ruining people's property." said Jim Calder. https://pojonews.co/2KZsqXy"
It's kind of good to have visited Northern West Virginia before Interstate 66 eventually rams it's way all the way through it. I have feeling that the communities along Corridor "H" will have a very different feel once there is a modern expressway linking them to Washington DC metropolitian area.
