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from colorofchange.org: Thought these were neat ideas and very meeting-planner like!

>>How to Start a Party at the Polls

You can do this while you're waiting in line yourself, you can come back after you've voted, or you can go to other polling places in your area where you hear there are long lines. Here are some ways you can make the wait easier and more fun for voters:

  • Bring water, food,

A spate of articles today in just one of the news services (bizjournals.com) I receive:

 From Boston, news of cuts of personnel at tourist attractions and the CVB.  And it's the state where there is a proposition (Massachusetts Question 1) on the ballot to again vote on eliminating the state income tax which will further decimate the budget.

From Birmingham, AL, news about a potential increase in


I read - lots.  Colleagues ask how I do it and I say that I don't know how not to read and to learn from what I read.

 Next week, I'll facilitate a session for the PCMA Southwest & Pacific Chapter and the UNLV PCMA Student Chapter at UNLV about connecting the dots to the industry's future. In this session, we'll look at news items and trends and see what the impact may be on our world of


TSA will.

Not only are travel costs high and the hassles increasing, now comes word that a discussion of politics might be a concern.  It's not so much what you believe (although that is a consideration), it is that others are interested in what is going on in the upcoming US election.

Politics are of great interest to me and something I talk about frequently.  I will travel outside the US right