Banging the Drum

  •   Technology can help put more people to work   The technology industry is one of the few in which hiring continues in a down economy.     Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities hovers around 50...
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  •       BEST PRACTICES CHECKLIST   The following Checklist was compiled using the findings and review structure of the EEOC’s Task Force that was assigned to study "best" equal employment opportunity...
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  • Jack Palance was Pennsylvania-tough. In 2002 he won an Oscar for best-supporting actor and he famously did one-armed push-ups on stage in front of Whoopi Goldberg.  A few years later, during my State Rep days, I was asked to introduce...
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  • They were beautiful.  After dozens of pathetic attempts at a great golf swing, I connected.  Not once but twice.  Two days in a row, two longest drives, and baby I was feeling pretty, darn good.  Granted, the groove was...
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  • Taxes on computer services and cell phones would kill Pennsylvania's best hopes and export our children. Every state and nation spends millions and billions to attract technology companies to their jurisdictions, hoping to gain the...
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  • Grant would help Allentown and Bethlehem groups offer computer training to the blind By Matt Birkbeck OF THE MORNING CALL August 14, 2009 A statewide association for the blind is seeking $500,000 in federal stimulus money to provide...
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