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On March 22, the United Nations World Water Day, Philippe Cousteau Jr. s EarthEcho International and Xylem Watermark invite people everywhere to be part of a global movement to protect critical water resources by participating in the
EarthEcho Water Challenge. The
EarthEcho Water Challenge features virtual events that offer unique opportunities for individuals, classrooms, businesses and communities to connect to their local water resources through water quality monitoring and local waterway protection projects. Partners, collaborators and participants take the lead in communities around the world to test water quality, share their results and protect their local water resources
Say “labor” and “Akron” and the likely response will be “rubber.” That’s as it should be, but in “Labor in Akron, 1825-1945” the historian John Tully reaches back far earlier, even as far back as the founding of the city.
The laborers who dug the Ohio & Erie Canal, mostly Irish immigrants seeking opportunity after a famine and cholera epidemic, were paid a pittance and vulnerable to rattlesnakes and diseases like malaria. There were a few unorganized strikes, but conditions did not improve.
Other early labor activities included the forming of a carpenters’ union in 1837 and a factory workers’ strike in 1845. Akron was important in women’s rights, with early suffrage efforts and the momentous 1851 “Ain’t I A Woman” speech by Sojourner Truth.
I want to retire in ‘a liberal-thinking area’ on $3,000 a month, including rent where should I go? MarketWatch 6 days ago
Thanks,
Dear Ken,
You seem wide open to where in the country you could retire, which makes finding an affordable and interesting spot easier. My first thought is underappreciated Midwestern college towns. They tend to be that blue spot you’re looking for but far less expensive than those on the coasts. Obviously you will have colder winters than in the South.
As I have written many times, I’m a fan of college towns because they tend to punch above their size on amenities. So whatever part of the country you are thinking about, start your search there. A tip: The rental calendar in college towns may be tied to the academic year, given that students look in the spring and sign a lease for fall.