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My download speed is 5129 kbps. What’s yours?

March 24, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Technology 2 comments

Your blood pressure is normal, and your cholesterol levels are okay, too, but have you checked your internet download speed lately? A new service

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Got potholes? There’s an app for that.

March 23, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Good government, Government, Infrastructure, Technology 4 comments

Here’s an innovative program that promotes citizen engagement and government responsiveness: In Arvada, CO, citizens can use a new, free iPhone application to report

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Putting the hybrid buyer in the driver’s seat

March 8, 2010 Renee Shur Energy, Technology, Transportation 2 comments

Thinking of buying a hybrid? Confused by the slick advertising claims and uncertain about which vehicle will deliver the goods? Help is on the

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U.S. Congress: Where lawmakers meet to “tweet”

March 2, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Politics, Technology 2 comments

According to The Hill, The Republican Study Committee (RSC) declared Monday [March 1, 2010] a “Twitter Day,” encouraging its members to tweet about their “commitment,”

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Senator Bernie Sanders wants ten million solar roofs

February 23, 2010 Madonna Gauding Energy, Government, Obama, Politics, Technology 4 comments

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is a rare bird in Washington, DC. Throughout his career—first as mayor of Burlington, then as a seven term

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