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Blue Island on $5.00 a day: Pay it Forward

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day. Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Most people my age are not on Twitter. Either they never even heard of it, or they’re not interested (afraid). For those who are familiar with Twitter, you will recognize the following as a Twitter entry. RT @stace this morning we had a total of 117 cars pay it forward in the @ Starbucks. Drive thru by paying for the car behind them. kindness at its best. Have a fabulous, pay-it-forward holiday,. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Twitter.

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day: June 2009

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day. Friday, June 26, 2009. The Closing of the Jewel Food Store. 8221; Even one of the managers said “If we were closing, I would know it, and I haven’t heard anything.” Must have been a big surprise to all concerned. 8221; How will we know that all of these people have been rehired at other stores? Will they be rehired for the same hours? For the same positions? With the same seniority? How will we know for sure? Our city of Blue Island can ill afford to lose any of this. Some peo...

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day: July 2010

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day. Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Most people my age are not on Twitter. Either they never even heard of it, or they’re not interested (afraid). For those who are familiar with Twitter, you will recognize the following as a Twitter entry. RT @stace this morning we had a total of 117 cars pay it forward in the @ Starbucks. Drive thru by paying for the car behind them. kindness at its best. Have a fabulous, pay-it-forward holiday,. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day: 100 Years

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day. Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Have you noticed all of the 100 year anniversaries in Blue Island lately? In 1909 only the wealthiest citizens would have had automobiles. In some areas, “speed” limits of 8 to 10 miles per hour were enacted for the safety of horses and pedestrians. Most people walked everywhere, and downtown Chicago was considered to be a day away, even by horse or automobile, and a trip there would require an overnight stay. I’m guessing that about 50% to 75...

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day: August 2009

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day. Tuesday, August 18, 2009. The diversity of religion is evident, too. Catholics, Methodists, Lutherans, Baptists, Evangelicals are everywhere. A Muslim man was spotted on a prayer rug early one morning. I’m sure that there are atheists here, too. It’s hard to tell because they don’t have churches or public displays of non-worship, but I’m sure they’re here. Do you feel more connected to the community or less connected than you did five years ago? Shopping in town increases the ...

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day: November 2008

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day. Sunday, November 30, 2008. Re-evaluated. And as the presidential election approached, people held their financial breath. Anyone in retail knows that the months preceding a presidential are always slow. Time and time again, a better city has been dangled in front of us, only to have the plan eventually put on the shelf. By the time any of these plans is truly implemented, there will be no business left to save. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day: Invest in Blue Island!

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day. Wednesday, August 5, 2009. Invest in Blue Island! It was a curious thing that happened. A woman came in and said, “I’ve got to start shopping Blue Island, and I’m starting here! 8221; We talked for quite a while, and I asked if she lived here. “Oh no, I live in Oak Lawn, but I can see that more and more businesses are gone, and I would hate to see the entire business district close up.”. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Click to join The 3/50 Project. Follow me on Twitter.

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day: February 2009

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day. Friday, February 27, 2009. Signs of the Times. 1) I found a silver certificate in my pocket. 2) I passed up a pancake breakfast. 3) Unemployment surges in Blue Island. It is only by small business owners, employees, and community groups alike banding together and committing themselves to patronizing Blue Island businesses that we as a community will be able to survive this economic downturn. Spend your money in Blue Island, the city you save may be your own. Links to this post.

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day: January 2009

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Blue Island on $5.00 a day. Thursday, January 8, 2009. I can already hear business owners protesting that their customers have to park somewhere. How much better would it have been if those customers had waited for an hour or two until the streets were cleared? Spending my frozen $5.00 on Western. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Click to join The 3/50 Project. Follow me on Twitter. More About Blue Island. Live from Blue Island. For the History Buffs!