CSBJ Daily

Today’s New York Times features a travel story about Manitou Springs – and what distinguishes it from neighboring Colorado Springs.
Manitou is described as a jewel box of a village. Colorado Springs is described as a sprawling, chain-stored center of conservative evangelical Christianity.
Manitou is a place where ill people find healing from its mineral springs. Colorado […]

Claims for unemployment benefits increased by 28,000 last week to reach the highest level in eight months – which was largely unexpected by economists.
The U.S. Labor Department said yesterday that applications for benefits hit 337,000 last week, an increase of 28,000 from the week before.
That’s the biggest one-week increase since claims jumped 42,000 the week […]

Know anyone who likes to skateboard?
If so, they might want to attend a series of design input meetings for a skate park scheduled to be built in Memorial Park next year.
The public input meetings are scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 and Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the City Auditorium, 221 E. Kiowa […]

The most recently tallied retirement savings numbers show Americans’ savings assets totaled $16.6 trillion at the end of the first quarter of this year.
The numbers, which come from the Investment Company Institute, also show that retirement savings account for 38 percent of all household financial assets.
The news makes March of this year a high-water […]

Check out this [non-exhaustive] Roundup of Environmental Blogs. There some in there about easy/lazy susatainability and even some skeptical blogs [which should keep my editor happy]. And hopefully it will also keep Dave Gardner happy.