Two important Middletown meetings

The Board of Education meet tonight to decide how to parse cuts to its proposed budget. Closing McDonough Elementary, or the Kegwin 6th Grade transitional school seem to be off the table. The meeting, will be held at the high school at 7 pm..

Also, the town's Plan of Development is currently being rewritten and the city is looking for input tonight on environmental issues which will affect the town in the coming decade.

This invitation to attend was sent by transaltmiddletown.

If you're interested in codifying air quality into Middletown's Plan of Conservation and Development document, read on: Middletown’s Environment — The Next 10 Years Tuesday, May 20th, 7-8:30 pm First Church, 190 Court Street The Plan of Conservation and Development is a document that can help guide the City in making land use decisions and adopting policies that affect our whole community and its natural resources. It is also a way to express the needs and goals of citizens. The City of Middletown is currently updating its plan, as required every 10 years. City Planner Bill Warner is seeking comments and input from the environmental community, since there are many sections of the plan that address natural resources, greenways, air quality, transportation, recreation, parks, open space, land use policies, and urban design. Bill will discuss the current plan and potential revisions. This is an opportunity for you to state what environmental issues are important to you and to make specific recommendations. Help us spread the word about this opportunity. For more information contact John Hall, 346-6657 ext. 13.

And now a word from the good Creepy Joe™ Lieberman

There's a side of Creepy Joe™ Lieberman that people point to when they say "he's one of us." That's when we can get all teary-eyed about the fact that he allegedly represents folks like us from Connecticut. That he's so concerned about global warming and oil consumption that he's willing to make a "two-pronged" bipartisan effort.

This may make a few of the flat-earthers angry, but you're still the same old Creepy Joe™ to me.

Feet to the Fire this weekend

If you need to be convinced that you can learn science through art, spend a little time Saturday afternoon and discover how saavy your inner artist is.

How do we sleep while our bags are burning?

Now if only we could have an environmental minister who would tackle huge problems with simple, practical, efficient solutions. And if only we had more rock and rollers who took their message more seriously.

Peter Garrett, former lead singer for Midnight Oil, and now Environmental Minister in Australia, is aiming to rid that continent of plastic bags.



Garrett and band playing a protest in front of Exxon headquarters in Manhattan after the Exxon Valdez debacle.

The best of both worlds

Hurray and hurrah, Peter Garrett, former frontman for Midnight Oil has been named the Australian environmental minister.

Some see the appointment as a demotion for the energetic environmentalist.

There is life after rock and roll, and it's not shilling for a Cadillacs, Visa or Microsoft.