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Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget Outlines Two Paths as Mamdani Warns of 9.5% Property Tax Increase. AI-Generated.
A Budget Framed Around Two Choices The release of the Fiscal Year 2027 preliminary budget has sparked renewed debate over how New York should balance its books in a period of rising costs and uncertain revenues. At the center of the discussion is a warning from Zohran Mamdani, who has said that property taxes could rise by 9.5% if a proposed wealth tax is not approved.
By Saad 4 days ago in The Swamp
Moving Companies in Beavercreek: How Local Expertise Shapes a Better Relocation Experience. AI-Generated.
Relocation is rarely just a physical process of transporting belongings from one place to another. It represents a transition that involves emotional adjustment, logistical coordination, and careful planning. In growing suburban communities like Beavercreek, Ohio, moving companies play an essential role in supporting individuals and families through these changes by offering expertise grounded in local knowledge.
By House Doctor4 days ago in Lifehack
Choong Whan Park USC and the Credibility Behind Brand Admiration
Choong Whan Park USC is a globally respected marketing scholar and branding authority whose work has shaped how leaders think about why people bond with brands and how those bonds translate into loyalty, advocacy, and long-term equity. Across decades of research, teaching, and leadership in branding education, Choong Whan Park USC advanced a relationship-first view of branding. In this view, a brand is not simply a logo, a campaign, or a clever positioning statement. A brand is a set of experiences that earn emotional commitment over time.
By Choong Whan Park4 days ago in Humans
Memories of a Daughter of Narcissists
I used to be the one beaten and bruised to my core, blamed for everything that went wrong, provoked and deliberately deprived my rights.
By Moon Desert4 days ago in Poets
The Assembly Line Classroom: Why We're Still Educating Children for a World That No Longer Exists . AI-Generated.
The school bell was invented for factories, not for minds. It was designed to regulate the movement of workers, to segment time into manageable units, to condition human beings to respond obediently to external signals. When we imported it into education, we imported something more than a scheduling tool—we imported a philosophy. We built our schools on the factory model because we were, at the time, educating children for factory jobs. The problem is that the factories have closed, the economy has transformed, the world has digitized, and the bell still rings.
By HAADI4 days ago in Education
I am
I am a mother, I am a wife, I am a friend, I am a woman. I rise before the sun remembers its own name, tie shoelaces, braid hair,
By Dagmar Goeschick4 days ago in Poets
The Forgotten Art of Being Present: Why Family Time Became a Casualty of the Clock . AI-Generated.
The dinner table was never just a piece of furniture. It was an altar, a staging ground for the small dramas and quiet revelations that woven together form the tapestry of family life. It was where you learned that your father had a funny story about his boss, that your sister was nervous about her math test, that your grandmother once had a different name, in a different country, in a different life. It was where you were seen, not as a student, a teammate, or a future adult, but simply as a member of a small, flawed, stubborn tribe called family.
By HAADI4 days ago in Families
The Empathy Deficit: How Digital Life is Numbing Our Collective Heart
There is a peculiar silence that has settled over public spaces. It is not the silence of reverence or contemplation, but of absence. In coffee shops, waiting rooms, park benches, and even dinner tables, we gather in clusters of solitude, each of us tethered to a glowing rectangle that promises connection but often delivers its counterfeit. We have more ways to communicate than any generation in human history, yet something vital is quietly slipping through our fingers: the capacity for genuine empathy.
By HAADI4 days ago in Education
Mother Dear
When I was younger, I hated my mother. Sincerely, a part of me still hated her as a teen. But looking back now, I realize there never was anyone who loved me more than she did.
By Esther Fashola4 days ago in Fiction
9 Reasons the Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie is Resonating with People Nationwide
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has resonated far beyond the boundaries of her immediate community, capturing attention across the country. In Nancy's case, a combination of emotional, social, and cultural factors has converged to transform a local tragedy into a shared national experience.
By Margaret Minnicks4 days ago in Humans
Grounded in the Wild: The Steady Discipline of Erick Anthony Rossi. AI-Generated.
Learning From Nature’s Pace Modern life often moves at an accelerated speed. Notifications arrive constantly, responsibilities overlap, and decisions are made quickly. In contrast, the natural world unfolds on its own timetable. Daylight shifts gradually. Weather patterns build over hours or days. Wildlife responds to instinct and environment rather than urgency.
By Anthony Rossi4 days ago in Journal
What makes a poet write.
Ok, let's think about this one for a minute, Hearing words in your mind that make up a rhythm, It may start with words that match together or they may not.
By Terri Rosall4 days ago in Poets