by Steven Capozzola | Oct 20, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
When will we learn that outsourcing to China proves hazardous to our health?... The Miley Cyrus line of bracelets and necklaces contain toxic levels of cadmium. As the Associated Press and USA Today are reporting, the jewelry (which was made in China) is dangerous to...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 19, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
The Canton, Ohio "Keep It Made In America" Town Hall meeting was at the Kent State University Stark Campus this evening. Lieutenant Governor and Senate candidate Lee Fisher spoke. His opponent, Rob Portman, (U. S. Trade Representative under George W. Bush) was also...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 19, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
Last night's "Keep It Made In America" Town Hall meeting was at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pennsylvania. Kyle Foust, Chairman of the Erie County Council welcomed the attendees and led off the Town Hall meeting, quoting Hubert Humphrey: "No country ever...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 18, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
I'll be in Erie, PA to cover a "Keep It Made In America" Town Hall this evening. If you are in the Erie, PA area, tonight's event will be at 5:30 pm at the Bayfront Convention Center will feature the following guests: Scott Paul, Executive Director, Alliance for...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 18, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
Driving across Ohio toward Wheeling you pass one small manufacturing company after another - but not too many with lots of cars in the employee parking lot. I stopped in a coffee shop in a small township. They offered me a cookie, and when I declined, the owner said,...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 15, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
I have just learned that tonite's "Keep It Made In America" Town Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia will be webcast live starting at 5:15PM EST. Visit the Wheeling Town Hall - Live page for the webcast. From their page: With the election less than three weeks away, West...