Carly Moskowitz

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Carly Moskowitz
Wed, 10/15/2008

People Before Profit

a Post for Blog Action Day on Poverty

I am upset. I guess upset doesn’t quite describe the undercurrent of fury that’s clouding my day to day activities. And no, it’s not the driver who cut me off on 95 today or the tantrum my kid threw that caused me to be late for work. I’m mad because I can’t seem to get a grip on where my once disposable income is going.  read more »

Carly Moskowitz
Thu, 01/24/2008

The Extended Day Quandry

Education and Innovation

Should a district offer an extended day curriculum if it can only pay
its teachers at a rate of 60% of their normal pay? Or should the
district incorporate extended day into only the number of schools that
it can afford to pay the teachers fairly?  read more »

Carly Moskowitz
Thu, 01/03/2008

Housing First, and then what?

Uprooting homelessness in our region

Yesterday I read an article (Amid Growth, No Place to Go) regarding the increase of homelessness in Plymouth. It discussed both the response of local merchants in the Plymouth downtown area, as well as those struggling on the streets. Business owners–and this is not strictly the sentiments of those in Plymouth–feel that customers are less likely to spend money at a store where a homeless person is hanging around the outside. They cite safety issues as their greatest concern including general vagrancy and drunkenness.  read more »

Carly Moskowitz
Mon, 12/31/2007

Getting to know our neighbors

Who are we really?

This past fall was my first campaign season with UWMB&MV. It was filled with constant learning, inspiration and hard work. Perhaps what put this experience on a different level was working with a particular institution throughout its campaign. Edward is a branch manager at a bank in Boston. He is smart, well spoken and a natural leader. The employees working under him all seemed to like and respect him while his superiors come to him frequently for personnel advice. During the time that I began to develop relationships at the bank and now, Edward and I have become friends. He and his wife live close by and share many of the same interests as my partner and I. Because of this, I have gotten to know Edward’s story on a personal level and through that story, have a far deeper understanding of the world around me.  read more »

Carly Moskowitz
Wed, 12/26/2007

What are we really asking for?

Young People and Employment: What do we really want?

I read an article this morning on CNN.com, called: Generation Y: Too demanding at work? The article made the assertion that young folks, just out of college and entering the workforce want far too much from their employers including "better pay, a flexible work schedule and company provided Blackberrys and cell phones." Immediately, I wanted to respond....  read more »

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