Saturday, May 16, 2009

North Texas Earthquake

There was a whole lot of shaking going on in and around the Dallas Metroplex Saturday just before noon. A minor earthquake shook parts of North Texas but no damage nor injuries had been reported.The National Weather Service in Fort Worth said Saturday's earthquake came in at 3.3. There aren't any reports of damage or injuries. The earthquake was centered just south of Euless which is 18 miles west of Dallas.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

FIRST CLASS STAMPS ARE GOING UP TO .44 ON MAY 11th

You can still use your FOREVER STAMPS regardless of when purchased.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Texaplex

Great Video on living in Texas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC16-4fh-Qc

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Theres a train in your future...Welcome Aboard!!

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (also known as The T) is developing plans for a rail line in the Southwest-to-Northeast Rail Corridor sw2neRAIL across Tarrant County.

The proposed commuter route follows existing rail lines from Sycamore School Road in southwest Fort Worth, through downtown Fort Worth, northeast to downtown Grapevine and then into the north entrance of Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Everyday 25,000 people die of hunger.......Please see this video which won top honors at a film festival for a short film

http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/1081/Chicken-a-la-Carte

Shovel-Ready Projects Bedford

They're called 'shovel-ready,'

Those stimulus projects that have been surveyed, planned for, approved and are ready to go in cities all around America.

They've been on hold due to budget issues, but with the new government stimulus plan, they're about to get the green light.

You're going to see lots going on around the Bedford area and across Texas
from road repair, airport and transit upgrades to school refurbishment, the "greening" of local communities and new technology.

There are nearly 19,000 of these stimulus projects ready to ramp up nationwide, estimated to generate over 1,600,000 new jobs for 2009 and 2010.

Friday, March 27, 2009

EARTH HOUR 2009 – A Global Event on Climate

On March 28, 2009

Earth Hour will demonstrate that by working together, each one of us can make a positive impact on this global issue. Governments, businesses, communities and individuals across the globe will participate in Earth Hour and pledge to make changes that will curb their greenhouse gas emissions. Turn off your lights from 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 28, 2009 During that hour replace your old light bulbs with energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs Commit to reducing your energy consumption in the year ahead.