by Jefferson Pinto
Jan. 2009, VIEW Issue 10: Last month I addressed the need to define the problem, prioritize, and formulate a solution. This month, I’ll introduce a framework for evaluating solutions.
One of the biggest challenges with developing solutions is to ensure the proposed solution actually addresses the core problem and underlying causes. This sort of assumes the problem or objective is accurately and clearly defined as well as agreed upon.
by Jefferson Pinto
Oct. 2008, VIEW Issue 7: I was watching TV the other evening and saw a show with a 700+ pound man who needed to be hospitalized; could neither ably walk or fit through the door. This begs a few questions. How did he get this way? Why did he keep eating? How did he keep eating? Who kept bringing him food? Why did he wait this long to remedy his eating habits?
November 2008 • VIEW Issue 8: Last month (Oct. 2008, Issue 7, Article), I addressed failures of our media to disclose critical germane facts and analysis surrounding the “bail-out”. This month I’ll address how we got into the economic mess we’re in and why the current “fixes” probably won’t do the trick.
- R. Ellis Smith
VIEW Issue 12, Mar. 2009: Ok, so as the story goes, under the somewhat dubious watchful eye of Mr. Jay Panzica, Chief Financial Officer of the city of Ventura we were the unlucky holders of $10,000,000 worth of stock in the Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual.
by Jen McMillan
VIEW Issue 12, Mar. 2009: If anyone has been to the mall lately, it is easy to see that not much is manufactured in the US anymore and even more sad is that the larger chains of Western Wear stores and even Army Surplus stores who are supposed to be the epitome of American Culture carry very few American made products.
Urban Outfitters: Ventura Mayor Weir - Soft on Sweatshops
VIEW Issue 12, Mar. 2009: Ventura Mayor Christy Weir is urging Venturans to “shop local” so that their retail “tax” dollar will be ‘kept’ local. What about the larger picture of non-local chain retail outlets who send their (our ?) dollars overseas? (This Article http://bit.ly/2gNcxmG)
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