Много уже было и многое еще будет сказано по поводу взрыва бомбы на бостонском марафоне, но эта статья в Нью Йоркере о русской реакции к теракту, заинтересовала меня. Вот мой ответ: 1. Россия всегда радовалась чувству собственной центральности и причастия к мировым событиям. Папа Иоан Павел II, поляк по происхождению, считался практически “одним из нас” [...]
Much has already been, and will be written about the Boston Marathon bombers, but this article in New Yorker about the Russian reaction to the events caught my attention. Here is my response: 1. Russia has always thrived on feeling of its centrality to all the world events. John Paul II who was Polish, was considered [...]
It’s the morning after the spring election and I am so grateful and appreciative to the more than 800 people in Janesville who took the time to write my name in on the ballot, yesterday. This was the first time that I have written somebody’s name on the ballot, and it made me realize once [...]
Being a late entrant to the council race, I would like to take this time to state my opinion on the three most important issues facing Janesville City Council: #1. Picking a city manager. It can be easy to forget but city council has only one employee – city manager. Picking the right city manager, [...]
RASHKIN IS LEADER, SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESS I am writing in support of Yuri Rashkin’s write-in candidacy for Janesville City Council. I have known Yuri as a friend, community leader and suporter of small local businesses. He has shown his commitment to downtown with his “Janesville Mile” idea. He is committed to serving Janesville as a [...]
Now that the word is getting out about my write-in campaign for city council, I want to answer the main question that has come up so far, which is: Why now? Why did I not take out papers in December and ran a regular campaign? The short answer is: Things change. A slightly longer answer [...]
Janesville – This morning, Yuri Rashkin who served on the Janesville City Council from 2008 to 2012, announced his candidacy as a write-in candidate for Janesville City Council, in the April 2 election. Said Rashkin: “Our community is looking at a unique set of challenges, including potentially hiring a new city manager. Having been on [...]
In late September of last year, I decided that it was time to do something about my weight. It’s been bothering me for some time and the earlier plan I had of losing weight by knocking on doors as part of my election campaign, did not have the results I hoped for. While sitting at [...]
When Vladimir Putin signed a law passed by the Russian Duma – “parliament” – forbidding adoption of Russian orphans by American citizens, he not only sent messages to groups around the world, he hurt Russian orphans. A message was sent to Washington DC that fighting Russian organized crime and corruption comes with asymetrical consequences. A [...]
Watching how the tragedy in Newtown changed the America we live in, I can’t help but wonder if the National Rifle Assocation and its president Wayne LaPierre, have no ammunition for the crisis they’re facing. Here’s the deal: it’s pretty clear that if you look at their actions, the National Rifle Association does not represent [...]
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