written on September 1st, 2011 | by James R. Klein
Health care is a constant struggle for many Americans, especially low-income individuals and families. The Columbus Dispatch’s August 9th article “Area Health Centers Hit Hard by Federal Cuts” reported that federal spending reductions could cause 5 million people to be turned away from their current Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). A National Association of Community [...]
Tags: Columbus Dispatch, Community Health Centers, Federally Qualified Health Center, funding, State of Ohio
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written on June 17th, 2010 | by James R. Klein
On May 27, in Jackson, Ohio, my staff and I ventured to picturesque Jackson, Ohio, located in the Appalachian foothills, to celebrate the economic development success of another fruitful partnership—Ohio Basic Minerals. Patrick McDonald, Ohio Basic Minerals CEO, and Jeff Schrader, founder of the original Schrader and Sons Sand and Gravel, spoke to the crowd [...]
Tags: Appalachia, Columbus Business First, Columbus Dispatch, Finance Fund, Finance Fund Capital Corporation, Jackson County Times-Journal, James Klein, Jobs, New Markets Tax Credit, NMTC
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written on October 5th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
I like to dress up. It’s very seldom that I don’t wear a coat and tie, which I believe is a piece of my past that continually pokes it head through my frame of reference. My maternal grandfather was English and a proper bloke. He came to the States at seventeen years old and never [...]
Tags: Columbus Dispatch, Community, Community Development Entities, Development, Finance Fund, James Klein, neighborhoods, village
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written on March 10th, 2009 | by James R. Klein
An article in last week’s Columbus Dispatch solicited comment from the Ohio Congressional delegation about the federal stimulus package. I found it to be an interesting piece that left me with a strange feeling of despair.
Tags: Columbus Dispatch, Congress, David Korten, stimulus, The Great Turning
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