Richmond Brainstorm

Growing up in my hometown, Madison, WI, I participated in a local currency system, called Madison Hours. To sign-up, you submitted your "offers" (what services, skills, or items you had) and your "requests" (what services, skills, or items you needed) to Madison HOURS, and in return they started you off with three "Hours" (the name of the currency), which was worth roughly one hour of work.

Midwifery care would lower state health care costs. Certified Professional Midwives provide safe care at a fraction of the cost of hospital-based care. At a time of skyrocketing health care costs, Indiana should embrace midwives as a way to cut costs without cutting corners

Many cities offer a regularly scheduled walking tour of their historic landmarks and other curious locations.  Richmond has many interesting destinations and historic structures located within a few miles of each other in and around the center city.  We could easily create a tour that showcases the past and present life of the town while also offering something unique for tourists (and residents) to do.   

I belong to an art group called the Wayne County Artists Guild. We were thinking that a certain month (we were thinking March) be proclaimed as "Hire your local artists" month, and encourage businesses to use artwork from local artists on their billboards and other advertising media.