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Harold Hower

Coatings Community by Harold Hower

Harold Hower, CEO and founder of Technology Publishing Company, likes to think about ways of improving conditions in the architectural coatings industry.

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The RRP Rule Hits Home (or, Why this Homeowner Paid More but Got More)

All this debate and discussion about the EPA’s lead-paint Renovate, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule has hit home, you might say, for this corner of blog space.

Posted Monday, April 25, 2011 | 2 Comments


Artwork and Politics Make for Volatile Mixture in Maine Mural Flap

Murals are considered one genre of decorative painting, so we thought it would be interesting to bring to the attention of our decorative painting artisans, as well as to those who might use the service of these artisans, news about recent actions by the governor of Maine to remove an “offensive” mural from a government building and the state attorney general’s justification for the action.

Posted Thursday, April 14, 2011 | 0 Comments


Solar Paint? There’s a Ton of Energy Going into the Idea

In this blog I like to talk technology—the kind that’s on the fringe of practical application, maybe even on the fringe of consciousness. Just think, for instance, about the progression of the computer’s physical manifestations.

Posted Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | 1 Comment


Here’s a Federal Government Activity That May Be Worth Funding

Two questions: What aspects of the Federal government should be funded, and is the government capable of contributing to our welfare in a significant way?

Posted Friday, March 11, 2011 | 1 Comment


A Modest Proposal: Give Compromise a Chance—and Rational Thinking too

People today tend to dislike compromise, as seen in headlines about labor disputes and budget battles. While politics was once called “the art of compromise,” today “compromise” is viewed as a dirty word, or at least a very pejorative one, with the connotation that to compromise is to cave in, or to sacrifice your principals.

Posted Wednesday, March 2, 2011 | 0 Comments

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