May 13 2010

RNC Coming to Tampa in 2012

By now, you have probably heard the news.  The Republican National Convention is coming to Tampa in August 2012.
The electoral significance of a national convention’s location is often exaggerated, though. Far more important is the question of whether the community is equipped to pull it off, and Tampa left little doubt.
Based on what we saw
when [...]

Jun 27 2008

My Suburban to Urban Evolution

Earlier this week, I sold the 1997 Dodge Ram gas guzzler that I had been driving for the last 9 years.  The transaction left me with a strange realization that I had reached another of those transitional points in my life.

I’m talking about one of those points when you come to terms with the [...]

Apr 27 2008

Coming Soon: Suburban Blight

In the 60’s and 70’s a vast number of cities across the US were plagued by a phenomenon called
Urban Blight. A few weeks ago I read in 2 stories from separate news sources about
Youngstown Ohio, which is a former steel mill town just southeast of Cleveland that has been hit hard by the closing of [...]

Mar 3 2008

Next on the Endangered Species List: Your Public Library

While I could easily make this article an all out rant about the
dumbing down of America, I will spare you my thoughts (for now) about how our education system is putting America’s youth and the idea of not just the American dream, but the notion of a lucrative and prosperous lifestyle for many young Americans [...]

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