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Buildings Are Not the Key to Lancaster’s ‘Revival’
Published on 2013-04-03 06:27:16
For $25, you can go to an Hourglass Foundation event at the Ware Center this Thursday night to hear a Brookings Institution fellow feed you a line of bull. What Christopher Leinberger is expected to say, according to Bernie Harris’s Intellige
The Christmas Show at American Music Theatre
Published on 2012-12-15 14:37:16
Through the twists and turns of interactions on Twitter, Amanda and I found ourselves last Sunday in the audience of “Home for the Holidays,” this year’s Christmas show at American Music Theatre. I share the full story at the end (&
Going on NOW: 24 Hours of Online Giving in Lancaster County
Published on 2012-11-30 06:31:24
I’ve been hoping to write and post a blog about the Lancaster County Community Foundation’s spectacular philanthropy event The Extraordinary Give for a while now. I simply haven’t been able to make the time. So instead, Tracy Cutler
Today on WITF-FM: My Voice
Published on 2012-11-14 07:21:43
This is just a really quick post to let you know that Craig Layne of WITF interviewed my boss (Steve Wolgemuth) and me for today’s Money Works radio segment. The piece ran at 5:35 and 7:35 this morning, and it (…)Read the rest of this ent
Creativity CON 2012 – Sat., October 20
Published on 2012-09-25 17:23:40
If you’re a creative type in need of a creative boost, you should know about Creativity CON 2012, taking place in Lancaster on Saturday, October 20. The one-day conference costs $99 through this Sunday, September 30. (After that, it increases (…)Read the rest of this entry
Pa. Newspapers Running Lame Front-Page Stories on Sandusky
Published on 2012-06-23 09:28:56
Here is this morning’s news as the AP is reporting it: Jerry Sandusky was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years, accusations that shattered the Happy Valley image of Penn State football and led to the firing (…)Read the rest of this entry
Well-Being Is Higher in Lancaster Than in Any Other U.S. Metro Area
Published on 2012-02-28 11:21:40
According to data collected throughout 2011 for the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Lancaster County, PA is the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) where well-being is highest, compared to all other U.S. metro areas. My Facebook newsfeed has been overtaken by a photo (…)Read the rest of this entry »
What Cities Are Comparable to Lancaster?
Published on 2012-01-27 19:46:43
In the coming months, I would like to begin spying on towns that are a lot like Lancaster. I want to monitor them remotely over the Web, to get a sense of what is going on in those cities that (…)Read the rest of this entry »
Patriot-News Front Page: ‘As for Paterno, This Must Be His Last Season’
Published on 2011-11-08 17:27:45
The Harrisburg Patriot-News published an extraordinary front page today: The entire front page is an editorial. It stands up for the thousands of Penn State alumni and supporters who live in Central Pennsylvania. It stands up for the rule of (…)Read the rest of this entry »
There’s a New Community Events Calendar in Town
Published on 2011-09-28 21:00:10
Watch out. There’s a new Lancaster events calendar. And it’s on this site. It’s powered by event organizers. When you create a Facebook Event, invite the Facebook user Lancaster Event-Calendar. Voila! Your event is now listed on this public Lancaster (…)Read the rest of this entry »
In the Middle of College Football Season, Injustices of the NCAA Revealed
Published on 2011-09-18 07:48:45
I’m part of a corrupt system. The other week I spent a buck something on a fountain soda at a Turkey Hill Minit Market. The plastic cup I chose sported the Penn State Nittany Lion logo and the football team’s (…)Read the rest of this entry »
Census 2010: Latino Growth
Published on 2011-05-17 17:46:43
Expect more Census 2010 posts to come. For now, here’s Latino population growth as it has contributed to Lancaster city’s overall population: As you can see, the Latino population of Lancaster city has increased from 21 percent to 39 percent (…)Read the rest of this entry »
David Brooks at F&M Saturday
Published on 2011-04-17 17:37:54
David Brooks spoke at Franklin & Marshall College this past Saturday, delivering a lecture that was free and open to the public. For those (like me) interested in the local angle, Brooks commented frequently on F&M, and how as a (…)Read the rest of this entry »
‘Be a humanizing force’
Published on 2011-03-29 18:05:55
One of the forces constantly prompting me to be a better person is the ever-growing body of TED talks. I recently listened to a talk by Courtney Martin, which she delivered in D.C. in December. It’s ostensibly about feminism and (…)Read the rest of this entry »
Marcellus Shale drilling is harming Pennsylvania’s environment, New York Times reports
Published on 2011-03-02 07:29:04
A New York Times expose today reveals a thoroughly corrupt system that is effectively allowing natural gas drilling to destroy Pennsylvania’s environment. The in-depth report comes at a time when the number of Marcellus Shale wells in Pennsylvania are expected (…)Read the rest of this entry »
How many of America’s wealthiest people live in Lancaster County?
Published on 2011-02-19 14:02:29
The greatest threat to democracy in the United States is the growing inequality of wealth. (The causes of that inequality, including the unchecked power of multinational mega-corporations, are important, too.) Thomas Jefferson recognized massively disproportionate distribution of wealth as a (…)Read the rest of this entry »