LETTER FROM NEW YORK In American mythology, salvation comes from the Feds. We think back to Eliot Ness’s incorruptible tax inspectors in the fight against Al Capone in Chicago in the late 1920s. Or the FBI cops who, at the same time, flushed out the adventurers who married and then murdered their Native American wives … Read more
Press release by Valerie Myers with the Erie Times-News on 17 February 2025 A state grant will pay most of the cost to protect the South Branch of French Creek in Union City Borough. The $375,453 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Growing Greener Plus program plus $48,273 from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and … Read more
By Jamie Strawbridge Last week, groups representing chief diversity officers, the City of Baltimore, and others filed suit in federal court in Baltimore to block Trump Administration efforts to dismantle programs promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). Plaintiffs challenge President Trump’s “crusade to erase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility from our country.” The lawsuit … Read more
Growing pressure for an ESG focus in business and investment to meet climate targets will likely drive an explosive demand for green technologies and services across every industry, according to a recent report released yesterday by KPMG and HSBC. This is one of the key takeaways from the “Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific” report, which … Read more
As someone focused upon the future, there are a few futuristic cities that astound me. Dubai is one, as I go there every year for a winter break, and recently visited the Museum of the Future. That already sounds strange, as museums usually host the memories of the past, not the future. The museum was quite … Read more
