City Mouse and Country Mouse
In Caught in the Middle, Richard C. Longworth paints a grim picture of the future of the Midwest, what with declining populations, ever-shrinking job markets, and small towns dying on the vine. As Longworth puts it: The rural Midwest, in truth, existed for one era, and that era has passed. It responded to the economic […]
Read MoreThe Art of the Steal
I’m rewatching The Art of the Steal and am reminded about how difficult it is to find good guys and bad guys in real life situations. I’m torn between one man’s vision and what’s ultimately best for a city and the people within it. I cheer when the iconoclastic millionaire fights to keep his art collection […]
Read MoreManaging Change
We recently had a spate of storms here in our city with winds up to 60 and 70 miles an hour. As I walked down our street the next morning I counted three downed trees, two damaged roofs, and one destroyed car. A few weeks later, another storm front came by snapping utility poles in half, […]
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