Real Estate: Unsung Heroes of the Great Recession.

No. 721 Little note and less recognition has been given to a substantial group of people who have benefitted us all.They are the unsung heroes who have been quietly buying substandard, decaying houses and fixing them up. Without them, there would be a lot more unlivable or barely livable homes in our community. Many more […]

Freakonomics Caption Contest Winner.

So, what do you think Secretary of the Treasury Geithner is saying in this picture?

Employment Is Only One Part Of The Problem.

The President’s Plan would most likely boost employment, at least for a while. But jobs created through government incentives won’t last unless there is a market for the goods and services they produce. And therein resides the catch.

Bolton Not to Run for President.

No. 708 Former UN Ambassador John Bolton and Fox News commentator announced on Fox News tonight that he would not be running for President. Interestingly, no one in the United States thought he might be. Former Governor Huckabee, who has a regular show on Fox News, also announced that he would not be running. Who […]

Labor Day 2011

No. 706 Pittsburgh claims to have the largest Labor Day Parade in the nation. Perhaps, but the demise of the steel industry has helped drive the long decline of organized labor as a political and economic force in this region. The parade may be big, but the membership continues to shrink. A handful of Republican […]

Creating Jobs 2011: A Modest Proposal.

No. 703 Everybody is talking about creating jobs. The President is going to make a major speech on the subject, which will be over in time for Thursday Night Football. I’m here to tell you that we are already creating jobs at a furious pace. What does an American do when he gets extra […]

Pitt Law and Age Discrimination.

William Brown, 73, stated in his U S District Court complaint that he has been passed over for a woman in her thirties because the law school administration was concerned that the average age of the faculty was too old.

Good Night, Irene, Good Night, Irene, I’ll See You in my Dreams.

Sometimes I live in the country,

Sometimes I live in the town,

Sometimes I take a great notion,

To jump into the ocean and drown.

Did you feel the earthquake?

No. 694 That’s what everybody is asking today. It appears that you had a better chance of feeling the tremor if you were sitting. In Pittsburgh, it felt as though a ghost shook your chair for a couple of seconds. And that was it. This is the second quake I have felt in these […]

Just in Case You Think You Are In Charge . . .

No. 963 . . . the past few days have seen a flash flood on Washington Boulevard with four dead, another rock slide on Route 28 that deposited a giant boulder on the hood of a car, an earthquake that was felt here (slightly) and a potential big time hurricane pointed in this direction. Its […]

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