NEW YORK TIMES: Late December is traditionally a time to recap the year’s news, but do we really have the stomach for it in 2013? Let’s look ahead, with a precap of news sure to happen in 2014. Jan. 1 A White House brunch ends abruptly as participants fail to agree on a New Year’s […]
Year: 2013
Capitolwire: Gov. Corbett, Camelot drop Lottery privatization deal.
The announcement comes a day before the administration and Camelot Global Services LLC would have had to decide whether to extend the firm’s $34 billion bid it placed last November.
Pennsylvania’s growth lags
LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: Population growth in Pennsylvania has stalled, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual estimates of where people live in the United States… Pennsylvania remains one of the nation’s most populous states — with 4 percent of the total population. But it added just 9,000 people since 2012, or less than a […]
New York Today: Murder Hits Record Low
NEW YORK TIMES: New York is set to finish 2013 with a 20 percent drop in murders. Most other crimes are falling, too. There were 332 murders through Dec. 29. In 2012, there were 419… The drop in New York appears to be part of a broader trend in the nation’s biggest cities. Chicago, Los […]
Census: North Dakota, South and West adding population fastest
WASHINGTON POST: … The annual estimates of state population on July 1 shows the South added more than 1.1 million residents between 2012 and 2013, while Western states added almost 728,000 residents over the past year. Northeastern states added 171,000 residents, while the Midwest added another 226,000 people… Texas added more residents, 387,000, than any […]
One third of Americans reject theory of evolution
PEW FORUM: According to a new Pew Research Center analysis, six-in-ten Americans (60%) say that “humans and other living things have evolved over time,” while a third (33%) reject the idea of evolution, saying that “humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time.”
Americans on Wrong Side of Income Gap Run Out of Means to Cope
NEWSMAX / BLOOMBERG: …As the gap between the rich and poor widened over the last three decades, families at the bottom found ways to deal with the squeeze on earnings. Housewives joined the workforce. Husbands took second jobs and labored longer hours. Homeowners tapped into the rising value of their properties to borrow money to […]
Ford to be 2013’s best-selling car brand in U.S.
USA TODAY: Ford has sold more than 2.4 million vehicles this year and expects to retain for 2013 its title over Toyota as the best-selling vehicle brand in North America. The Dearborn-based automaker expects to widen its lead with record sales of the Fusion, Escape and Fiesta, strong demand for the Focus and a tripling […]
A.D.H.D. Experts Re-evaluate Study’s Zeal for Drugs
NEW YORK TIMES: Twenty years ago, more than a dozen leaders in child psychiatry received $11 million from the National Institute of Mental Health to study an important question facing families with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Is the best long-term treatment medication, behavioral therapy or both?
Bonanza or disaster? CRIZ is a two edged sword.
What type of feasibility study can Gray and Patterson show to justify either of these investments? We would wager none at all. In other words grab the money, divvy it up among special interests, and future generations be damned.
The Kalashnikov machine gun’s real story?
And even in the shadow of these events Russian and world media paid great attention to the death of 94 years old Lt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, known as the designer of the machine gun AK-47, probably the most famous weapon of our time.
Moguls Rent South Dakota Addresses to Shelter Wealth Forever
BLOOMBERG: Among the nation’s billionaires, one of the most sought-after pieces of real estate right now is a quiet storefront in Sioux Falls, South Dakota… Don’t look for any heiresses in this former five-and-dime. Most days, the small offices that represent these families are shut. Even empty, they provide their owners with an important asset: […]
Tell your kid to get a government job
WE.CONNECT.DOTS: Not among the one percent? Do not own a lucrative family business? You should only encourage your children to pursue a career in government employment.
Out of the park: A Chester County case worth following
LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER-JOURNAL EDITORIAL: …Downingtown officials see a bright opportunity, however, in the form of a proposed 20-acre, 300-home development, complete with 20,000 square feet of retail space. The developers also would mitigate industrial pollution at the site, which formerly was a landfill. The new construction would pump into the borough budget an estimated $100,000 in […]