Year: 2013

NYT: Predictions of the year to be

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]