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Wall Street Comes to Fayette: Update 2
Several weeks ago, I wrote about the shutdown of Eagle Machining in the village of Fayette, Ohio. In the first update to that post, I discussed the legal case against the owners.
This update is a little broader, and linked to the news that the U.S. trade deficit increased
Endangerment
Today the Trump administration decided to pretend that the "endangerment" finding, a ruling that allowed the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate CO2, methane, and other greenhouse gases, didn't exist and wasn't necessary because global warming is a hoax. Overwhelming scientific consensus says otherwise, of
Declaration of Independence
Take a look at the two women in the front row center, of the photo above. The woman with the short blonde hair is Amie Cohen. The woman standing next to her in the gray/blue jacket is Kate Smiley. They are new members of the Lancaster, Ohio City Council.
A Washington Post Post Including Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Book-of-the-Month, My Kidhood, and What to Do Now
Today the Washington Post announced that it was firing 300 staff. Three hundred. This comes after more than a year of staff firings and departures. Reporting indicates that sports, international coverage, and the books section are being spiked.
There's a lot to say about this and many people
Dumping on Chester
This past week, the mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania, Stefan Roots, stood in front of the Philadelphia city council and asked those council people to please stop dumping garbage on his city. Philadelphia sends its trash to nearby Chester where it is burned in the largest trash-to-steam incinerator in
Wall Street Comes to Fayette: Update
Here's a quick update on my January 16 post about Eagle Machining, First Brands, Fayette, Ohio, and Wall Street's effect on small places.
First Brands founder and CEO Patrick James was arrested yesterday morning in response to an indictment.
The press release issued by the U.