Originally printed in the Norwalk Hour on June 28, 2011 It is with cruel truth that Input/Output Analysis teaches us that the loss of jobs at the top of the economic spectrum will create a cascading multiplier effect. Lose one banker at the upper end and 4 or 5 local service jobs disappear and so …
Originally posted on the Norwalk Patch May 25, 2011 I read with interest recent reports about a symposium at Norwalk Community College about “green-collar” jobs. What is a “green-collar” job? My definition would be someone who works in a non-traditional manner to produce a product or service in a sustainable manner. What does that mean? …
Originally posted on the Norwalk Patch on May 11, 2011 The month of May begins with hope…the hope of a new spring and for kids the hope that the school year will soon be over. The month ends with that hope rewarded…Memorial Day…which has become the unofficial kickoff of summer…a weekend filled with All-American Picnics, …
Originally printed in the Norwalk Hour April 8, 2011 John F. Kennedy, a member of our “Greatest Generation” and the man who led us to put a man on the moon, also designated May as Senior Citizen Month beginning in 1963. 17 years later in 1980, Jimmy Carter changed it to Older Americans Month. In …
Originally Printed in the Norwalk Hour, December 12, 2010 Life in southwestern Connecticut is changing rapidly and not necessarily for the better. The economic crisis has hit us hard and solutions leading to real sustainable economic development are in short supply. If we do not improve the prospects for young workers, they will continue to …
Originally printed in the Norwalk Hour March 9, 2011 Recently, I had the opportunity to appear before the Transportation Committee of the General Assembly to testify in support of a proposed bill concerning the availability of Parking Spaces on the New Haven line and its branches. The life of the rail commuter is difficult in …