You may be wondering why the idea of an Erie County Community College popped up recently, seemingly out of nowhere. You’re not alone. It’s the same proposal that was floated and rejected in 2010 because it was an unnecessary duplication of educational resources already available as well as running the risk of locking taxpayers into […]
Erie County Needs More Manufacturing Not More Housing, Hotels and Retail Space
Erie County does not have a housing shortage, we have enough houses, apartments and condominiums for everyone who wants one, in fact, tearing down abandoned and rundown housing is a focus of the new city plan. Every now and then, hotel rooms seem to fill up if there’s a special event, but you can usually […]
Could Small Scale Manufacturing be a Big Win for Erie County?
Buying Made in America products whenever you shop is great, but how about Made in Erie County? With the dwindling number of manufacturing jobs in our area, is that even possible anymore? Can we rebuild Erie County employment and offer opportunities for high school and college graduates from local schools, or even attract some from […]
What Graduating Students Should Never Do
Commencement speeches are often far too long and filled with platitudes you’ll quickly forget. Here are a few words from Mike Rowe, a really down to earth guy who you may have seen on a few commercials or his TV show Dirty Jobs. It’s fairly brief and quite likely better than the speech you heard […]
A Modest Proposal for Parents and Students in Erie Schools
Now that everyone knows the Erie schools are in dire financial straits, it’s time for each parent and student to take matters into their own hands. The proposal to close all four high schools has everyone’s attention, but does fixing the budget, however it’s done, mean the schools are fixed, too? Convince someone else or […]
Options for Students in Troubled Erie Schools
With headlines like “Erie schools are approaching bankruptcy,” you might get the impression the district is in big trouble. Coupled with constant demands from the governor for more money for education, stories of Philadelphia schools needing $5 billion for repairs, the Erie schools finding they need more “English as a second language” teachers which will […]
