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Category Archives: August 2011
The Water-Energy Connection
On November 18, 2010, a directive from New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg to the city’s department of parks and recreation stated that each parks-and-recreation center in the city must take significant steps to cut costs–everything from “negotiating with unions … Continue reading
The Shifting Sands
The days of build, build, build are well behind the golf-course construction industry. The economic decline of the last several years has, for many firms, meant a shift in philosophy from building new courses to polishing those that already exist. … Continue reading
To The Dogs
My kids profess to be dog people. I am not. My rule is that nothing comes into my house that can’t–with proper training–clean up after itself. Whenever I’m forced to repeat this rule (and with four girls who believe a … Continue reading
This-N-That
Word On The Web On “The Obligation of Assimilation,” Feb. 18 Week-Ender blog post: “Well written. Anyone who has been to Egypt could pretty much tell the place was close to a crisis. With thousands of unemployed young men loitering … Continue reading
Step Up To The Plate
When I founded the National Alliance For Youth Sports in 1981, one of the driving forces behind that decision was due to the alarming number of youth-sports programs that resembled those in the professional ranks. As most know–that’s not what … Continue reading