Back in the early 1990s, the Chicago Tribune Magazine published a story on a suburban high school principal who had retired from one of the wealthiest public high schools in the nation and subsequently took a job as an English teacher and administrator at an inner-city Catholic high school whose students were predominately African-American. It [...]

According to a report in the SJ-R, the city is considering erecting four video cameras downtown to curb some of the lawlessness that occurs after-hours. I’m not sure if the extent of the problem warrants such action, there seems to be some difference of opinion, but if it is deemed significant then this seems to [...]

Food is riding a high in our culture right now. Chefs are celebrities. Consumers are connoisseurs. And dining out is primetime entertainment.
The media has picked-up on society’s love of food and feeds our seemingly insatiable appetite for food-related content. As is usually the case when a craze sweeps the country, certain participants are singled [...]

In 1994, the Kansai International Airport in Japan was opened. What’s unique about this particular airport is that it was built in Osaka Bay, on a man-made island of landfill almost 4 km from shore. While it is a marvel of engineering, it’s just one example of how man has become increasingly proficient at shaping [...]

Since my posts this week have focused on the public relations’ aspects of stories currently receiving media attention, I thought I would continue in that vein to close out the week.
CWLP proposed a 33 percent electric rate hike yesterday, news that warranted front page coverage in the SJ-R. I’m not sure; maybe the timing of [...]