Okay, there are a pile of books stacked at my desk that are begging to be reviewed so here goes: some summaries of hefty reality beach reading to sneak in between the light escape mystery and romance novels. Let’s start with parenting, with a new book, “Brain-Based Parenting” by Daniel A. Hughes and Jonathan Baylin. This is not a parenting text in the traditional sense,…
I recently was able to attend a Sewer Authority meeting at the Chadds Ford Township building, and I was very impressed. The decisions this group makes deal with a lot of money and affects many people. I feel that because these people are volunteers their work is taken for granted. All points made at the meeting were taken very seriously and handled in a professional…
Chadds Ford businessman Rob King is centuries removed from a certain French manufacturer, but the two men do seem to share a basic idea when it comes to government and the economy. It was during the 17th century, the story goes, when the French economy was in bad shape. Minister of Finances Jean-Baptiste Colbert asked a group of businessmen what the government could do to…