A Nation of Hunkered-Down Homebodies - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com

Good take on recent population shifts (or lack thereof) in the US.

A Nation of Hunkered-Down Homebodies - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com

How do we feed a City?

Fantastic presentation, illustrating social significance of food, commodity systems, colonialism, growth of cities, and urban development.

Might give a little perspective on the role of food in your community. Watch all the way to the end...

Early Childhood Investment in KY

The information to the side comes from a recent release from the Horizon report from the Kentucky Long Range Policy Research Center.

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What is meant by "cost/benefits/rate-of-return analysis using human capital theory"?

What would investment in early childhood education look like? How do you think that that investment yield positive results?

Go here for a search on human capital theory economics

Community Infrastructure

Love this bridge

"Synergy of the Arts..."

I'm currently reading through the Placemaking Initiative report regarding downtown development in Owensboro.


I'm currently President of the Board of Directors at Theatre Workshop of Owensboro, and we were hoping to acquire the Goldie's Opryhouse facility with the assistance of local government.

I have found interesting references in the Placemaking Initiative report about "synergy of the arts", and "historical preservation."

So the question is this: Is requesting $250,000 for the purchasing price for Goldie's too much in the face of a $79 million incentive plan to reinvent downtown Owensboro?

Should a public entity with a proven track record, and as the oldest arts organization in Owensboro, be shown preference to acquire the facility to "synergize the arts"? Or, should local government rely solely on the private sector?