Fourth of Six

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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Fourth emptiest city

I was shocked to see Greensboro come in fourth on the list of America's Top 15 Emptiest Cities, according to rental and homeowner vacancies. I think, in our case, it's because of a new construction boom which speculators engaged in, right before the housing bubble burst. Or it could be because of the corruption and incompetence of our local government and police force.

It's funny to see us on the same list as Las Vegas, Detroit, Dayton and Atlanta.

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Monday, November 24, 2008

Kettering

Charles Kettering invented the electric starter for the motor vehicle, saving many a thumb from being broken, and making it easier for women to drive cars. His company, the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (DELCO), is now part of General Motors. He started out working for the National Cash Register Company (NCR). He took over Orville Wright's plane factory, and made bombers during World War I. He had 300 patents, founded hospitals and schools, and has a town and three schools named after him. He was a genuine American genius.

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