I learned today that the average net worth of a household in the bottom 50% set a record last quarter of $67,000. That's good to hear. Except for one thing: Total net worth for all households has gone up 7x since 1990. So a record doesn't mean much unless that record is at least 7x ...continue reading "Raw data: Net worth of the poor, the middle class, and the rich"
I took this picture in Bayeux, home of the Bayeux Tapestry. It's nothing special, but I like its pristine serenity. While I'm looking at it, I can believe for a few moments that there's nothing wrong with the world.
Seeking out a mentor is the most impactful step a diverse employee can take early in their careers, according to a survey taken by Edward Jones as part of its recent Diversity, Equity and Inclusion conference.
CHICAGO — The Illinois Municipal League (IML) elected officers and members to its Board of Directors at its Annual Business Meeting, held September 17, as a part of the 109th IML Annual Conference at the Hilton Chicago. The IML membership unanimously elected River Forest Village President Catherine M. Adduci to serve a one-year term as President. Also elected during the conference were Fairview Heights Mayor Mark T. Kupsky as First Vice President and Hazel Crest Village President Vernard L. Alsberry, Jr. as Second Vice President. In addition to the officers, 34 Vice Presidents were elected to serve a one-year term, and six IML Past Presidents continue to serve, on the statewide organization’s Board of Directors. Alton Mayor David Goins was elected to serve as a Vice President. These were Mayor Goins comments about the appointment: “I look forward to working with mayors from across the state to address the complex issues our communities face,” said Goins. “By
A St. Louis-based private equity firm has hired a new operating partner with nearly 20 years' experience at another locally based, privately held operating company.
Last year, I tried to create a “test suite” of websites that any new internet regulation ought to be “tested” against. The idea was that regulators were so obsessively focused on the biggest of the big guys (i.e., Google, Meta) that they never bothered to realize how it might impact other decently large websites that […]
Nye County, a rural enclave in Nevada, has positioned itself as the epicenter of a Donald Trump-fueled conspiracy about the security of electronic vote tabulators. The Nye County Commission voted in March to make the county one of the first to act on the false narratives that machines that count votes are rigged. County Clerk Mark Kampf, […]
Linda Ronstadt will release a new memoir, Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonora Borderlands, on October 4 that focuses on her family connections to the culture and music…
Hard-rock band Ruffyunz has just released its second album, Ruffyunz II, which includes contributions from a variety of well-known musicians. Among the guest artists featured on the record are Deep…
This year’s rescheduled Pointfest included 19 bands on three stages and heartfelt tributes to 105.7’s Jeff Burton, who passed away in August after battling cancer.
The speaker of the Missouri House is urging the U.S. attorney in Kansas City to shut down Agape Boarding School, accusing the Christian school of “what amounts to organized crime against children.”
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