Model Stewardship One weekend recently I found myself at Shelburne Farms,
near Burlington, Vermont—a very nice place to spend a summer
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Window of GeniusHis name is synonymous with ingenuity, recalling a time when the nation emerged as the worldwide
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Pittsburgh, the “forge of democracy,” was exhausted in the wake of World War IIlooking to revive,
regenerate, and throw off the perennial problems of floods and smoke. Enter the Allegheny
Conference, a group of top businessmen with a plan to remake the city—and the city’s idea of itself. more... |
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Pittsburg in the Post-Industrial EraPittsburgh is all steep bluffs and long descents, a succession of ravines eroded out of the Allegheny
Plateau. The main road into downtown—a slow drop from the heights into the flats of an ancient
delta—hugs a slope high above the Monongahela River more... |
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Long Gone ReminderBuilt in 1909, it was among the first made of
concrete and steel, signaling the end of the old wooden stadiums. In a city known for its work ethic, Forbes Field bespoke a serious approach to
leisure. more... |