Outside Erie

This week’s top comment comes from Matt, who wrote to weigh in on the issue of broadband access in Erie.
Here’s what he had to say:
As a local techie - this issue has been around for years and several projects in the last few years have brought significant investment to the region.
The main issue with fiber […]

This week’s top comment comes from KS, who writes a nice response to the criticism levied at Young Erie Professionals:
This community needs more young leaders and to discourage any group from which one would emerge is very self-defeating. As far as “crowing” about their contributions, that is how organizations grow. It is about marketing and […]

I’ve chosen a post from Shane as this week’s top comment, if only because it offers a fresh alternative to what many others have been saying about the sad state of the Big 3 automakers.
Here’s his proposal:
How about we think outside the box on this one:
What if instead of handing over billions of our tax […]

Just to prove how open I am, I’ve chosen an analogy to the Boston Red Sox (gulp) as our comment of the week.
There were plenty of great choices this week, as the site really bubbled with some great commentary on issues such as public libraries and Erie’s mindset.
But I’m singling out a comment from Michael […]

This week’s top comment comes from Melissa, who expressed a rather simple yet important point during the discussion about the Presidential election:
Regardless of who wins this election, our president is not an all powerful dictator or totalitarian, thanks to our 3 branches of government.
A vested interest in local governance, progress and development through our local […]

This week’s top comment is one of my favorites since starting this site.
It comes courtesy of Shane, who was reacting to the comments related to the Koehler project this week.
In the responses to this post alone, I see a tremendous amount of passion for moving Erie forward (although thoughts differ on how to achieve that).
My […]

This week’s top comment comes from John Morris of Pittsburgh, who discusses the parallels between the issues plaguing the development of his city’s downtown and Erie’s downtown:
Pure logic and aerial views support the idea that there should be a much broader definition of what Erie’s downtown is.
This is core problem that has never been grasped […]

In the firestorm following City Council’s controversial decision to table a vote that would have potentially brought more then $2 million in state money for downtown came this nugget from regular commenter Jim.
Jim spoke of what the decision could mean for future state funding for Erie:
This is symptomatic of what many have been complaining about […]

For this week’s top comment, I’d like to single out a point made by T.J. regarding the type of degree programs offered by Erie’s colleges.
His point indirectly supports the idea that Erie could use a technically-centered community college.
Here’s his comment:
We need to drive home the notion to the upcoming generation that the sciences, businesses and […]

This week’s top comment is short but it makes a point about a topic we haven’t discussed enough here — the runway extension project at Erie International Airport.
Here is what GlobalErie reader Jake has to say about the public’s reaction to the project:

If I read one more letter to the editor blasting the runway extension, […]