THE RURBAN FRINGE

On the Irish Fringe

I couldn’t resist sharing some further, related photos from a recent trip abroad and, while visiting Ireland, also couldn’t get away from noting that the most thriving Irish communities were those that were diversified in their economic activities … demonstrating that no matter where you live, economic self-sufficiency and growth must come from within.
Approximately 40% of [...]

Predictions for 2010

It’s hard to ignore trends … some are bang-on, while others tend to fall by the wayside.  We love them.  We hate them.  Money is spent creating them.  Businesses try to adjust to them.  Governments analyze them.
Yet – after a year no-one was able to predict – it’s becoming more important then ever to take [...]