Business Perspectives
How to Turn a Swamp Into Money
How Beaver County’s Junction Park transformed a swamp into a trolley-era destination for affordable recreation, entertainment and community life.
The Fair, the Farm, and the Candidate in Clean Shoes
A look at Beaver County’s fair traditions, from Hookstown and Big Knob to tractor pulls, farm families, fair food and politicians courting rural voters.
The Sport of Kings, With Funnel Cake
Darlington Polo Club brings the sport of kings to Beaver County with night matches, dirt fields, family tradition, pickup trucks and funnel cake.
About That Warm, Fuzzy Feeling
Empathy matters, but compassion without consequences can mislead. Grandpa Jim explores why wisdom must ask what happens next.
Old Economy, New Lessons: Why Socialism Keeps Getting a Second Chance
Why socialism keeps returning, what history reveals about central planning, and how markets, social democracy, and communal experiments compare.
The People Who Built Economy — and Forgot to Reproduce
The story of the Harmony Society, Old Economy Village, and the celibate community that built wealth, industry, and a lasting legacy in Ambridge.
Yes, She Really Is That Into You
A humorous guide for older men on recognizing when a woman is interested, from subtle glances and mirroring to compliments, confidence, and companionship.
The Price We Pay for Hating Men
An argument against judging men or women as categories, exploring contempt, bias, relationships, and the social cost of replacing individuality with ideology.
A Good Walk Never Wasted
A witty history of golf in Beaver County, from Beaver Valley and Black Hawk to Olde Stonewall and hometown legend Bill “Putt” Gabal.
Learning to Hear the Music Beneath the Noise
A thoughtful review of Henri Nouwen’s Discernment, exploring attention, silence, identity, and learning to recognize God’s voice in ordinary life.
The Great Awakening
A global awakening is underway as people question money, power, and truth—embracing Bitcoin, blockchain, and independent thinking to reclaim freedom from centralized control.
What the Central Bankers Want
A reflection on the decline of local trust in banking, the rise of central bank digital control, and why saving, community loyalty, and hard money may be the last acts of financial independence in modern America.
How Pittsburgh’s Master Planners Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot
A sharp critique of Pittsburgh’s stalled redevelopment plans and fading economic ambition — contrasting the city’s endless “master plans” with Beaver County’s real-world progress in manufacturing, energy, and growth.
The Visible Hand Meets the Invisible Algorithm
A reflection on Alfred D. Chandler Jr.’s “visible hand” and its modern echoes in Beaver County — from steel mills to Bitcoin mines — exploring how local enterprise adapts between industrial order and digital innovation.
Vanishing Ink: How Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Newspapers Shrunk—and Why Beaver County Still Needs Its Own Voice
Beaver County’s newspaper legacy has faded from dozens of local papers to a handful of chain-owned dailies. Beaver County Business aims to revive true community journalism — local voices telling local stories in a digital age.
UPMC Crosses the River (Again)
UPMC plans to acquire Ohio’s Trinity Health System, expanding its reach into a fifth state and reshaping regional health care. The move could bring better access for Beaver County patients — and new competition for local providers.
MAGA: Steering a Perilous Course Between Scylla and Charybdis
A look at how pragmatic governance—balancing policy over personality—has reshaped America’s economy and foreign policy, with ripple effects felt in Beaver County’s factories, jobs, and everyday life.
The Consequences of Clicking
In an age of scrolling and sound bites, Beaver County’s legacy of literacy reminds us why books—and deep reading—still matter. Civilization depends not on screens, but on sentences.
Mortgage Myopia: Mistaking Drywall for Growth
Beaver County’s housing boom reflects—not drives—its economy. Real growth comes from production, innovation, and paychecks, not rising home prices or mortgage-fueled illusions.
Hugh Henry Brackenridge and His Western Pennsylvania Don Quixote
Hugh Henry Brackenridge, the Princeton-educated lawyer who hauled a printing press over the Alleghenies, became Western Pennsylvania’s first great satirist. His comic masterpiece Modern Chivalry turned the frontier towns of Beaver County into a stage for democracy’s growing pains—complete with tavern debates, ambitious servants, and a weaver nearly elected to the legislature.