
Jack Manning, Beaver County’s Reluctant Tour Guide to the Future
A look at Jack Manning’s journey to Beaver County and how redevelopment, energy investment, and community pride are shaping the region’s economic revival and future growth.
FROM RODGER’S DESK
From Rodger’s Desk is the regular column and open door of the Beaver County Almanac, written by Editor & Publisher Rodger Morrow.

A look at Jack Manning’s journey to Beaver County and how redevelopment, energy investment, and community pride are shaping the region’s economic revival and future growth.

takes you on a fast‑paced journey through the shared history of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, from frontier roots to post‑industrial reinvention. In this short talk, Rodger Morrow shows how West Virginia’s struggles and comeback offer a powerful mirror—and practical lessons—for communities like Beaver County that are working to define a new future.

A portrait of Bill Koshut, a steelmaker and historian whose career reflects Beaver County’s industrial legacy, labor culture, and the real craft of making steel that lasts.

The rise and fall of Westinghouse, from engineering powerhouse to corporate collapse, and what Beaver County’s industrial legacy reveals about building things that truly last.

AI runs on electricity—and electricity runs on copper. This essay explains the coming copper crunch and why Beaver County’s power and manufacturing base may be key to the future.

As Post-Gazette staff seek peace with management and their union amid a looming shutdown, nonprofit rescue talks emerge—raising the question of whether reconciliation can come too late.

A sharp look at Davos as American leaders disrupt the globalist status quo with blunt talk on trade, energy, and power—turning a polite forum into a collision with reality.

Dina Powell McCormick’s return to Meta highlights the revolving door between politics, finance, and tech—and why Pennsylvania and places like Beaver County may matter more in the AI era.

A clear, local-minded explanation of Bitcoin’s asymmetric risk, fixed supply, and why understanding it matters for Beaver County in a world of debt, debasement, and sudden system shifts.

Meta’s AI ambitions are linking up with Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant, turning a longtime Ohio River power station into a quiet backbone for data centers, algorithms, and the next phase of energy demand.

A look at Jack Manning’s journey to Beaver County and how redevelopment, energy investment, and community pride are shaping the region’s economic revival and future growth.

takes you on a fast‑paced journey through the shared history of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, from frontier roots to post‑industrial reinvention. In this short talk, Rodger Morrow shows how West Virginia’s struggles and comeback offer a powerful mirror—and practical lessons—for communities like Beaver County that are working to define a new future.

A portrait of Bill Koshut, a steelmaker and historian whose career reflects Beaver County’s industrial legacy, labor culture, and the real craft of making steel that lasts.

The rise and fall of Westinghouse, from engineering powerhouse to corporate collapse, and what Beaver County’s industrial legacy reveals about building things that truly last.

AI runs on electricity—and electricity runs on copper. This essay explains the coming copper crunch and why Beaver County’s power and manufacturing base may be key to the future.

As Post-Gazette staff seek peace with management and their union amid a looming shutdown, nonprofit rescue talks emerge—raising the question of whether reconciliation can come too late.

A sharp look at Davos as American leaders disrupt the globalist status quo with blunt talk on trade, energy, and power—turning a polite forum into a collision with reality.

Dina Powell McCormick’s return to Meta highlights the revolving door between politics, finance, and tech—and why Pennsylvania and places like Beaver County may matter more in the AI era.

A clear, local-minded explanation of Bitcoin’s asymmetric risk, fixed supply, and why understanding it matters for Beaver County in a world of debt, debasement, and sudden system shifts.

Meta’s AI ambitions are linking up with Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant, turning a longtime Ohio River power station into a quiet backbone for data centers, algorithms, and the next phase of energy demand.