So, it's a stretch to relate this to city living, but I'm going to give it a shot.
The other day York City Councilman Cameron Texter pointed my attention to a recent episode of the Colbert Report, which featured John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, Pa. Fetterman's been called a York native in a bunch of articles Google showed me, but an old Daily Record story tells me he grew up in Springettsbury Township and his father owns Kling Bros. Insurance (which is in the city -- see there, related to the city).
Anyway, Fetterman's an interesting guy. He seems to have drawn much attention for being a big, tattooed up guy with a Harvard degree. He has Braddock's zip code tattooed on his arm, plus a tattoo of the date every time someone has been killed in Braddock under his watch, according to news articles. He was on the Colbert Report lobbying for economic stimulus funding for Braddock, where he says the population has dropped from 20,000 to 3,000 in recent years.
Fetterman appears to be pushing for creative ideas to spark economic development in the tiny town. Read more on Braddock's Web site.
What do you think?
The other day York City Councilman Cameron Texter pointed my attention to a recent episode of the Colbert Report, which featured John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, Pa. Fetterman's been called a York native in a bunch of articles Google showed me, but an old Daily Record story tells me he grew up in Springettsbury Township and his father owns Kling Bros. Insurance (which is in the city -- see there, related to the city).
Anyway, Fetterman's an interesting guy. He seems to have drawn much attention for being a big, tattooed up guy with a Harvard degree. He has Braddock's zip code tattooed on his arm, plus a tattoo of the date every time someone has been killed in Braddock under his watch, according to news articles. He was on the Colbert Report lobbying for economic stimulus funding for Braddock, where he says the population has dropped from 20,000 to 3,000 in recent years.
Fetterman appears to be pushing for creative ideas to spark economic development in the tiny town. Read more on Braddock's Web site.
What do you think?
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