Last school year was remarkable by any measure. We closed eight schools, changed school attendance boundaries for over 2,200 students and reassigned hundreds of staff to new buildings. This school year will also be significant for making these many changes work well for our students and their learning environment.

I just read the Aug. 27, 2010 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment figures. They are not good, but they are dreadful for our youth ages 16-24. Their unemployment rate reached 19.1 percent in July. Less than half of them (48.9 percent) are employed. These are the worst numbers since records began in 1948.

The growing awareness of the “global” market has increased interest in foreign stock investments. There are many foreign companies that people can invest in that are traded on the domestic exchanges. However, instead of the actual stock trading on the U.S. domestic exchanges, an American Depository Receipt (ADR) is often traded. ADRs help to reduce administration and duty costs that would otherwise be levied on each transaction. They were first introduced by JP Morgan & Company in 1927.

A few weeks ago this column, researched and written by June Anderson, told us much about Roe Chase.

The race for governor in 2010 has been an exciting one already and just over 60 days remain in the campaign.

The tickertape parade is a celebration unique to the New York City financial district.