Rust Belt Writers

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I report. I shoot. I write. I’ve been known to produce a time or two. And at the end of the day, I pull it all together and give the viewers what they want- a visually entertaining story that presents information with context, understanding and thorough reporting.

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Optimized to Oblivion: My Resume vs the Machines

October 17, 2025

AI is good at many things – I’ve written about that before – but now I want to talk about business language, and how AI, through word salad and other nonsensical techniques, is making communication worse than it was before our computer overlords arrived. Having spent 20+ years in mass communication, I know a little … More Optimized to Oblivion: My Resume vs the Machines

Game Theory on the High Seas: The 1904 Steerage Rate War, the Prisoner’s Dilemma and why I live in Ohio

October 15, 2025

In 1904, Amanda Helen Kallio, a 16-year-old from Finland, boarded the Saxonia, a Cunard Line steamship, sailing from Liverpool to Boston. She was traveling with her 11-year-old brother Isaac and planned to join her father, Isaac Kallio, in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Local history pages published by Case Western Reserve record that “most Finns came to … More Game Theory on the High Seas: The 1904 Steerage Rate War, the Prisoner’s Dilemma and why I live in Ohio

AI and the future of …well, everything.

September 30, 2025

This week, a new data center was announced here in Trumbull County, Ohio, to support AI technology’s massive computing needs. This is at a time when many people in the area still haven’t developed a solid feel for how AI will deploy in their lives – on their personal phones, in their jobs, or in … More AI and the future of …well, everything.