And, as I recall, not a single mention of Mark Twain or Elmira College.

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> On Sep 28, 2017, at 3:51 PM, Arianne . <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Jules, really appreciate your added remarks and glimpses into
> Elmira reality.
> Arianne Laidlaw
> 
> On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 12:06 PM, JULES AUSTIN HOJNOWSKI <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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>> Ps I will be going to Elmira on wed oct 4th for the lecture.
>> 
>> I'll take a look around and let you know if it is worse than went I was
>> the=
>> re for the conference.
>> 
>> Jules
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laura
>> Tromble=
>> y
>> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2017 2:38 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: depressing article about current economic downturn in Elmira
>> 
>> Totally agree Matt!
>> It has been very sad to see Elmira struggling over the decades.
>> Laura
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Sep 28, 2017, at 11:29 AM, Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote=
>> :
>>> =20
>>> I have problems with many of the economic presumption underlying this=20
>>> =3D account, but that aside, the most depressing line is definitely
>> =3D=20
>>> =3DE2=3D80=3D9Cperhaps best known as the hometown of American fashion
>> ico=
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>>> Tommy Hilfiger.=3DE2=3D80=3D9D Poor reporting.
>>> =20
>>>> On Sep 28, 2017, at 2:11 PM, Steve Hoffman =3D
>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Don't know if folks will be able to access this or=3D20 whether it's=20
>>>> behind Wall St Journal's paywall (I=3D20 subscribe to it) but there's a=
>> =20
>>>> big article in=3D20 today's edition about how our beloved Elmira NY=20
>>>> is=3D20 hurting from decline in brick and mortar sales.=3D20 see link=20
>>>> below. The huge area shopping mall is=3D20 just one large
>> anchor-store=20
>>>> closing away from=3D20 going out of business.  Sales tax revenue is=20
>>>> way=3D20 down, depriving the city of revenues and forcing=3D20 cutbacks=
>> =20
>>>> in municipal services.  And so on .....=3D20 As the article
>> describes,=20
>>>> with Elmira having lost=3D20 its manufacturing base, the large shopping=
>> =20
>>>> mall is=3D20 one of its major employer, and now those=3D20=20
>>>> brick-and-mortar retail jobs are disappearing as=3D20 well. T
>>>> =3D20
>>>> There is no mention in the article of the College=3D20 or the Twain=20
>>>> connection ....
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Btw, during this summer's conference in Elmira, I=3D20 went to that=20
>>>> mall and it was depressing as hell!
>>>> =3D20
>>>> =3D
>>> https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-stores-made-elmira-n-y-an-unlikely
>>> -suc=3D
>>> cessnow-theyre-gone-1506525802
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Steve Hoffman
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Takoma Park MD
>> 
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> Arianne Laidlaw A '58