The digital home of Amol Shrikhande
I’m a Gen X doctor in the Rust Belt who cut back on medicine to compose our region’s story—our way.
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On the Blog
The New York Times Praises Rochester—and We Complain?
That primate city, the one with a newspaper I love to knock, does occasionally throw us a bone. The most
How I Finally Chose My Premier League Team
I must have a problem. Just ask my wife—she’ll offer more than one. But this obsession with smoke stacks, abandoned
The Great American Manufacturing Myth
The great American manufacturing myth became known to me through a series of facts—I prefer to call it reality. The
The New York Times Praises Rochester—and We Complain?
That primate city, the one with a newspaper I love to knock, does occasionally throw us a bone. The most
How I Finally Chose My Premier League Team
I must have a problem. Just ask my wife—she’ll offer more than one. But this obsession with smoke stacks, abandoned
The Great American Manufacturing Myth
The great American manufacturing myth became known to me through a series of facts—I prefer to call it reality. The