Author Archives: Richard Guzman

Art, Economics, and Identity

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Richard Guzman

Next to Aurora’s Paramount Theater sits a historic building, most recently the home of Waubonsee Community College’s Aurora campus.  It’s been vacant for five years.  However, a Rick Guzman led initiative, which leveraged $500,000 in city funds into $35,000,000 of … Continue reading →

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MLK Jr. Hails a Cab?

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Richard Guzman

This morning after returning from my college’s 7:00 a.m. annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast I was struck by two stories that came across my Twitter feed.  The first was a short compilation from the New Yorker of some of … Continue reading →

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If Mayors Ruled the World

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Richard Guzman

In April 2016 my son Rick announced he was running for mayor of Aurora, Illinois’ second largest city, and his supporters formed Guzman for Aurora.  Soon afterwards I thought of iconic New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who famously said, “There … Continue reading →

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