How Maryland can take a lesson from Superman and Popeye to move forward

Growing up, options from only six television channels framed my world. That framing introduced me to two characters who provide an allegory for economic development efforts in Maryland: Popeye the Sailor man (Popeye) and Superman – a comic book character originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. They are associated with “Spinach and Kryptonite;” one gives super strength to a simple being while the other cripples the strongest of the strong. Popeye was a one-eye animated character…...