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Archives for the ‘Publisher's Column’ Category

Job Satisfaction

Mar 2010 • Category: Publisher's Column

Do you greet every workday with unbridled enthusiasm? At one time I could honestly answer yes to that question. Today, I must admit I am no longer part of the minority.



Personal Inventory

Jan 2010 • Category: Publisher's Column

I’ve acquired the habit of patting myself down like a policeman frisking a robbery suspect. While the practice must appear peculiar to onlookers, I’m simply taking inventory; trying to ensure everything I need to function beyond the confines of my home or office is somewhere upon my person.



The coyote never stays down for long

Nov 2009 • Category: Publisher's Column

How can the federal government possibly recoup the money it has tamped into the cracks of the economy and spread around like fertilizer to stimulate a reluctant recovery? Digging through a pocketful of change, I realized the answer was staring me right in the face: advertising.



Painting Talk

Sep 2009 • Category: Publisher's Column

“Lookin’ good.” “Only four more sides to go.” “Hey, isn’t it Miller time?” The surest way to initiate a conversation with a neighbor, or stranger for that matter, is to paint something – a house, garage, shed.



An Ever Shrinking Pool

Jul 2009 • Category: Publisher's Column

I don’t like to be pessimistic, especially when it comes to business, but what are companies to do when customers say, “We don’t need you anymore”?



Self-Serve Is Here to Stay

May 2009 • Category: Publisher's Column

Oh come on, give it a try.” The smiling young woman herded me over to the stainless steel machine and grabbed an item from my shopping cart. “Just pass it over the glass like this,” she said. “Or, if it doesn’t register on the display, turn it this way.”