“Saving Investa: How an ex-factory worker helped save one of Australia’s iconic companies.” was awarded an Axiom Business Book bronze medal in business commentary.
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There was a quiz on Facebook awhile ago designed, I think, to make me feel bad. And old. It listed 19 things from years past and quiz-takers were to check the ones they remembered. Things like home delivery of milk in glass bottles, tiny wax coke-shaped bottles with colored water in them, phone numbers with […]
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MacDonald Scholars seeds Community Fellows program at UoM. Please take a moment to also visit the University of Michigan website where this article was originally published.
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My internet crashed again, this time taking the phones down with it. Or maybe the phone line crashed, taking the internet down with it. I’m thinking of resorting to communication by smoke signals. It took seven hours for everything to be fixed. During that time, I was able to use my new cell phone, […]
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My article, Saving Investa: How An Ex-Factory Worker Helped Save One Of Australia’s Iconic Companies as featured on Home Business. Please take a moment to also visit HomeBusinessMag.com, where this article was originally published on 11 January, 2017.
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My article, The Tax Reform No One Is Discussing as featured on Newsmax Finance. Please take a moment to also visit NewsMax.com where this article was originally published on 20 December, 2016.
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My article, Five Strategies for Career Success and Happiness as featured on American Spa. Please take a moment to also visit americanspa.com, where this article was originally published on 7 December, 2016.
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Remember Joe Btfsplk? He was the character in Lil Abner who walked around with a black cloud over his head. I know how the poor guy felt. Last week was not my best by a long shot. I hate to whine, but I’m going to. (Please note you have been forewarned, so you needn’t read […]
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I wrote this in June for the anniversary issue that was to come out then – slight delay, it finally came out last week. Happy New Year, all! I started as a reporter at the Algona Upper Des Moines just a few years ago. OK, it was in 1984, if you want to be technical. […]
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I wonder who looks at expiration dates on food and over-the-counter meds other than my children. Bing and I seem to have reared five super-cautious (a nice way of saying paranoid), compulsive label-readers. Who Reads Expiration Dates Anyway? Food Case in point: Last year, Meg asked what she would need to make turkey gravy at […]
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