The Power of One Voice
One day as a small child, Thomas Edison came home from school and gave a piece of paper to his mother. He said to her, “Mom, my teacher gave this paper to me and
We Give Thanks for Traditions, Old and New
The holidays are upon us, and that means it’s time to embrace traditions! Every family has their own quirky customs around the holidays. Looking back on my childhood, this wasn’t my favorite season because
What Makes A Good Leader? It Certainly Isn’t Free
I’m always so impressed by Susie Bowie, Manatee Community Foundation’s chief executive. Not just because she’s also a redhead, which in and of itself is impressive — right, Marianne Barnaby and Kathy Eckert? — but
Gut Check, Everyone: We Need Affordable Housing. Now.
Typically for this column, I write about my personal life stories, but today I pause to take a good hard look at our community and what I can be doing to make it a
Time Flies, So You Have To Be Your Own Pilot
In “The Big Sky,” A.B. Guthrie’s beautifully written novel of the American West in the 1830s, Dick Summer, a wily, seasoned and sometimes savage frontiersman, laments his aging self. Guthrie writes as Summers, “It
My Apologies, Dear Ones. I Need To Listen.
As readers of this column are aware, I have the privilege of serving as the executive director of the Women’s Resource Center. Those of you who know me or work with me know that