The attacks in Paris really hit home for me this weekend – as they have for many Americans. And so has the disappointing local TV coverage of this huge international story with direct implications in all of our hometowns. Friday night, my daughter was getting on a plane in Boston to return to college in [...]
Most people don’t shock easily anymore, not after a decade of beheadings and school shootings and families murdered in their homes and wall-to-wall coverage of airplanes intentionally being flown into mountains (or vanishing altogether). This week, as we learned the details of the murder of WDBJ’s Allison Parker and Adam Ward, we felt shock. And [...]
I love the Fourth of July. It’s become the second most important holiday on our family calendar, behind only the Christmas/New Year week, which is often more work than fun. But Independence Day, in addition to forcing us all to take pause and consider our freedoms, is about family, tradition and fun in the sun. [...]
One of the interesting things about starting a new job is learning how the team works as a unit. As I wind down my first week at CJ&N, I’m delighted to report that the spirit of creative collaboration thrives here. This group works together to attack challenges and issues with a freedom of thought that [...]
