April 25, 2011 Dear Marketplace Friend, There are some businesses that have staying power (grocery stores, gas stations), and some that are on the way out (Blockbuster). You could put daily newspapers in Category #2. The Sunday morning paper pile that calls itself the Los Angeles Times – April 24, 2011 …
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Sleepers, Be Alert!
April 18, 2011 Dear Marketplace Friend, "Only in the federal government would you double up on workers, averaging $161,000 per year in salary and benefits, that aren’t doing their job." That’s according to Rep. John Mica (D-FL), who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He’s reacting to the avalanche of reports of …
Mentor
April 11, 2011 Recently, I invited myself onto your screen with my Point of View presenting a stewardship solicitation, asking you to sponsor me in our upcoming Golf Challenge event. The effort underwrites The Master’s Program; TMP is known – by its participants, its graduates … and their friends – as a mentoring …
April Fools Day Emails
April 4, 2011 Dear Marketplace Friend, This year, I was ready. The old adage – “Burn me once, shame on you; burn me twice, shame on me!” – is not lost on me. I have a friend – a Master’s graduate, on top of that – whom I’ve known for …