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Jack Bailey was a freshman when I met him. A student in my Bible class, he always turned his work in on time. He was a fine student. But my, oh my…that boy had the messiest, sloppiest handwriting [...]

We’ve all likely endured a bad one in our careers. But what makes a good manager? While I’ve been self-employed most of my life, in those seasons where I worked for a company Denise Birling was [...]

Dearest Students, Sometime early in your freshman year I said to you, “Blink three times and you’ll be seniors getting measured for your graduation robes.” I could tell by the “Whatever, Mr. T…” [...]

We overhear you in the coffee shops. As members of our families, we listen to you tell us what you’re learning in college. We employ you at our businesses. We read your passionate posts on [...]

In July of 1981, having graduated high school and preparing for my freshman year at Northwestern College, I received two letters in the mail. They were from my soon to be college roommates. Kevin [...]

I’m only about five items into my list. Just after the crackers and on the way to the cheese when she comes around the corner. A forty-something woman in a maroon t-shirt. On the front, three [...]