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Category Archives: September 2008
A Growing Trend
For many decades, the Downtown Farmers Market in Eau Claire, Wis., was held in a parking lot. The city fathers then decided to build an elegant “home” for the market that would shelter the vendor displays and create an aesthetic … Continue reading
Miles Of Mapping
To say that snowmobiling is a popular winter activity in upstate New York is an understatement. The area north of Interstate 90 is at equal or higher latitude compared with that of the Canadian province of Ontario. Western New York, … Continue reading
Good Enough For Government Work
In several articles I have written for PRB, I mentioned having grown up under the command of Lt. Col. Felix Bessler, U.S. Army. As I have grown older and more reflective, I really appreciate what a great job the “Colonel” … Continue reading
Brilliant
In eighth grade, I sat next to the smartest kid in the class–not the one who had the best grades, mind you, (he couldn’t be bothered to try too hard)–but nevertheless, he was the smartest, possibly bordering on brilliant. Everybody … Continue reading
Circle The Wagons
It is likely that you share at least one trait with tribal chiefs, royal monarchs, military commanders and many CEOs–your organization or agency’s power is centralized, and flows from the top down in a series of levels ending at the … Continue reading