What I Learned From My Mother About God
By Douglas Heizer Several things we learn from our mothers. Truthfully, thanks to them, we walk our first steps in life. They worry about us and treat us with kindness, even after we are adults. I was able to learn a lot about God from my mother. In fact, she gave me more practical lessons than theology. As a matter of fact, I could say 99% practical More...
For the Record
By Douglas Heizer Last Friday, I answered the phone to the angry voice of Assistant City Manager Mike Woika, questioning a story two of my reporters had done on the city’s drinking water supply (Report Details More...
Taking Advantage of Proprietary Knowledge
By Jim Mathis In the 1970s the photo processing and printing company my wife and I owned was one of the first to buy a Kodak Royalprint print processor. Since copying and restoring old photos was a big part of our More...
Learning From the Mistakes of Others
By: Douglas Heizer Robert Tamasy wrote a great column this week about learning from mistakes of others. I thought this was a fantastic read and wanted to share with you all. Enjoy “Why do you want to be mentored?” More...
Thoughts from the Publisher
By: Douglas Heizer The 5 P’s of Ethical Decision-Making Rick Boxx wrote a great column on The 5 P’s of Ethical Decision-Making and I thought it would be a great read for you! Hope you enjoy. Not long ago I More...
"Leave me alone, I know what to do!"
By: Douglas Heizer “Leave me alone, I know what to do!” – Mika Hakkinen Over the last couple of weeks some very interesting things have happened. However, life needs to move on, as does the business. After More...
Thoughts from the Publisher
Here is a great column by Robert Tamasy that goes hand-in-hand with the column I shared with all of you last week. Hope you enjoy! Douglas Heizer Last week’s “Monday Manna” looked at consequences of submitting More...
Afflicted by the ‘Verdi Virus’?
From the life of the operatic composer Giuseppe Verdi comes the story of one night when he performed a piano recital at La Scala in Milan, Italy. After his final piece, the appreciative audience demanded an encore. More...
Celebrate 2012 – and Hope for Health and Happiness in 2013
by Douglas Heizer Celebrate! This is the word that comes to my mind when I express my feelings about 2012. Please join with me as we celebrate our lives, the health of all my family members, the growth of More...
One Christmas to Remember…
by Douglas Heizer Christmas is always a very special time for my family and me. It’s the season that we love the most. It’s amazing for us to celebrate the birthday of the Baby who changes our lives and More...