Beating the Heat | Weekly Report for July 19, 2024
For a few centuries now, people have flocked to Saratoga Springs, New York to beat the heat. The natural springs have drawn visitors for their “healing powers.” Since 1863, people have flocked to…
Everything Old Is New Again | Weekly Report for July 21, 2023
Greetings from the milepost 41.4 on the Garden State Parkway, where I write this week’s edition of the Weekly Report. I’m sipping a Starbucks at the Frank Sinatra Service Center. You just never know…
Commencement Advice: Wear Sunscreen | Weekly Report for May 12, 2023
The commencement speaker at Virginia Tech’s graduation this morning was Jean Case, Chairman of National Geographic Society and CEO of the Case Foundation. It was a nice speech delivered by “a digital pioneer.” Case started her…
Extra! Extra! | Weekly Report for July 15, 2022
Headlines. You just read one. Did it hook you? I started my career as a writer in college and was schooled on headlines by every editor I worked for. I…
The Turkey Day Weekend | Weekly Report for November 19, 2021
November is a big month for small business. There’s Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday — all stuffed together in six days. (Almost as stuffed as I’ll be next Thursday.) Thanksgiving…