A number of anti-Monsanto, anti-biotech groups and activists have pushed the notion that consumers “have the right to know” if the food they consume contains ingredients from genetically-modified crops. For the most part the agriculture industry – minus some, but not necessarily all, organic producers and groups – have opposed this concept based on the […]
That headline was a bit of clickbait, wasn’t it? I’ll explain the cute cows thing in a moment. First though, an admission: I hate writing headlines. From the time I started writing the news professionally, I’ve always hated that one specific part of the writing process. If you’ve not worked in a newsroom, this might […]
Nearly three years ago, I wrote a longform piece at LinkedIn, posing the question: “What if the advice to ‘do what you love’ has created a well of dissatisfaction among American workers?” What prompted my introspection was a Gallup study of workforce engagement which suggested that less than one-third of the U.S. workforce reported being […]
It’s no secret that corporate travel ain’t what it used to be. From the ever-shrinking seats to the increasing number of cancellations and delays, airline travel is not the glamorous adventure the movies of our youth made it out to be, and too many miles away from home and family are, as it turns out, […]
It’s something of a joke in my family, built over the years from one story to another, that I am a master of what we like to call, “The Sternly-Worded Email.” Originally, The Sternly-Worded Email was something I thought of like a letter to the editor, or a response to a customer service survey. Mom, […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Americans, as a population, are too fat, and obesity is one of the greatest challenges facing us as a society. Oh, you’ve heard that, too, huh? The “obesity epidemic” situation is significant enough that military leaders face a growing challenge (pardon the pun) in finding enough recruits […]
