Let’s just be honest, if President Trump wins, the Democrats will be apoplectic, and we’ll probably have a repeat of the 2016 election aftermath, but to a greater degree. After all, how else can people react to the election of Satan’s top minion and all the Democrats are claiming he’ll do once in office. Demonstrations […]
During the War of 1812, Dr. William Beanes, a friend of Francis Scott Key, was taken prisoner by the British. According to History.com, Key traveled to Baltimore, located the ship where Beanes was held, and, despite a negotiated release, the two men were not allowed to leave until after the British bombardment of Fort McHenry. […]
Yes and no. But I will say, my new role of being an editor takes up a lot of my time. No, I didn’t say it wastes my time. That’s mainly because what I edit is interesting to me. Yes, your stories interest me, and I want to tell them in the best way possible […]
We have to ask because, to be frank, we don’t know. And honestly, what we think doesn’t matter. What you think matters most. After all, if a newspaper doesn’t have readers eager for the next edition, it doesn’t serve its purpose. You can’t sell ads or grow subscriptions if your main use to readers is […]
“We must learn from the mistakes of others because we cannot possibly live long enough to make them all ourselves.” That quote has been attributed to various individuals. But the sentiment is as true today as when it was first spoken. While accusations of price gouging persist, it’s an old tactic. The earliest known use […]
I don’t know any other way to put it or express how lucky I am to be the beneficiary of it. Yes, I’ve heard luck is the result of hard work. And I’d be hard-pressed to argue with myself I haven’t put in the work in the success of your favorite newspaper. I certainly have. […]
Well, that’s my new, off-hand slogan for the final quarter of 2024 for your favorite newspaper. And it’s for the simplest and most obvious of reasons: The retirement of our 25-year editor, Phil Castle. And even though Phil took on the role of editor emeritus for one final edition of the Business Times at the […]
As you might have read on this website, one random number 30 relates to the years in business the Business Times is celebrating. But this column isn’t about that. No, this column is about the numbers Phil Castle made clear he didn’t want to publish a story about. For the first time in 24 years […]
In a commencement speech to his daughter’s graduating class at Connecticut College, Alan Alda noted a familiar trait of human behavior. “People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart,” the actor said. “Doorways, it seems, are where truth is […]
Each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, Americans celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month as a time to recognize the many contributions, diverse cultures and extensive histories of the Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States. Hispanic founders, business owners and innovators drive in large part a small business boom under way in the […]