“As America becomes predominantly made up of people who didn’t have a hand in building the system in the first place, it is producing more and more people who want to destroy the system because they don’t understand it. They don’t appreciate how fragile their freedom is, how precious their system of government, how rare […]
Did customer service die during the COVID-19 pandemic? Or is service just really sick? Or, does good service survive like some species mistakenly believed to have gone extinct? If that is, you’re fortunate to happen upon the right place at the right time. Like so many aspects of business and culture, I suspect it depends. […]
This column wasn’t written by who you’d expect, but rather one 21-year-old version of him. I’m Evin Hall, Craig Hall’s oldest daughter. As the oldest, I’ve always tried to be the adult — until that is, it was something I didn’t want to do. Then I’d play the “I’m still a kid card.” Even into […]
The employment report for May from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics presented some potentially troubling signals. First, it must be noted the two favorite takeaways from this report are in obvious contradiction. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 339,000 in May while the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points to 3.7 percent. Hmmm. […]
Yet another benefit of working as editor of a business journal is the opportunities the job affords to explore developments, issues and trends on both an individual and collective basis. I interview sources and collect information for stories, then assemble those stories for print and online editions. It’s sort of like viewing pointillism painting. Lean […]
I got a call the other day from someone many would consider a “community leader.” Yes, I used quotation marks. That’s because most “community leaders” are self-proclaimed or put into their roles by special interest groups. Or they’ve got job titles or own something. Usually a lot of money. There are other ways. But the […]
And let me tell you, between Mesa County and the City of Grand Junction, we live in a cross between the reality show level content of “Girls Gone Wild” and “When Animals Attack.” Although in River City, it seems some folks just watch the trailer, not the actual shows. I’ve always had a curious fascination […]
What do journalists want? Besides fewer hours and fatter paychecks that is. It’s a question with implications that extend far beyond my selfish desires. Not only for media, but also those who depend on media. I’d contend that’s just about everyone. Cision, a public relations and earned media software company, recently released its annual state […]
An economic system consists of the institutions and methods by which resources are allocated and distributed. The primary distinction between the different systems is the degree to which governments participate. Alexander Hammond, a researcher with the Foundation for Economic Education wrote, an article titled “Anti-Capitalism: Trendy but Wrong.” He acknowledged the anti-capitalist protestors who periodically […]
I’m proud to be a first-generation Asian American with parents who immigrated to this country for the opportunities all Americans enjoy today. My father, a trained physician, delivered phonebooks at night while my mother held jobs in a nursing home and cut fabric at a local store. My mother was also a medical resident at […]