Tag: teamwork

Let me tell you the story of the sex raft. Back in 1973, anthropologist Santiago Genovés conducted an astonishing social experiment. He picked a crew of men and women to pilot a custom-built raft through…

The best thing about the president’s inauguration speech is that it was classic Joe Biden.  Plainspoken. Upbeat. And full of heart. Yes, we face challenges. But we can not let them be our undoing. Amid…

Michelle is mother Cindy Scovill’s alter ego. When Cindy talks, Michelle is so in tune she can complete her thoughts. “She’s my right-hand girl,” Cindy says, especially in the kitchen. CINDY, 61, seldom has been…

HUMBOLDT — Sparks of creativity flew as students from Krissy Cook’s and Helen Boyd’s second-grade classes at Humboldt Elementary School worked alongside Humboldt High School students preparing for their upcoming Spanish Market.  The event, scheduled…

While standing in the grocery store, I overheard a conversation between two people. They were commenting on the laziness of people who are poor. The gist of the conversation was that if people would work…

This week I saw a sign in the Iola Middle School that said:  It is what it is. Deal with it. Move on.  To be honest, I wanted to rip the sign into pieces. I…