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A Great Place to “Chill”

FOOD

A Great Place to “Chill”

Boston-area ice cream store always has the neighborhood scoop

By Matt Robinson

When it comes to ice cream, MA is one of the top states in the union. Bay Staters eat more of the cool treat than nearly any other citizens. To make it in MA, therefore, takes something extra special!

In addition to...


Finding destiny in the details

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Finding destiny in the details

Callings – Dave Isay

Penguin Press – 272 pp - $26

   Bookstores have shelves full of motivational books that promise wealth creation, happier lives, and sculpted bodies.

   The truth is, most of these books do contain helpful kernels of wisdom, but it’s hard to ignore the feeling that many...


Dust Collectors

From Medford, New Jersey

Dust Collectors

Last evening, I observed my faint breath draw upon dimming candle light. I reclined heavily, feeling my heart’s familiar whisper. The morning window donned its dark veil, and momentarily the specious illusion of blindness set in. I lay quietly, open-eyed, discovering comfort within my discomfort, allowing opaqueness to willingly lead...


Legacy

 

What is your legacy? What is that thing or things that will carry on your spirit and of your beliefs after you leave this planet? What is that something you have put your heart and soul into? It could be your children or your score at the video arcade or a recipe of your own design.

         It is such a waste of anyone’s life to just exist. You are here for a reason. Show how your life was worth something.

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Digital Destiny

 

Writers deal with editorial calendars, topics for articles, subjects for thought pieces. We try to plan ahead, storing paragraphs, sentences, resources, interviews; or an idea to follow up on or expand upon, thinking it might add that special something to make an article that much better.

With Destiny as the topic, numerous thoughts came to mind. We had a cat by that name, because it was destiny that she came into...


Booty Pop

Second in a series of articles educating the public about the media.

Today’s media outlets are under tremendous pressure to get eyeballs.  They are desperate to make money. Slashing the size of newsrooms and publishing canned content is only part of the story. The Media will do anything to get attention.  They will even shake their booty.

Briefly consider...


Olga on the Go

 

From Belarus to Bellevue

Olga Szwed notes how many Americans often think of Belarus as being Russian, but the republic is actually located in Eastern Europe and landlocked by countries that once happened happened to be part of the Soviet Union—Russia to the northeast and the Ukraine to the south. Regardless of...


Feeding the Beast

First in a series of articles educating the public about the media. 

Imagine a world without newspapers. Every day another media outlet cuts their print counterpart to go strictly digital. And every media outlet reports a steady decline in revenue. Yet it’s hard to imagine a world without newspapers. There would be fewer materials to stuff broken windows and insulate walls....


Wendy Gutterson supports life supporters

From Boston:  Helping Those Who Help

Wendy Gutterson supports life supporters

Wendy Gutterson has worked in the health care industry for over 20 years. Armed with a graduate degree in health care administration from Simmons College and a burning desire to support those who save lives and serve their communities every day, Gutterson worked for such major New England medical...


Behind the Scenes In Human Resources

Behind the Scenes In Human Resources: Five Strategies to Bring In the Best Talent

Tony Pratofiorito, Managing Director of Human Resources at an international investment bank, shared a few lesser-known ways of sifting through the applicant pooland insuring that a company brings in the best possible talent for a given opening.

Read a resume backwards to understand where...