View From Here: Thirty Years Ago

View From Here: Thirty Years Ago: Three decades ago the Challenger space vehicle exploded soon after lift off. All aboard were killed. It was a breathtaking moment that in...

View From Here: Be Nice to Everyone

View From Here: Be Nice to Everyone: Ellen DeGeneres asks her audience to be nice to everyone each and every day at the close of her show. It is a simple statement. But it is...

View From Here: Federal Lands

View From Here: Federal Lands: The takeover by protesters of the Malheur Natural Wildlife Refuge is not about federal authority, private lands or a redress of grievance...

View From Here: State of the Media

View From Here: State of the Media: I’m a fan of the news media normally. I grew up reading a newspaper nearly every day and when adulthood arrived I often read two or three...

View From Here: Making Generations

View From Here: Making Generations: A new family member was welcomed to the fold January 21, 2016 at 6:53 pm CST. Born in Downers Grove’s Good Samaritan Hospital, is Jace W....

View From Here: Open Season – On Cops?

View From Here: Open Season – On Cops?: God I hate this headline. When I was much younger I had an authority problem with policemen. It was the 1960’s in Chicago and police...

View From Here: Cold Spell

View From Here: Cold Spell: It’s Illinois and the wintry month of January. So it is cold outside. And bright sunshine, too. It works that way: severe cold usually c...

View From Here: Writing for the Fun of It

View From Here: Writing for the Fun of It: I heard a fellow on TV the other day. He was interviewed on something or other and he blurted out that he didn’t much care about that ‘so...

View From Here: Moving with the Punches

View From Here: Moving with the Punches: Lots of change in the markets. Up, down and every which away. Jobs rising mostly, falling in some markets. Same with salaries and wages –...

View From Here: Being Vulnerable

View From Here: Being Vulnerable: I may have discussed this topic before but new interest keeps bubbling to the surface. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, ‘being...

View From Here: Being Vulnerable

View From Here: Being Vulnerable: I may have discussed this topic before but new interest keeps bubbling to the surface. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, ‘being...

View From Here: Oil Prices/Energy Future

View From Here: Oil Prices/Energy Future: The oil industry has it wrong: They are in the energy business. The days of the oil industry as it has been for a century or more are...

View From Here: State of the Union

View From Here: State of the Union: At his last State Of The Union address, President Obama nailed the opportunity to recap what the past seven years has been like. Focus...

View From Here: Stock Values and China?

View From Here: Stock Values and China?: Global markets, world communications, clashing cultures, politics and all the rest. An open, competitive global economy is raucous, wild ...

View From Here: Data Trends

View From Here: Data Trends: How fast do trends take shape? When do we know that a string of data is actually projecting a trend that is upward, down sloping or whateve...

View From Here: Getting to Know You

View From Here: Getting to Know You: Besides the old song, the phrase – ‘getting to know you’ – speaks of a process by which each of us lets bits and pieces of ourselves free...

View From Here: How Did We Get Here?

View From Here: How Did We Get Here?: The New Year has begun with an unsettling array of issues that mankind simply can’t seem to get right. Here’s a small list of those issue...

View From Here: To-Do Lists

View From Here: To-Do Lists: It’s 3 am and I lie awake. Moonlight is shining through the transom windows of the bedroom. No need for a night light here! I can make th...

View From Here: Seeking Positive in a Negative World

View From Here: Seeking Positive in a Negative World: Grumble, grumble. Complain, complain. Gnashing of teeth. Does the news get you down? Do you react to unwelcome news? Do you occasionally ...

View From Here: Public Policy – Purpose & Objective

View From Here: Public Policy – Purpose & Objective: Well now, that's quite a title to ruminate over. And yes I think it is high time for us to think about public policy. What is its purpo...