We Need More Real Food and Less Chemicals for Good Health

FROM THE PUBLISHER: As our seasons change to spring and summer, I look forward to shopping in the many farmers markets in our region. I’ve always been a fan and believe that health is even more important than financial wealth. As Dr. Hans Diehl said at a conference I attended: “Health isn’t everything, but without it everything is nothing.” I live by that notion, and thoroughly believe it.   

May 2, 2025 Winnie Comstock-Carlson

This Time, Donations May Not Be Enough

This time will be different. Nonprofits tend to survive recessions, albeit with considerable tenacity. Today, however, a lot of them directly or indirectly receive government funding for their services. Many of their donors work in public service and companies that support it. As funding for USAID and other large public programs is being cut, nonprofits are losing revenue that donations alone cannot easily replace.

May 1, 2025 Charley Ansbach

The Increasing Risk of Cyberattacks: How to Protect Your Organization Against Massive Losses

As the bad guys get more sophisticated, all businesses, both large and small, are vulnerable. Cybercriminals view large business as a big pot of gold for them to steal and small or medium-sized business as an easy target. McKinsey & Company estimates that cyberattacks will reach $10.5 trillion by the end of this year, a whopping 300 percent increase from 2015. 

Apr 26, 2025 Steve Fleming

Spring Awakenings

FROM THE PUBLISHER: The old expression, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” has a quaintness to it but, in fact, if people hadn’t taken a closer look at their not-broke but not-exactly humming-along ways of doing business, they’d have never modernized their work flow, automated some time-swallowing paperwork practices and kept their competitive edge with rival businesses that weren’t afraid to do some regular “spring cleaning.”

Apr 1, 2025 Winnie Comstock-Carlson

The Enduring Value of Female Friendships

There’s something special about female friendships. For me, my two friends are the sisters I never had. They knew me as a shy little girl, an awkward teenager, a young adult with career dreams, a new Mom and middle-aged woman. My parents and brother have passed, yet Brenda and Sue remain, sharing with each other all the details of our lives.

Mar 31, 2025 Judy Farah

Successful Women Know That Leaders Need Ladders

FROM THE PUBLISHER: I always look forward to our annual Women in Leadership issue, where we’re able to shine a spotlight on the best and brightest women in our region. … What makes women leaders special?

Mar 7, 2025 Winnie Comstock-Carlson

Chasing Shadows in Tombstone, Arizona

Stepping through the Oriental Saloon in Tombstone, Arizona, there’s a sense of history colliding with the American imagination that is as heavy as its oak bar columns. It’s possible to drink here and wonder if the whole story of Western settlement can be crystallized by 17 violent months that happened in the still-dusty streets outside the door. 

Mar 3, 2025 Scott Thomas Anderson