Thanksgiving weekendChristmas Town at Busch GardensFree stuff through the Dunkin appMy kids in Ravens gearBerlin’s annual tree lightingOld iPads working as good as newDecatur’s playoff football runA laundry and football weekend dayA stacked charcuterie boardNew furniture that feels oldBerlin’s friendly UPS driver
Author Archives: Steven Green
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – December 2, 2022
The Maryland Stadium Authority’s updated “market and economic analysis” for the proposed sports complex in northern Worcester County was released this week. The scope of the work was carried out with the concept of the facility including eight to 10 outdoor athletic fields and an 125,000-square-foot indoor facility. The report serves as a current market… Read more »
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – December 2, 2022
It says a lot when newspaper deadline pressure is easier than being off work.It’s how I felt this week after having Beckett home from boarding school with two exchange students from Guatemala for 11 days (and nights).In mid-August, as we left Beckett at his new home away from in Virginia, the concept of our son… Read more »
Pivoting Needed To Address Labor Challenges
There are three issues seemingly front of mind for all governments and businesses these days – labor force shortages, supply chain delays and the rising cost of everything.In this seasonal resort destination, staffing issues have traditionally been limited to the end of the peak season when college students and teachers leave critical service industry positions… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – November 25, 2022
After all the votes were counted, the Worcester County sports complex referendum – whether a public bond could be issued for design and construction costs of a facility – failed by 697 votes. There were four different ways to vote in the general election. Breaking out the results by method was interesting and shows mixed… Read more »
Some Aspects Of Life Deserving Gratitude
It’s a week of recognizing blessings and giving thanks. While it would be appropriate for all of us to spend some time in reflection over the holiday weekend, the following is a look some of the aspects of life we are thankful for as a media company. Each year the generosity of this community is… Read more »
Things I Like – November 25, 2022
Christina Applegate’s storyA house full of kidsLong Thanksgiving weekendsSports talk radio on a road trip by myselfHanging Christmas lights on a warm dayDecatur football’s resurgenceThrasher’s Fries on a cold dayA rental car not smoked inWorld Cup matchesRandom daffodils this time of yearSmelling the ocean before seeing it
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – November 25, 2022
The house has been full this week.Beckett came home last Thursday for an extended Thanksgiving break from boarding school. A few weeks ago, he asked if his friend Diego, an exchange student from Guatemala, could come home with him for Thanksgiving. He needed a place to go, and we were excited to have him.One day… Read more »
Mail-in Ballots Change Election Coverage
On a much lesser scale, it was our “Dewey Defeats Truman” moment.This famous headline from the Chicago Tribune in 1948 wrongly declared Dewey the winner too early, as Truman ultimately ended up winning by 114 electoral votes. The headline turned out to be more of an assumption because Dewey was the favorite over Truman, who… Read more »
The Adventures Of Fatherhood – November 18, 2022
Boarding school’s impact on Beckett has been profound.As far as we can tell from our 14-year-old boy, three months in, he likes his school and just about everything about it. The biggest immediate impression – one we were told would be the case – is his independence. Boarding school forces maturation on high school kids… Read more »