Graduation…Now What?

By Jami Miedema It is hard to believe that it’s May already!  It is the season when colleges and universities across the country are gearing up for graduation ceremonies, while students cram for the last exams of their undergraduate careers.  It is a time of...

An Economic Heart Attack

By Dean Whittaker In the past few months, the living body that is our economy has suffered a massive heart attack. The circulation of blood (currency) has ceased, and permanent damage has begun to occur in the form of foreclosures and bankruptcies.  The first...

Philanthropy Today

By Jami Miedema For many individuals, January is a month characterized by the hopeful promise of new beginnings and, perhaps, some resolutions for the year to come. For many businesses, this also holds true. Often, the New Year brings with it the close of a fiscal...

"Nuts"

By Todd Smithee We have all heard the story of General McAuliffe’s response to the German’s surrender ultimatum in WWII.  His answer was simple: “Nuts.”  The message did not translate very well, but the General went on to win the day.  While we are not facing such...

Unfinished Business

By Dean Whittaker As I sat beside the hospital bed of a friend who had suffered a heart attack this week, I reflected on our friendship and what it has meant to me. Although we haven’t known each other a very long time, I felt a brotherly connection to him. We...