Here’s a link to a blog post that I wrote for my personal blog, www.NextDoorToNormal.com. It’s a guide for first-timers to get the most out of their visit to one of the best college towns in America — Columbia, Missouri. An editor at the Columbia Missourian newspaper saw it and Read more…
This past winter I had the chance to get to know Jeffrey Kittle, CEO of one of the largest affordable housing development companies in the U.S. Jeffrey was extremely gracious with his time as I first interviewed him to write several pieces for Beechcraft Corporation: a press release about his Read more…
This article was published in The Wichita Eagle’s Travel Section. Ooohs and Oz Kansas museum dedicated to all things Oz Jim Ginavan frequently hears two comments when guests finish touring the new Oz Museum in Wamego, Kan.: “I didn’t realize the Oz story was more than the movie” and “What’s this big Read more…
This article was published in The Wichita Eagle’s Travel Section. Tours & Tales of the Tallgrass National Preserve, Sunset Tour among many Flint Hills attractions When I pass Exit 92 on the Kansas Turnpike, I’m usually just starting a trip to Kansas City or the 300-mile trek to my hometown Read more…
While working as manager of editorial services in Cessna’s Corporate Communications group, I regularly tracked program milestones as well as significant historical anniversaries to identify newsworthy stories for internal and external audiences. One I came upon in early 2011 was the 20th anniversary of the maiden flight of the CitationJet Read more…