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Just like nearly everyone else, I have been touched by this recession. My company has nearly 300,000 employees world-wide, and even before the market nose-dived last year they announced a plan to cut costs, slash jobs and increase share value. I’m a stock-holder, and have been for longer than I’ve been an employee, so I [...]
Filed under: Life, The Economy, Wichita, Work | Tagged: Dodge City, layoffs, moving, relocation, telecomunications, Wichita | Leave a Comment »
Wichita has been known as the “Air Capital” for decades now. But if you don’t fly a plane or work in the aircraft industry, much of what you know about aviation in Wichita comes from news stories about layoffs and government contracts. But there’s so much more to this story.
The Kansas Aviation Museum, George Washington [...]
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We just returned from an enjoyable week’s vacation in San Antonio, Texas. Our eight year old son Andy wanted to learn more about the Alamo and the history of south Texas. He’d already devoured four books and two movies on the subject, so we knew he was anxious to go. We justified taking him out [...]
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This week, the parent company of the Wichita Eagle newspaper, the McClatchy Company announced the furlough of one of it’s greatest talents; editorial cartoonist Richard Crowson. I do not know Richard Crowson personally, but along with thousands of people who read, think and express themselves in south-central Kansas, I will miss [...]
Filed under: Life, The Economy, Wichita | Tagged: banjo music, editorial cartoons, Richard Crowson, Wichita Eagle | 1 Comment »
