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National Hispanic Heritage Month

The contributions Hispanic business owners have made to entrepreneurship in the U.S. are indispensable. According to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau, there are about 350,000 Hispanic-owned employer businesses across the U.S with an estimated $463.3 billion in annual receipts, ...

Looking ahead to the new general court

The state primary and Veto Day in the same week puts lots of things into perspective. With Veto Day two days after the state primary election, a number of lawmakers attending Thursday’s final session of the 2021-2022 term will not be back for many reasons, including being voted out in ...

Sleeping out to support a stronger safety net

There are a lot of things coming together at the same time this fall at United Way. Right on the heels of our annual “United We Sleep Event” is our Tri-Annual Community Investment process. I think of this as a unique opportunity for us to talk about the great importance of working together ...

Welcome to my Happy Hall of Fame

If you want to see what brings out the worst out in people, watch cable news or catch the keyboard warriors on Facebook or nextdoor, the neighborhood chat line of ranters and some people trying to be helpful. If you’d rather observe what brings out the best in people, get a dog or follow me ...

Education Freedom Account program needs more honesty

It is time for a little honesty about the state’s new Education Freedom Account program and who is benefitting from the use of the state’s tax dollars. The program was sold as a way to provide the best education model for individual students outside the public school system. Under the ...