This weekend, my mom got on me about not shoveling the snow off my driveway after the Midwest was pummeled with 12 inches of winter wonderland-ness. My response? “We have 4-wheel drive. Why do we need to shovel?” I’ll spare you with the ‘you should think of others’ lecture I received after she tried to… Continue reading The Snow-Covered Editor-Writer Relationship
Month: January 2011
Business Deal Sparked After Golf Course Quip
Published in the 1/11/11 issue of the Suburban Journals Business Deal Sparked After Golf Course Quip What began as a quip on a golf course evolved into a business transaction for Jeff Herr and Mike Ogle. One day on the links last year, Herr — owner of Cullop-Jennings Florist in Collinsville — jokingly suggested Ogle purchase his business. Herr, who owned the shop for 18 years, was kidding at first, but the two got talking and realized they were on to something. Read the rest at http://www.shannonphilpott.com
Edwardsville Woman Has Drive to Help Others
Shawn McCue, of Edwardsville, is always on the move. As a supported employment specialist for MERS/Goodwill, she's in charge of finding jobs for people in need. That means McCue is on the road a lot — driving from employer to employer looking for job leads, taking clients to training or finding them business attire for interviews. For all the hard work, McCue recently received the Local Hero Award, the nonprofit's honor for employees who go beyond the norm. Read the rest at http://www.shannonphilpott.com
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