2016-11-24

From behind the lovely expanse of dark polished wood where the president now sits to gaze across the Oval Office, a few details jump immediately to the eye. I’ve been in the Oval Office, part of the West Wing in the White House, so I know what I’m talking about. Tall ceiling-to-floor windows treated with lush sour-cherry draperies just behind […]

The fast-paced carnival and retail worlds prepared Patti Allen well for overseeing the day-to-day operations and development of one of Southwest Florida’s largest tourist attractions — a multidimensional shopping, resort, marina and dining complex called Fishermen’s Village. Passionate about Punta Gorda and proud of the role that “Fishville” (as it is sometimes affectionately called) has played as a catalyst in […]

Several weeks ago, the Smithsonian’s newest museum opened in Washington, D.C. It sits on a five-acre plot on the National Mall just a short stroll from the National Monument. It took a century to incubate the National Museum of African American History and Culture before it became a reality. Its powerful presence in the nation’s capital speaks volumes about the […]

Pity the anti-Trump protesters thronging the streets of American cities. Apparently, no one ever told them that they live in a geographically, economically and ideologically varied nation, and that about half of its inhabitants might support a Republican candidate for president. They mistook the country for the campus of Oberlin College. The news that it actually isn’t arrived with the […]