Read it here We’ve all heard of the “glass ceiling,” the invisible (but very real) barrier that working women and minorities bump up against as they ascend the corporate ladder. Today just 5% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women, and only 3% percent are black or Latino. But until recently, I had never heard of…
Read it here. On Tuesday, my colleague Carol Garvan explored the importance in “On the Job” of tipping in the hospitality industry. I know most schools let out this week, but class, let’s try to focus and stay on topic and continue the discussion about the important efforts underway to increase the minimum wage. Here…
Read it here. Summer weather is (finally!) arriving in Maine, and with it, thoughts of summer vacation. Whether you’re planning a road trip up the Maine coast, or sightseeing in Europe, there’s one activity that almost always accompanies summer travel: dining in restaurants. And with dining out comes the age-old question. How much do you…
Read it here Do you remember the old song “Personality?” penned by the R&B singer Lloyd Price, it’s the one with the unforgettable lyrics: ’cause you got personality Walk, personality Talk, personality Smile, personality Charm, personality Love, personality And of Cause you’ve got A great big heart So over and over Oh, I’ll be a…
Read it here. It’s June at last. Winter is finally in the rear view mirror (the snow didn’t clear out of my yard until April 22). Memorial Day already has come and gone. The forsythia has bloomed. I’ve fired up the barbecue a few times in between the raindrops. Caught a few Sea Dogs games….
Read it here. In my Facebook feed, among all the photos of friends with their smiling babies, I’ve recently come across another, very different kind of image of mother and child. It’s a disturbing series of photos of young mothers nursing their babies in dirty public bathroom stalls, with the caption, “Would You Eat Here?”…