Viewpoint

The information questionnaire before I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro a few years ago asked what seemed a very strange question: “Are you claustrophobic?” Huh? I’m accepting the challenge of attempting to climb 19,351 feet, the highest [Read More…]

For Perspective: (please read slowly) because while we hear these terms used frequently, the difference is A Million if measured in seconds = 11.5 days A Billion for comparison = 31.5 years Some of what [Read More…]

By David Zachary Mazzei My first memory of my grandfather begins when I was two years old. I recall lying in my bed at Gonny’s (Sylvia’s) apartment, looking up at the Raggedy Ann doll, Mickey [Read More…]

In my life there have been plenty of times I’ve had to be decisive. No room for wishy-washy gray area indecision. Leadership requires being sure of oneself, taking charge and acting with strong, certain confidence. [Read More…]

Relax. This is not my regular To Your Health column so no exercise recommendations today. At least for the rest of 2019, I’ll be alternating this Viewpoint column monthly with the To Your Health one [Read More…]

We found him at a horse barn in Suffolk. There were about 25 horses all waiting to be fed. The feed buckets were hung along the fence about 10 feet apart, and the horses were [Read More…]

By Adam Duncan At Christopher Newport University’s (CNU) Luter School of Business, we speak often with business leaders in our community and in our market. Every seasoned business professional will tell you: spending four years [Read More…]

My maternal grandmother lived in the west end of old Hampton during the 1940s and 50s. This was a beautiful, older neighborhood with tree-lined streets and sidewalks bordering spacious yards of old Victorian homes tucked [Read More…]

We watched excitedly as the creaky, old streetcar ambled down the track, sparks flying from the overhead boom as it contacted the power line above. The streetcar was returning from Newport News on its way [Read More…]