1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (190+ words) Successful leaders understand that their job is not to be the smartest person in the room. Their job is to create an environment where everyone can contribute their best ideas and perform at a high level. Culture is equally important....

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (605+ words) The economic and financial world was recently saddened by the loss of Alan Greenspan, probably the most influential voice on matters of the market in recent memory, at the age of 100. Although his manner was quiet and subdued in public,…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (747+ words) fredericksburgstandard. com "The 'good old days' were never that good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems." Many claim we are living in the most socially divisive period in history. But is today's fractured civility an unprecedented crisis, or…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (570+ words) As America celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, it is worth revisiting one of the most important speeches in our nation's history: George Washington's First Inaugural Address, delivered on April 30, 1789, in New York City. His inaugural address contains timeless leadership lessons…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (106+ words) Fredericksburg pianist Duncan Holmes recently returned from a busy concert tour in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area." From May 15-25, Holmes performed at eight nursing or retirement homes, three churches, one adult Sunday School class and one bed and breakfast…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (223+ words) We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Isaacson explores how those words…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (355+ words) "Sooner or later, everything old is new again" Stephen King (The Colorado Kid 2005) Said another way, while the technology has changed, the underlying objective remains the same: Exploit tribal instincts, fuel controversy, and strengthen partisan influence. In the 18th century, newspapers…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (256+ words) The next Fredericksburg Ex-Military Flyers meeting is Wednesday, June 17, at 11 a. m. at Bethany Lutheran Fellowship Hall, 110 W. Austin St. The meeting starts with a meet-and-greet and buffet lunch at 11: 30 a. m. The program begins at noon. This month's speaker is Kyna Stys, director of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (276+ words) Save Our Bacon Act I am proud to operate Hat & Heart Farm, a sixth-generation family farm rooted in Gillespie County since the earliest days of Fredericksburg. I learned to drive a tractor before I could reach the pedals and started…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (365+ words) While Rosen's book is a masterclass in intellectual history it can also serve as a timely manual for modern leadership. He poses a fundamental question: What did Thomas Jefferson actually mean when he enshrined "the pursuit of happiness" as an…...