By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Dear Reader, What I am about to talk about is a challenging subject. No, this isn’t about politics. It is about making your business successful. If you own a business, the chances are you need to advertise, to get the word out that you exist and offer a great value to your customers. I want to …
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Dear Reader, I have some unusual news for you. Starting with this week’s issue, The Press Times has begun covering local news in Green Bay. This is unusual because these days, most newspapers – and indeed most organizations offering journalism of any kind, whether it is print, television, radio, or on the web – are …
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By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Dear Readers, Recently I read a book written in 64 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman orator, writer and statesman. The book, “De Senectute,” or “How to Grow Old,” was appreciated by Americans like Benjamin Franklin and President John Adams. Franklin was so impressed that he published an English translation of “How to Grow Old” …
By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Valentine’s Day summons grade school memories of giving out a box of valentines and well wishes to my classmates. There was always a special card for someone I favored to which I would add a sentence or two above my name. Later, I would hastily rifle through the pile I had received looking for hers. This day reassures …
Dear Readers, Over the holidays, my daughter Katelyn Wood Best composed a song illuminating the plight of the homeless. You can hear the song here. This touched my heart. Listening to it galvanized my thoughts into researching the extent of this problem in America and in Wisconsin. The problem is enormous. It does not have to be …
By Patrick J. Wood Publisher Who are you when you escape from the tick-tock of daily life? The clamor and chaos of holiday goodness is over. Now each of us in our own way can take a break to a quiet place to soothe our minds. Everyone has their own way to do this. It might be a ride in …
Dear Readers, The new year is underway. Out of the resolutions I wrote down, some I’ve already broken, a few I haven’t yet started, and the ones in place probably were in place before I memorialized them with a pen. The bigger idea is principles to live by. I try to: 1. Do something good for someone else, every day if …
