Columns
The good, the bad and the ugly By DANA DITTMAR CEO, SCC Chamber I have three observations to discuss this week. We’ll start with the good. Bill and Donna Markland…
Are you emulating a worthy role model? By WILLIAM HODGES hodgespress@gmail.com I was watching a 2-year-old child at play and noticed that he had put a pencil in his mouth.…
What is your definition of a chamber of commerce? By TANYA DORAN Executive Director, Greater Riverview Chamber By most accounts, a community’s chamber of commerce is an organization aimed at…
Why should I attend church? By DAVID OATES, Pastor There is a new church in Apollo Beach and I am its lead pastor. I know what you’re thinking: “Aren’t there…
Something to think about By DANA DITTMAR I’ve been writing this column for over six years now, and it truly is a labor of love. However, it’s still labor. I…
Our nation’s power is its diversity — lending strength to each other By WILLIAM HODGES hodgespress@gmail.com Much has been written about the factors that make America great. Certainly our climate,…
Give unsurpassable customer service By DANA DITTMAR There have been tens of thousands of books written on how to market a business. Each book claims to have the foolproof method…
Practice creates winning habits By WILLIAM HODGES hodgespress@gmail.com Habits are created by continual practice, and those habits allow us to function automatically when faced with the stress of having to…
It’s a turvey-topsy, backwards world By JIM CURTIS Jim.Curtis48@icloud.com A lot of kids are getting jobs from their parents these days. Oddly, though, the kids are usually in their 60s…