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During the summer of 1996, as an incoming first-year student at Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass., I arrived on campus early to try out for the field hockey team. For preseason tryouts, the coach paired athletes up with other ...

John Madden was riding in his 45-foot-long luxury cruiser, motoring east toward Buffalo to work that week’s game between the Bills and New England 14 Decembers ago, when he gave me a doozy of a “what-if” story over the phone. ...

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”   – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off  December is a humbling month, as holiday bustle collides with year-end reflection and tasks. However, it is a month that also presents ...

George Bernard Shaw said “youth is wasted on the young.” Perhaps. But when it comes to entering the workforce during a historic global trauma, Gen Z is uniquely prepared to rise to the challenge — with appropriate support from their ...

As I sit here, typing this on Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after participating in my first 5k road race, parts of my 66-year-old body are barking at me big-time for not sticking to the plan. My sore back, ...

A good rule in life is to question any statement that begins with, “experts say.” Sometimes the “experts” truly are expert in their field, but that doesn’t mean that they are right. Sometimes they are anonymous, which calls into question ...

A pandemic certainly helps us to better understand the importance and advancement of health sciences innovation in our lives — and underscores the incredible value of these life-saving innovations. With the acceleration of science and technology developments, life sciences sectors ...

In 2009 and in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008, the first digital currency was created by an individual or group of individuals identifying themself as Satoshi Nakamoto — a new “cryptocurrency” known as Bitcoin. Bitcoin is now ...

‘Tis the season for wishes and good cheer. This is also a time when many organizations look forward to a new year with optimism and hope.    Like many not-for-profit leaders, your first wish may be for us all to be able to ...

“With high turnover, constant hiring and new projects coming in, I find myself struggling to handle everything and still lead my team with the level of enthusiasm and dedication that it requires. I feel like I’m on the edge of ...

Clad in snow cap and trademark hoodie, Bill Belichick took one look at the wind-whipped flags and swaying uprights and knew what his New England Patriots had to do.

Here’s the thing, I don’t know what I’m doing. Is that bad? Oh, it gets worse. I never have.

There’s a scene early in the film “The Express” where Ernie Davis and his uncle are gazing intently through a department store display window at a black-and-white television screen.

On November 5, 2021, the House approved the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by a vote of 228-206.

The Greater Rochester Chamber Top 100 is one of our region’s most meaningful celebrations of the year, because it highlights the businesses that make up the backbone of our economy.