Career Advice
Feb 23, 2017
When it’s difficult to fit your job title on a business card, that immediately suggests you have an unusual job. I was the Manager of University-Owned...
Career Advice
Feb 02, 2017
When I was 16 my school counselor asked me if I was going to attend college. If college was not on someone’s radar then it was time to think about a v...
Career Advice
Jan 05, 2017
My dad worked for the same company with the same job title for 37 years. He worked for the Nabisco Co. in Buffalo, a mechanic on an assembly line that...
Career Advice
Dec 22, 2016
Ignore the fact that 85 percent of the people who make New Year’s resolutions break them within the first month. Let’s begin the New Year with optimis...
Career Advice
Dec 01, 2016
I have a good friend with a short attention span. When he sees a hobby he thinks he might enjoy, he’ll jump into it with both feet. When he decided to...
Career Advice
Nov 10, 2016
The list of the 100 best employers is filled with companies that treat their employees with great respect. They have personnel policies that are famil...
Career Advice
Oct 27, 2016
A good memory has never been one of my strengths, yet it’s amazing how I can recall details of relatively insignificant events that happened decades a...
Career Advice
Oct 13, 2016
It has been a challenge for many baby boomers to embrace technology. I have friends who still resist using email, but at the same time they look forwa...
Career Advice
Sep 29, 2016
Boy, I’m going to miss those backyard barbecues and summer festivals. Every summer we rekindle old friendships and make a few new friends along the wa...
Career Advice
Sep 15, 2016
While completing my graduate studies, I developed a career seminar for families with children in high school. It was a group of six families, and all ...
Career Advice
Sep 01, 2016
My dad worked hard. No need to look over his shoulder or make a list of what needed to be done. Hire my dad and you could count on the job being done ...
Career Advice
Aug 18, 2016
Can you imagine anyone playing Rocky besides Sylvester Stallone? Neither can I. Marlon Brando is “The Godfather.” He was a success in many movies, but...
Career Advice
Aug 04, 2016
The summer months can be a tough time to find a job. If you live anywhere on the East Coast you realize that our summers are short. It’s basically a 1...
Career Advice
Jul 22, 2016
Nothing reflects the spirit of competition more than the Olympic trials. It’s all about making the team. The best athletes are focusing on the gold on...
Career Advice
Jun 23, 2016
My wife doesn’t really enjoy boxing, but she watched many of the Muhammad Ali documentaries. Like millions of people around the world, she appreciates...
Career Advice
May 26, 2016
Let’s think outside the box for minute. I’m constantly writing about how the job market has changed. Manufacturing jobs have been replaced by automati...
Career Advice
May 12, 2016
I’ve never been a big fan of labels. We have the Millennials, Generation X, Generation Y, and of course, Baby Boomers. I searched the Internet and cou...
Career Advice
Apr 28, 2016
I’ve never been a big fan of hypothetical questions in a job interview. Essentially, we’re asking someone to describe how he or she might respond, but...
Career Advice
Apr 14, 2016
Ask a professional athlete how they prepare for a big game, and they’ll tell you they begin several days before the event. Athletes start to get ready...
Career Advice
Mar 17, 2016
If not, don’t feel bad. A Gallup Poll survey found that 70 percent of people hate their jobs. A similar article in The Washington Post said that only ...
Round the Square
July 19, 2025
COSTS: Do you ever think of what it would be like to shop in a grocery store with 1945 prices, but with the money you have now? As we page through old...
Lifestyles
July 19, 2025
Dear Heloise: We make fresh fruit pops by freezing lemon-lime soda with different fresh fruits: pineapples, blueberries and watermelon. — Gaby E., in ...
Lifestyles
July 19, 2025
DEAR ABBY: After moving into a 55-plus community seven years ago, I became close friends with my neighbors, "Iris" and her husband. She was widowed fi...
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
July 19, 2025
Over the years there have been a lot of changes in hunting rules and regulations in the state of Pennsylvania. Most of these changes have been since t...
Local News
July 19, 2025
ROULETTE — The Third Annual Roulette Fourth of July celebration will be held today, with fireworks starting at 10 p.m. Fireworks will go off from 153 ...
Football, Local Sports
July 18, 2025
For years, the focus for the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic has been showcasing athletic talent on the field and inviting the cheerleaders and home...
