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A Tour Of Bluffton with Mayor Sulka
What do you get when you mix a pile of old tires, a half-naked mannequin, and a butcher’s knife? Believe it or not, these are just a few of the things you may find at Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka’s favorite haunts. I recently ventured out…
Andy Patrick/U.S. Secret Service
We have a pop quiz on U.S. History today. Don’t panic. It’s easy. The test consists of a single, multiple-choice question. Begin. Complete the following statement: The United States Secret Service began operating on July 5, 1865 to __________. A. guard the U.S. Capitol. B. provide Presidential protection. C. suppress counterfeit currency. D. hang portraits of…
August 2010 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The New Health Care Plan
Officially, it’s known as the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)” as amended by The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Or, as most of us call it, “ObamaCare.” I used to object to the latter title, but we’ve all been calling the Economic…
DEA Part II: The Colombian Cocaine Cartels
Illustration by Dana Rose, Mine Studios ********** Last spring, it was my pleasure and privilege to interview former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, Larry McElynn, and share my account of those conversations—Larry McElynn’s Stories from the DEA, in CH2’s May issue. This past October, Larry introduced me…
John R. Ryan on Leadership
One of my favorite movies to watch again and again is the miniseries, Band of Brothers. Yes, I like that it’s a war picture with lots of stuff getting blown up, but that’s not why it’s a great movie. It’s great because it has great…
Larry McElynn: Undercover Man
“Twenty years ago in America, if you mentioned that somebody had a drug problem to someone you knew, they probably didn’t know who you were talking about. If you came home and said, ‘so-and-so overdosed on drugs,’ they would have a hard time putting a…
Love Him or Hate Him: Bluffton Town Councilman, Charlie Wetmor
Charlie Wetmore is a jerk. Or at least that is what I thought before we sat down together for a drink, at my request. So, I am sitting at a bar with Bluffton Town Councilman, Charlie Wetmore. He’s having a Coke (ah, a man of…
Operation Jihad - DEA (Part 3)
Illustration by: Dana Rose, Mine Studios Last spring it was my pleasure and privilege to interview former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Larry McElynn and share my account of those conversations, Larry McElynn’s Stories from the DEA, in CH2’s May issue. In October ‘09, Larry…
What do you get when you mix a pile of old tires, a half-naked mannequin, and a butcher’s knife? Believe it or not, these are just a few of the things you may find at Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka’s favorite haunts. I recently ventured out…
Andy Patrick/U.S. Secret Service
We have a pop quiz on U.S. History today. Don’t panic. It’s easy. The test consists of a single, multiple-choice question. Begin. Complete the following statement: The United States Secret Service began operating on July 5, 1865 to __________. A. guard the U.S. Capitol. B. provide Presidential protection. C. suppress counterfeit currency. D. hang portraits of…
August 2010 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The New Health Care Plan
Officially, it’s known as the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)” as amended by The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Or, as most of us call it, “ObamaCare.” I used to object to the latter title, but we’ve all been calling the Economic…
DEA Part II: The Colombian Cocaine Cartels
Illustration by Dana Rose, Mine Studios ********** Last spring, it was my pleasure and privilege to interview former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, Larry McElynn, and share my account of those conversations—Larry McElynn’s Stories from the DEA, in CH2’s May issue. This past October, Larry introduced me…
John R. Ryan on Leadership
One of my favorite movies to watch again and again is the miniseries, Band of Brothers. Yes, I like that it’s a war picture with lots of stuff getting blown up, but that’s not why it’s a great movie. It’s great because it has great…
Larry McElynn: Undercover Man
“Twenty years ago in America, if you mentioned that somebody had a drug problem to someone you knew, they probably didn’t know who you were talking about. If you came home and said, ‘so-and-so overdosed on drugs,’ they would have a hard time putting a…
Love Him or Hate Him: Bluffton Town Councilman, Charlie Wetmor
Charlie Wetmore is a jerk. Or at least that is what I thought before we sat down together for a drink, at my request. So, I am sitting at a bar with Bluffton Town Councilman, Charlie Wetmore. He’s having a Coke (ah, a man of…
Operation Jihad - DEA (Part 3)
Illustration by: Dana Rose, Mine Studios Last spring it was my pleasure and privilege to interview former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Larry McElynn and share my account of those conversations, Larry McElynn’s Stories from the DEA, in CH2’s May issue. In October ‘09, Larry…



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