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Field Notes: The Redskin Special 

Field Notes: The Redskin Special 

The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. There is a trend on the internet where people post videos of food “hacks” for popular restaurants. Some show ways you can get more for your money by ordering things...
Field Notes: Pointed in the right direction 

Field Notes: Pointed in the right direction 

​​​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. In last week’s column, we explored the similarities between the channels and fine-tuning of analog television and an effectively run nonprofit economic...
Field Notes: Fine-tuning a nonprofit

Field Notes: Fine-tuning a nonprofit

​​​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. If you have ever attended a workshop on productivity and time management, you’ve probably seen the exercise where the instructor pulls out a glass jar,...
Field Notes: Another confluence of things  

Field Notes: Another confluence of things  

​​​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. A random collection of books inhabits a shelf above my home office desk. “Toothpicks &  Logos” by John Hesket sits binding-to-binding with...
Field Notes: A confluence of things 

Field Notes: A confluence of things 

​​​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I suppose it says something about me that most of my favorite short stories have dark, if not horrific, twists. “A&P” by John Updike ends with...