Articles on PR for People

NOTES FROM THE WORKING-CLASS: Top Soil

In the 1980s I had the good fortune to attend an event where Sherry Lansing gave the keynote address. She said that as a Hollywood executive, “she was always in search of good talent….and furthermore… that good talent would always rise to the top and be rewarded.” Her comments stayed with me through the years. Sherry Lansing’s perspective is strong and simple. Work hard and reap reward. I believed her then and I believe her now, but there is a flip side to the playing field. 


Life on the Indian River Lagoon

The key to understanding people and the world around us begins with education. One way to learn about the world is by developing a love of books. Each month, we profile a library. Large, small, urban, rural, post-modern, quaint or neo-classic; do you have a library that you love? Tell us about it. This month, Patricia Vaccarino writes about the Indian River County Library in Vero Beach, Florida.


NOTES FROM THE WORKING-CLASS: My Golden Earring

I invite the suspicion that my work as a writer is to give weight and curiosity to our collective fear of losing things we love.


May 2019 The Connector Magazine

The first rule of law for visionaries can be stated succinctly: Visionaries are the first to spot a problem and see exactly what needs to be done. As creative and innovative thinkers, visionaries buck against the status quo to break new ground by offering detailed, logical, and well-thought-out solutions that can be pragmatically implemented.


Riding the Rails in Jonesborough

Libraries We Love – 

The key to understanding people and the world around us begins with education. One way to learn about the world is by developing a love of books. Each month, we profile a library. Large, small, urban, rural, post-modern, quaint or neo-classic; do you have a library that you love? Tell us about it. This month, Patricia Vaccarino writes about the Washington County/Jonesborough Public Library in northeastern Tennessee.


The Connector April 2019

Without money as a cushion, one’s true character can be tested. In this issue of The Connector, we have a tale that is a distinct swap from the usual rags-to-riches type of story. In a tale of riches-to-rags, Barbara Lloyd McMichael gives us a snapshot of the photographer Alice Austen, who once lived on Staten Island. Today her former home, The Alice Austen House, is a national historic landmark, and a significant site for LGBTQ history.


This Library Can Sing and Dance

Say you want to listen to every Broadway show tune ever recorded. Maybe you’re looking for ancient news clippings about Cole Porter. Perhaps, you’d love to hear how the great choreographer Jerome Robbins used New York City as a source of inspiration for his work. Where would you go to learn more?  


True Leadership Inspires

Today, we look up to those leaders who can inspire us to follow their example to be the best stewards possible. And we seek to get rid of those in power who fail to understand what it means to take care of ourselves, our community and the natural resources of the earth. 


Yonkers Author Returns To Her Roots

Cookie Colangelo, the teen heroine of the Yonkers series, grapples with realities of growing-up working class.


Todd Bol Books On

A library can pop up anywhere. You might have seen charming tiny kiosks standing free on wooden posts. Many of these freestanding libraries look like oversized, rural mail boxes. To catch your attention, some are painted in rainbow colors, others change their decorations to march in tune with holiday themes or regional cultural traditions.