Originally published in The Laurel Independent newspaper.
When Laurel resident Cory Moore accompanied a friend to a birthday party in 2017, he had no idea his life was about to change. Nor did…
I love writing.
You'd think I'd like reading more, and I do love books. Don't get me wrong: Books have been a part of my life from the get-go when, somehow, my self-proclaimed, not-much-of-a-reader…
Here's a story I wrote for The Laurel Independent newspaper printed each month and distributed locally. It's about Friends of Tonga and the good work they're doing to support educational opportunities, water-scarcity issues and…
Here is the link to the Laurel Independent printed feature story I wrote about Melinda Lee, principal of Laurel Elementary School. The story is page 8. And here is the full and longer…
An article I wrote for the Laurel Independent, published online here and here.
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By Jessie Newburn
“Like father, like son,” some say. Though in the case of the McAuliffe’s four-generational lineage of…
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For organizations, large and small
Does your business have projects done routinely but the steps aren’t sufficiently documented?
Is employee turnover slowing you down and causing lost knowledge on project tasks?
Would you be more…