From Townhall: "Herbert E. Meyer served during the Reagan administration as special assistant to the director of Central Intelligence, and vice chairman of the CIA’s National Intelligence Council. He is widely credited as having been the first senior official to predict the fall of the Soviet Union." In an interview with Meyer, one of the …
Two of the post powerful words in human relations are the sincerely expressed "I'm sorry." Some say "I'm sorry" with ease and mean it. Others, it has to be pried lose, if it ever comes at all. That sort of apology wasn't worth the effort. Let me begin with "I'm sorry" to the many who …
This is our fourth December issue (where you reading here in December 2009?) and for those who have been around a while – thanks! – and you know that occasion word play becomes part of the fun that grabs the mind and eases or shocks a reader into a topic or two. The title “Don …
The fury of election year politics is almost behind us and the focus in this issue is the knowledge and opportunities for growing your business. Speaking of opportunities, it would be great to see many of you at live, business building opportunity events such as Iowa, Louisville and Tunica. It is always a pleasure to …
This month, regular readers already know that MHProNews.com is celebrating the start of Year 4 of our industry leading online trade journal for manufactured and modular housing. Vol 4, Issue 1 will great veteran visitors and newcomers alike with the strongest cross section of industry news, tips and views available anywhere focused on factory built …
Thought proceeds action. So provoking thought can proceed provoking action. We are a year into a manufactured housing sales upturn, that's welcome news. But what lies ahead? Doesn't that depend on what pros like you think about and decide to do? Even with the Labor day weekend, we are off to a heady pace in …
In this issue we have the exclusive "Cup of Coffee" interview with Democratic Senate candidate, Congressman Joe Donnelly, who co-sponsored the bi-partisan HR 3849. You will also find an election study done by a team at the a University of Colorado that uses a formula has been 100% accurate in predicting the outcome of presidential …
You just have to love movie titles. Most are short, pithy and just hit you with a Sudden Impact Sounds pretty Clint Eastwoodish, doesn't it? Or how about this one: Shoulder to Shoulder Are right, the last was a Brit mini series and not a movie, so enough titles for now. Executive Decisions. Shoulder to …
William Shakespeare dramatically asked, "What light through yonder window breaks?" Have you been looking for the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel? Or even the light from behind a dark shade covered window? Then take heart. When word came that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban …
I confess there are times that we at MHProNews.com have failed to report on a topic. An example might be my sitting in a room where former MHI President Thayer Long sat and was politely told by a respected state executive director that MHI was not getting their job done. Would it have been a …
