Richard | March 27, 2008

Welcome to the family Victoria “Tori” Kathleen Renee Payne.
At 10:07 a.m. this morning my sister became the legal guardian… or better yet, became Tori’s mother.
I can’t wait to be the best uncle in the world!

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Richard | March 25, 2008

Have a meeting tomorrow morning? Come in late, stand against the front wall and respond to emails on your Blackberry. How will you be perceived?
I recently had that experience and had this terrible feeling. It was beyond depressing.
First of all, if you’re that important, please leave this meeting that you’re not even paying attention to.
Secondly, [...]

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Richard | March 21, 2008

This past week I had the good fortune of speaking at the Beyond Rubies conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. What an amazing group of women, young and old!
It was a joy to be with the boisterous group who enjoyed sharing their life lessons with not only me, but with each other. That’s the reason for [...]

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Richard | March 12, 2008

I am writing this not as a journalist. Not as a reporter. Not as a supporter.
I am writing this column to stop hate. To stop bigotry. To stop the words that come from leaders that are hateful, degrading and despite their best wishes, destroying our country.
“The homosexual agenda is destroying this nation,” Oklahoma State Representative [...]

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