Richard | June 14, 2010
Last year I finally accepted the massive undertaking of reading Team of Rivals. If you’re any level of a historian, you know that book is about President Lincoln and the team he assembled around him during his years in Illinois and then Washington. One other fact of note, I am a history buff. I love [...]
Richard | May 24, 2010
*This post first appeared on Primer Magazine, The Weekly Magazine for Men Who Want to be Better Men.
When I announced I was running for mayor of Mason City, Iowa, in November 2002 (just five months after graduating from high school), I knew I was going to win. Mason City was the ninth largest in the [...]
Richard | April 7, 2010
*Beginning in 2010, I started writing a bi-weekly column, “From Richard’s Oft Cluttered Desk” which appears every other Wednesday.
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. – 1 Peter 4:8
Over the last year, over 1,800 committed couples took the ultimate step and declaration of love. They got married.
“But [...]
Richard | February 25, 2010
Selected Life Lesson
Everything happens for a reason.
-Anonymous life lesson from Olathe, Kansas
Richard’s Thoughts…
I’m sure we’ve all heard this lesson, but what does it really mean? How can you incorporate it into your life? Well, for me, today marks a very special anniversary. On this day in 2003, seven years ago, I lost my campaign for [...]
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