Author Archives: Roger Wright

He stands on the front porch of our house in the October winds, punching our phone number into his phone, saying “I’m not sure when we’ll be back so if you’d pull in the mail, keep an eye on the … Continue reading →

This time the Bill Ayers story is real. This time there really is a story. Last time, the story was that the retiring University of Illinois professor and former Weather Underground fugitive plotted with the then Senator Obama to capture … Continue reading →

Can a WELCOME help you find work? Continue reading →

Tribute to Jack Goeken, Founder of MCI, FTD, Airfone and In-Flight. An inventor. Continue reading →

From “Finding Work When There Are No Jobs.” Copyright 2010 Roger Wright Excerpted from Part Seven: Pictures of People Finding Work In the tightly knit world of the autobody business in Los Angeles, they called Ron “Professor Painter.” Everybody knew … Continue reading →

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Using the harmony of others to help you find work. Continue reading →

“Daley the son?” Lester snorted, “They’ll write books about him, Roger. Books.” Not even Lester knew that the announcement of Mayor Daley’s retirement would come today. And Lester knew just about everything. The press release said “Major Cabinet Announcement.” When … Continue reading →

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A church gets a mysterious visitor and begins to heal as Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy sing. Continue reading →