Author Archives: glonigro

Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles and the Statue of Liberty

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When my grandmother set sail for America with her family in the early 20th century, she was a young girl who
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Women’s History Month Profile: Sylvia Beach and Shakespeare & Co

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While the name Sylvia Beach may not be familiar to you, you have probably heard of two of her greatest accomplishments:
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Black History Month Profile: Zora Neale Hurston

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It’s unlikely we would be familiar with Zora Neale Hurston’s work today if it wasn’t for Alice Walker’s essay “In Search
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Learning about Frankincense, Myrrh and other resins at the New York Botanical Garden

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Like most city dwellers, I often yearn for green spaces to recharge and clear my head from the daily stresses and
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My day tweeting for the United Nations

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My friend Vendula, who has worked for the Department of Public Information (DPI) at the United Nations in various capacities, asked me
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When customer service goes awry

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As more details emerge about the recent Comcast customer service call fiasco, it has become clear that the company culture encouraged
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First visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum

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Earlier this month, a friend and I set out to visit the 9/11 Memorial Museum.  I had researched ticket availability ahead
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The Bletchley Code Breakers on the Eve of the Cold War

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Last spring, the three-part miniseries The Bletchley Circle aired on PBS. Set in England in 1951, the show’s first season imagined what
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Women’s History Month Profile: Rachel Carson

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The 1959 Hitchcock movie “North by Northwest” includes a famous scene involving a cropduster flying over open fields. Back then, the
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Adventures in Entrepreneurship and Direct Sales

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Four years ago, I embarked on an entrepreneurial adventure in direct sales. I started from scratch, without professional sales training or
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