The Power of Priorities

The Power of Priorities

Whatever you’re doing musically, do it well. And whatever else you have to do in life is going to follow suit. It just works that way. ~ Jazz musician Clark Terry.   By Tom Robotham One of the most inspiring documentaries I’ve ever seen is Keep on Keepin’ On,...
The Power of Priorities

The Pilot Has Lost Its Way

By Tom Robotham I’ve loved journalism for as long as I can remember, and I suppose I have my father to thank for that. The New York Times was a daily presence in our house when I was growing up, and my father read it each morning with the concentration of a rabbi...
The Power of Priorities

Talking More Proudly Than Ever

By Tom Robotham   The Emperor shivered, for he suspected they were right. But he thought, ‘This procession has got to go on.’ So he walked more proudly than ever, as his noblemen held high the train that wasn’t there at all. ~ Hans Christian Andersen, The...
The Power of Priorities

A Modest Proposal

By Tom Robotham Last month in this space, I took Norfolk officials to task for claiming in a new vision statement that our humble town “is America’s vibrant, heritage port city where people of all backgrounds and ages are actively transforming their neighborhoods,...