A Step Ahead

Missed Opportunities

The job seemed simple enough. Due to the increasing wake from the lake as boaters entered the boat-slip area, a break wall was necessary to minimize the wave impact at the marina.

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“I Don’t Know”

It may not be a popular answer, but it’s honest In business and everyday life, there is a phenomenon that occurs frequently with endless

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Keeping Employees Engaged in Projects Helps Ensure Workers Are Invested

Run To The Roar On any project, it’s important to remember there’s a human element connected to each task. No matter how automated

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I’ve never been shy about my traditional (aka old-fashioned) values and have worn them proudly on my sleeve. I dance at weddings with my wife and daughters, but only slow numbers (otherwise I look very silly).

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A Father’s Pledge

My father, Ronald Henry Ciancutti—son of Henry Ronald Ciancutti and future father of me, Ronald Drew Ciancutti—stared at the ceiling in the gymnasium as the light grew brighter in the early morning hours.

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Political Correctness

Robert G. Ingersoll, after visiting the tomb of Napoleon: A little while ago I stood by the grave of Napoleon, a magnificent tomb of gilt and gold, fit almost for a dead deity, and gazed upon the sarcophagus of black Egyptian marble where rests at last the ashes of the restless man.

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Staking Claim To A Local Legend

For those of you who don’t understand the type of twisted addiction that makes Cleveland kids remain Browns football fans all the way through adulthood, some of this article may get confusing. Browns loyalty is an all- consuming obsession in many ways.