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Golf is a weird game. Just ask Jimmy Rees, the Guy Who Decides … everything. Jimmy Rees is an actor and comedian who started a series of hilarious videos as “The Guy Who Decides,” sort of a god-like character who berates an assistant (also played by Rees) while he invents things that have become commonplace in modern life. The Guy has decided everything from Easter to COVID restrictions, to ...

As the saying goes, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. And facts, it seems these days, have lost their ability to determine the truth. Today, the individual reigns supreme. The government, our towns, families, baseball teams, churches, social groups, schools, and businesses struggle so hard to avoid violating the individual’s rights, that we dare not even offend the individual, lest we get ...

The General Assembly wraps up its legislative session tomorrow at midnight. The picture of me above reflects how most people in the dwindling hours of a grueling session. This year has proven to be just as difficult as 2020 and 2021, with limited access to legislators, testifying virtually, and persuading via email. Through all the challenges, your League has stood tall for credit unions and ...

The General Assembly wraps up its legislative session tomorrow at midnight. The picture of me above reflects how most people in the dwindling hours of a grueling session. This year has proven to be just as difficult as 2020 and 2021, with limited access to legislators, testifying virtually, and persuading via email. Through all the challenges, your League has stood tall for credit unions and ...

The 2022 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly is quickly winding down. And for many dedicated advocates, not a moment too soon. At the stroke of midnight on May 4, the gavel will bang and the session will adjourn “Sine Die” (literally ‘without a day’). Yesterday, however, was full of activity and the League, as they say at your favorite restaurants, was… “fully committed.”


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As the saying goes, if a tree falls in the forest but no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Surely the air vibrates and the ground shakes, but it begs the question: does a sound require the presence of an ear?

Communication, as they say, is key. And none of us is a perfect communicator. Take the picture at the top of this article. The headline could be EXECUTIVES MEET IN CONFERENCE ROOM. Boring, right?  

I don’t know about you, but I am certainly much busier and more easily fatigued than I was at this time last year. Our economy and businesses are recovering faster than our bodies and minds. Just a few short weeks ago, many of us looked forward to spring with renewed hope for a chance to regroup, and recharge. Today, millions of Americans have discarded their armchair public health degrees and ...

Greetings from CUNA GAC 2022 in Washington D.C., where America’s credit unions find themselves firsthand eyewitnesses to the most significant geopolitical crisis and military escalation since the Bay of Pigs invasion. This evening, President Biden will deliver the State of the Union address. It is a safe bet that his speechwriters have earned some overtime pay this week.