Jeff Jobe Commentary
Suicide Prevention Week Sept. 9-15
Here if in need of an ear By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com Prevention is defined as the action of stopping something from happening or arising. The most critical element to prevention is being prepared to take action when necessary to do so. Some communities offer classes to teach methods of communication allowing a sense of involvement…
Read MoreDowntown is the heart of community
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com Last week I was asked to speak at the Glasgow Rotary club by a friend Sam, Day Dickinson. I believe he was the August program chairman and I seem to remember the honor to schedule speakers rotating throughout the membership. I myself was a Rotarian for many years until my schedule…
Read MoreFirst day of school is a right of passage
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com I remember each morning so clearly. First days of school for me were as much a right of passage for me as it was my children. As I look back over the past 20 years, I remember few things more than those first days of school for my children; second only…
Read MoreVacations are essential – make the time
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com For small business owners, one of the biggest challenges is actually taking time away from your business. Yet vacations are essential for not only your employees but your family as well. I find myself looking at my life and responsibilities today a bit differently than I did say 20 years ago.…
Read MoreHolidays, hot weather and less rain: Bigger risk of fire
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com For many of us, the holiday season was pretty much a time for family festivities and good cheer. But for our local firemen it was a time to be on alert. What few of us ever consider is the increased risk of home fires during the Holiday season. I certainly understand…
Read MoreHolidays, hot weather and less rain: Bigger risk of fire
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com For many of us, the holiday season was pretty much a time for family festivities and good cheer. But for our local firemen it was a time to be on alert. What few of us ever consider is the increased risk of home fires during the Holiday season. I certainly understand…
Read MoreWork, family and life
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com Sam Terry has given so much to our community in so many ways, ways in which most of us can’t even imagine. For me as a community publisher I have had the pleasure to work for and beside some very fine newspaper professionals. Most of which I have referenced in some…
Read MoreLegacy of strong women lives on
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com This year’s Mother’s Day weekend was especially meaningful to me. I got to spend quality time with my youngest daughter McKenna on Friday evening at a special graduating senior parents dinner, the night and most the next day with my mother and we were joined by other family members at McKenna’s…
Read MoreFree lunch/peace of mind
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com Looking for good ideas and sharing them is something I very much enjoy doing. This week’s idea isn’t new to some I’m sure but for others it could actually make the proverbial light go off in school officials’ heads as it did mine. On April 23rd, Butler County Schools began providing…
Read MoreChildren hurt, veterans dishonored: Doyle isn’t learning from his mistakes
By JEFF JOBE jobe@jobeinc.com In February of 2016, my friends Bill and Cathy Canty and I announced that we would be adding the Edmonson News to our Jobe family newspapers. It is a perfect fit, wedged between our flagship newspaper in Butler County, our largest in…
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