by Sandy Stosz | Dec 20, 2024 | Blog
It’s the heart of the holiday season, and everywhere I go beautiful carols fill the air with Christmas spirit and bring me joy. I’m struck by the diversity of the songs themselves and how differently they’re performed. Some are sweet and reverent, like “Silent Night.”...
by Sandy Stosz | Dec 8, 2024 | Blog
This morning, I awoke prior to 4:00am at the Blackhawk hotel in Davenport, Iowa. I was out in the Quad Cities to participate in Modern Woodmen of America’s November Board of Directors meeting. I’m proud to work for the people of Modern Woodmen of America. It’s an...
by Sandy Stosz | Nov 15, 2024 | Blog
Leading with Character: The Right Person for the Job Earlier this week my 86-year-old mother called me at 6:00 in the morning to inform me she had a flat tire on her car. Fortunately, when she left the driveway to get her morning paper, she noticed something wrong and...
by Sandy Stosz | Nov 1, 2024 | Blog
Leading with Character: A Portrait of Selfless Service A couple of weeks ago I joined two friends for a short getaway at a campground near Bath, Maine. In addition to enjoying the gorgeous fall scenery, we trekked over to visit Bath Iron Works, which is building new...
by Sandy Stosz | Oct 18, 2024 | Blog
First Class Cadet Mary Hazel, a novice boxer at the US Coast Guard Academy, has her portrait taken Feb 27th, 2015. Hazel won the New England Golden Gloves Championship in her division and weight class. USCG photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall. On some...
