Category: Columns

Fabulous Fashions: Supporting Women In Need

Fabulous Fashions: Supporting Women In Need

| March 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

When Dana Johnson decided to take on the role of chairperson for the first annual Gals & Guys Hats & Ties event on Thursday, March 21 at Churchill Downs, she knew she was one step ahead of the game with access to the perfect venue to host just about any event.

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Sailing The Amazing Amazon

Sailing The Amazing Amazon

| March 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Being on a Regent ship is like being a princess in a fairy tale. Your every wish is their command. Food, drink, entertainment, shopping, spa treatments, concerts, lectures, bridge – whatever you want – is provided by the staff, with a smile. All of the wait-staff in four dining rooms greet you by name and a smile each time they see you.

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Into The Abyss

Into The Abyss

| March 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

In the final chapter of psychedelic guru Carlos Castenada’s fourth book, he is confronted with a cliff, beyond which spans an abyss. His Yaqui Indian teacher, Don Juan Matus, instructs him to leap off the edge, with no assurance of survival or outcome.

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When 401(K) Came Into Our Lives

When 401(K) Came Into Our Lives

| March 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Internal Revenue Code section 401(k) is the only section of the U.S. tax code that the average people can cite. They know it has something, and often everything, to do with whether or not they can retire with dignity.

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Life Lessons On Finding A Good Advisor

Life Lessons On Finding A Good Advisor

| March 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

I think about this Mayor Daley quote a lot. Like any businessperson, I have hired tremendous people, and I have hired some who didn’t quite work out. Like Jesus, I’ve been denied, doubted and betrayed, but also like Jesus, I’ve found smart and loyal people who help me get my message out.

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Each Day Hotter Than The Last

Each Day Hotter Than The Last

| March 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

It has been more than 50 days since we left Miami on our “Circle South America Grand Voyage” on Regent’s Seven Seas Mariner.

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Safe Place Celebrates 30 Years Of Youth Services

Safe Place Celebrates 30 Years Of Youth Services

| March 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

Matt Reed is the executive director of YMCA Safe Place Services, where he works with his staff and volunteers to help teens avoid life-changing crisis situations.

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Life Lessons From A Streetwise Guy

Life Lessons From A Streetwise Guy

| February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

A well-connected friend in New Orleans took me to the critically acclaimed Galatoire’s restaurant – a fine dining experience at one of the top restaurants in the United States.

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The Kentucky Center: Investing In Community

The Kentucky Center: Investing In Community

| February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

As senior vice president of education and community arts at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Heather Weston Bell oversees the many diverse arts education and outreach initiatives offered by the Center. Besides being a nationally recognized venue for the performing arts, The Center makes great investments in bolstering arts awareness and helping people of all ages discover their “inner-artist.”

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Back To Montevideo

Back To Montevideo

| February 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

Even though we were in Montevideo, Uruguay not that long ago, a forced change in the Seven Seas mariner’s itinerary had us there again.

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