Archive
Besides his books, Bill has written a variety of poems, short stories, opinion pieces, and more.
Our Natural Capital
The Stick is Failing Us, Let’s Try the Carrot. Under the current administration we’re regressing into old but persistent racial and xenophobic resentments that, under great and unifying leaders, lie...
Role of the Arts & Humanities in Addressing Society’s Problems
I recently attended a quiet conference that brought together leaders and innovators in the arts, humanities, and public broadcast. We met for two days to explore how the arts and...
What is “lobbying”… and what is propaganda?
When I asked a friend and retired federal judge about the ethics of “lobbying,” their response was simple. “When a congressional or legislative member asks a professional for advice...
Comments to Snelling Leadership Students at Graduation 082720
Tenets of Leadership: A Unity of Opposites (applies to all three sectors: gov., bus., & nonprofit) Humility (arrogance is toxic) and Courage Seek and defend truth (no alternative facts, only...
Why is Pharma Obsessed with my Cucumber?
A recent audit report by State Auditor Doug Hoffer lays bare the staggering cost of healthcare to Vermonters – $9,000 per year, almost $2,000 more than the national average. For a worker...
Vermont’s Future… We’re able. Are we ready and willing?
We face a difficult choice in Vermont. Do we struggle to recapture the past and preserve the self-interests designed into it or do we exercise the courage and leadership to...
The Broadband Imperative: Where’s the leadership?
A few years back, I remember attending an author event at Bixby Library in Vergennes. It was after hours and the library was closed except to guests. As I entered,...
Vermont’s Nonprofit community: Winds of Change
Pandemics force behavioral change. Foresighted leaders explore and initiate strategic change – or not. While the business and government sectors struggle to understand what changes are needed to secure their...
Comments to Snelling Leadership Students at Graduation 082720
Tenets of Leadership: A Unity of Opposites (applies to all three sectors: gov., bus., & nonprofit) Humility (arrogance is toxic) and Courage Seek and defend truth (no alternative facts, only...
Comments to VT School Boards Association – November 15,2006
Thank you for your kind invitation today. I am not sure that I have any special knowledge to impart beyond what you already know from the hard work you all...
Criminal Justice Reform in Vermont: Real Progress
To build or not to build… (a new state prison) that is the question. Under the leadership of Jim Baker, Interim Commissioner of Corrections (DOC), along with a plurality of Vermonters committed...
Hinesburg Ambulance Vote
We respect and are grateful for our Volunteer Fire Dept, although we’d like to see more transparency in their budgets. The ambulance issue is a distinctly separate matter. As someone...
