Take 30 seconds and think of three special memories that jump out in your mind. They can be from your childhood, school, family, work, etc. No need to write them down. Just rattle off the ones that jump into your mind. Ready? Go!

In our fast-paced, always connected world, it is refreshing to engage in an old-fashioned experience every once in a while.

There are opinions galore about millennials just as there have been about past “gens.” Defined as those born between 1980 and 2000, millennials want, and demand meaning from their work. They shun the rat race.

This month's Guest Blogger is Craig Stephenson. Craig is Executive Vice President of Cary Oil Co., Inc. and serves as director of the Cary Oil Foundation. He has served on a number of non-profit boards.

About a week ago my generally healthy Dad was rushed to the ER. On the very same day, one of our teenaged sons faced a challenging life lesson of his own that he never saw coming.

Successful fundraising is based on five Fundraising I’s of the donor cycle: Identify, Investigate, Inform, Involve and Invest. It is important that a prospective donor be taken through the entire cycle before a solicitation is made.

We have lots of reminders about what has to happen before we achieve desired responses.

Our region stands tall on the foundation of great leadership from visionaries who were able to go after what they dreamed of for the Triangle, and build it for future generations.

In the book Just Six Numbers by renowned astrophysicist Martin Rees, the genesis of the universe is explained in a simple theory based on just six numbers.