by Laurie Coldwell | May 6, 2020 | Blog
“SOMETHING WORTH FIGHTING FOR” Marco Orlando I had a discussion with members of the Bangor Chapter recently, and I drew some parallels between the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the concurring federal disability rights efforts that came about not soon after. I...
by Laurie Coldwell | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog
“BETWEEN PERCEPTION AND REALITY” Marco Orlando One of my favorite clips on YouTube comes from a 2006 press conference immediately following Monday Night Football. Dennis Green was the head coach of a struggling Arizona Cardinals team at the time, and they’d just had...
by Laurie Coldwell | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog
“UNDER REVIEW” Marco Orlando In the NFL, the head coach of each team carries a red challenge flag on their person during every game. Each head coach is permitted to use this challenge flag twice during each game to initiate a booth review of certain plays to either...
by Laurie Coldwell | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog
“QUALITY WORKERS” Marco Orlando My background in social and human services, and especially being on both sides of the field for as long as I have, gives me an interesting perspective on how certain aspects of social and human services can improve. I’ve often said it’s...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog
“REWRITING THE SCRIPT” Marco Orlando It’s been said that our lives are 20% what happens to us and 80% how we respond to what happens to us. To an extent, I would be inclined to agree. Life comes at us pretty fast sometimes, and for some of us, it takes us a little...