The BIG Picture: McKnight’s is long-term care news that you can use
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2010
We have been truly blessed at McKnight’s. At a time when many publications are floundering, readers and advertisers continue to give us generous support.
OPINION — THE BIG PICTURE: To be or not to be: Who picks?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 18, 2005
As this issue went to press, the Supreme Court had just decided not to intervene in the case involving Terri Schiavo. She has spent the past decade and a half in a Florida nursing home. There, she has...
The BIG Picture: Let’s take out the trash
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2010
In the song “Red Shoes,” Elvis Costello famously sings: “I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused.” Although the lyrics were recorded back in 1976, they provide an appropriate...
New president soon? Big deal
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2008
With less than a month before Election Day, the fight to determine our next president has hit a fever pitch. By that, I mean both sides are working as never before to smear the other guy.
In search of the right stuff
By
John O'Connor
Feb 08, 2008
My deficiencies involving most things mechanical have provided family and friends with countless hours of entertainment.
Opinion: The Big Picture: Going From Good to Grating
By
John O'Connor
Dec 06, 2007
Columnists frequently fall into a predictable trap around this time of year.
Many feel an almost primal urge to have their December essay babble about the amazing year that was. This almost invariably...
The big picture: What goes around comes around
By
John O'Connor
Jun 13, 2005
Bill Gleeson was my first boss. He was classic “old school.” Tough, gruff and a hard drinker, Bill was a stickler for getting stories first and getting them right. He also gave me some of the...
Going from good to grating
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2007
Columnists frequently fall into a predictable trap around this time of year. Many feel an almost primal urge to have their December essay babble about the amazing year that was. This almost invariably...
This is a man on a mission: William L. Minnix, Jr., D.Min., President and CEO, AAHSA
By
John O'Connor
Jan 10, 2005
When you talk to some of the people who know Larry Minnix, it’s not long before you hear the following refrain: he was born to lead AAHSA.