Jim's Articles

Week of 21 Mar 11: Addiction

Mar 17, 2011 at 11:02 am by admin

As an old farm boy, I still get many agricultural magazines. The split on the content of these magazines is fairly predictable. About half of each deals with the.... Read More

Week of 14 Mar 11: More Fundamentals

Mar 10, 2011 at 11:03 am by admin

The quiz results for last week's article, "Disrupting the Culture" were a bit shocking. Over 40% of respondents said they did not think the upper management of their c.... Read More

Week of 7 Mar 11: Disrupting the Culture

Mar 03, 2011 at 11:04 am by admin

This is a problem I see all the time. I was reminded of it this week when I read about another mill closing in the US Northwest. It goes something like this. A mi.... Read More

Week of 28 Feb 11: Papermakers for Peace

Feb 24, 2011 at 11:04 am by admin

As I watch matters unfold around the world, I immediately think of the papermakers (broad definition--all of us involved in papermaking) and how they are dealing with local.... Read More

Week of 21 Feb 11: The End

Feb 17, 2011 at 11:01 am by admin

It seems like since I turned 60, people have been talking to me about the general subject of retirement. Let's get me out of the way first as I know some of you may be.... Read More