Items of
Interest
MONDAY
A. Pinnacle Award recipient featured on WTVM’s Newsleader 9. During
the Monday January 30 WTVM news cast beginning at 6:00 PM, the local
chapter of SHRM-- the Society for Human Resource Management will be
recognized as they receive the Pinnacle Award for their work with 13
Russian human resource professionals. Roger Buterbaugh is the local
SHRM president.
You will be pleased by what you see.
E Pluribus Unum
E Pluribus Unum is the topic for a One Columbus, Inc. project in
conjunction with the Public Library and Columbus State University. It
is chaired by board member Rabbi Max Roth of Shearith Israel
Synagogue. The series of three events will be held in the Main Library
on Macon Road at 7:00 PM on the dates listed below.
These sessions, which use the U.S. Constitution as a base reference,
consist of these topics:
- "Police Power and Civil Liberties," scheduled on January 30
- "Church and State," February 28
- "Citizenship and Immigration," March 28
The attached flier includes the presenters and participants. Each
member of the audience will receive a free copy of the Constitution,
courtesy Mayor Bob Poydasheff.
All are welcome
TUESDAY
Dialogue Groups welcome diverse populations
H. Berrien Zettler coordinates the Dialogue Groups for One Columbus.
He can be
reached at 324-6363 These once a week hourly sessions provide an
opportunity for
participants to honestly dialogue with each other about their
feelings, hopes and
challenges living in a complex and diverse society.
The second session will convene at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, January 31.
The topic for Tuesday is “Hablan espanol?” Learning to Relate to the
Hispanic Community.
Enter St. Luke’s from the Third Avenue side, and ask for the Gleaners
Room (Room
110)
Here is a great opportunity to learn more about citizens of our
community.
Check our website for details of any of the above activities
www.onecolumbus.org
An historical piece that may be of interest
Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what
the people <
considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios,
the politicians sent
their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to
"go sip some ale" and
listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many
assistants were dispatched at different times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there." The two
words "go sip" were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus
we have the term "gossip.".
Ken Crooks, Executive Director
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