Matheos Mesfin, Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for East African Councils, on IEA Councils' mantra for their work~ - "I always say that the mantra for our work is that there's no growth in comfort,

Jimmy Lynn on what went into his decision to stay in Our Town after grad school ~ "When I was coming out of AU after grad school, a couple mentors pulled me aside and said, you think you might need to move to New York or LA? I wasn't sure.

Phil Hochberg on revenue generation in Major League Baseball today ~ - "Well, interestingly, Major League Baseball is now suffering attendance losses over the past few years, but Major League Baseball is making more money than it ever had because of t...

Lisa Baden on internal conflict of the overwhelming desire to be first to report, and the discipline to verify before: - So I had to confirm it and I was like chomping at the bit. We're calling M Dot. We're calling Transportation.

Marianne Haney Brennan on the importance of manners today ~ - "We need to get back to being kind to each other. . .we're in a sad state of affairs right now and it breaks my heart. And that's why I teach etiquette from A to Z. I don't care.

Tom Davis on politics today in Northern Virginia~ - They've done it to themselves because they've emphasized these social issues, in an area that's becoming much more widely diverse, instead of focusing on the bread and butter and the economic issues ...

Mahan Tavakoli on connecting and networking in Our Town region~ - Leadership Greater Washington . . . brings people from different backgrounds, different industries, and different parts of our region together.

Deborah Marriott Harrison on Marriott's culture of putting people first~ - And my grandfather started it by making a sign he put over the kitchen doors in the Hot Shops that says, "If you take care of the employee,

Caroline Carter, Author of Smart Moves, and Founder and CEO of Done in a Day, Inc., on the process of transitioning from home to home~ - "But the reason I wrote the book was to allow people to say, okay, I get it.

Tom Sherwood on what he tells journalism students when asked about making Journalism a career: - I tell every journalism student intern that I meet that one thing about being journalist, it opens doors to everything and anything that you want to see o...