Tag: Greg Dobbs

Natural Disasters Bring Out the Best of the Human Spirit

Natural Disasters Bring Out the Best of the Human Spirit

| May 24, 2013 | 4 Comments

BoomerCafé co-founder and executive editor Greg Dobbs has been watching the news from Oklahoma with a perspective few of us have. He knows what is happening behind the scenes.

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BoomerCafé’s Greg Dobbs Tours Boomer Paradises in the West

BoomerCafé’s Greg Dobbs Tours Boomer Paradises in the West

| May 13, 2013 | 10 Comments

Despite living in picturesque Colorado, BoomerCafé’s Greg Dobbs and his wife packed up the car, loaded the bikes, and saw the vast desert of the American West.

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Boomers Still Follow Mainstream News and See a World in a Mess

Boomers Still Follow Mainstream News and See a World in a Mess

| May 11, 2013 | 5 Comments

BoomerCafé’s Greg Dobbs spent much of his career reporting news as a foreign correspondent and foreign analyst. He sheds some light on Syria and the current world situation.

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Despite Modern Developments, Sometimes Soap is Just Soap

Despite Modern Developments, Sometimes Soap is Just Soap

| March 15, 2013 | 9 Comments

BoomerCafé Co-Founder and Executive Editor Greg Dobbs muses whether small conveniences have gotten too complicated.

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Be Careful What You Wish For … Whether Weather or Recognition

Be Careful What You Wish For … Whether Weather or Recognition

| March 1, 2013 | 4 Comments

It has been a bad weather season. Awfully bad, across most of the country. But you only hear about some of it. BoomerCafé co-founder and Executive Editor Greg Dobbs finds that a source of irritation. Kind of.

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Veteran journalist says U.S. must help Syrian people and rebels

Veteran journalist says U.S. must help Syrian people and rebels

| February 8, 2013 | 1 Comment

Civil war rages in Syria. The oppressive regime of President Bashar Assad fights rebels, and in the process, thousands of innocent civilians have been killed. More than a million people are now homeless refugees. Veteran news correspondent Greg Dobbs believes the U.S. must get involved.

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BoomerCafé’s Greg Dobbs looks at democracy & chaos in Egypt

BoomerCafé’s Greg Dobbs looks at democracy & chaos in Egypt

| January 30, 2013 | 2 Comments

BoomerCafé Executive Editor Greg Dobbs was a longtime foreign correspondent and has written a perspective about the chaos in Egypt that you might find helpful, whether you’re a baby boomer or not.

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Greg Dobbs contemplates – what’s the meaning of a tip, anyway?

Greg Dobbs contemplates – what’s the meaning of a tip, anyway?

| January 7, 2013 | 3 Comments

As a baby boomer, BoomerCafé executive editor and co-founder Greg Dobbs has seen a steady decline in a practice that’s always been around but now has lost its meaning. The practice? Tipping.

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The Salvation Army bells are ringing

The Salvation Army bells are ringing

| December 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

Fifty years ago, there was a Broadway play, followed by a Hollywood film, called “Bells Are Ringing.” If you’re a baby boomer, you might even remember it; it was about a lonely woman who works for an answering service, lonely until she falls for the voice of a client who calls in.

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Like a reflection of their style, baby boomers witness the changing workplace

Like a reflection of their style, baby boomers witness the changing workplace

| November 5, 2012 | 2 Comments

Baby boomers can take credit for many changes in business and culture, from a boomer creating Starbucks to a couple of boomers creating Apple. What’s in common among many of these sea changes in life and work? BoomerCafé Co-Founder and Executive Editor Greg Dobbs reflects on work, ties, and coffee.

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