Columns

Are You Doing Anything to Avoid Job Layoffs?

August 7, 2009 By
The good news is unemployment DROPPED in July. Maybe we won’t hit that nasty 10 percent mark after all — although several U.S. states have soared past it.Are you doing anything to avoid layoffs at your course or company?Let us ...

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Have You Been Slighted?

May 6, 2009 By
If you read my column above, “They Dropped the Ball — Big Time,” you’ll see the story of another superintendent who didn’t get his due. In this case, it is Terry Bonar, certified superintendent of Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland. ...

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Unemployment And Sitting On His Duff

April 16, 2009 By
I just heard of a guy who lost his job last fall but has been content to sit on his butt and collect employment. The dude is not even looking for work! No, he’s not one of those “discouraged” unemployed ...

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Will Players Take Pity On You?

March 13, 2009 By
Conventional wisdom might say golfers will cut you some slack if your golf course looks a tad ragged, considering that your maintenance budget was probably slashed. It would be a nice and polite gesture for golfers to sympathize with superintendents ...

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GCSAA Suspends Research Funding. What Do YOU Think?

January 14, 2009 By
Did you hear the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America has suspended funding for new research projects? According to a report, “The GCSAA Board of Directors determined that the highest priorities for research in the coming year will be publication ...

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Thanksgiving Day Lover/Under RESULTS

December 18, 2008 By
The turkey was moist, the stuffing was dry and the family that never disappoints didn’t. What’s become my own little social experiment with my in-laws has, yet again, provided holiday humor for us all to enjoy. This year’s over/under predictions ...

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