Sams Give Even In Difficult Times

Posted by on Sep 15, 2010 in Sams on Sams blog | 0 comments

When we moved from Georgia to Oklahoma a year ago, we gave away a lot of things. Partly because we were moving into a furnished home, and partly because we just didn’t think we would need them. It was a pretty big list, but we gave to those who needed them. A Korean church that didn’t have a piano; a washer and dryer to a needy couple; dressers, couches, tables and chairs to an...

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Julian Miller: My Sam

Posted by on Sep 8, 2010 in Sams on Sams blog | 0 comments

My “Sam” was actually a “Bill”, W. S. “Billy” Morris III, to be exact. He was the CEO of the company and he loved to tell me I was not a publisher any more than he was a CEO. “We are nothing but teachers,” he would say, “Our jobs are to help others grow. Hopefully, we will be better next year than we are this year.” His teaching experiences were many and varied. In the 1980s, Billy owned not...

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Dennis Sodomka: My Sam

Posted by on Aug 30, 2010 in Sams on Sams blog | 0 comments

I’ve known Gregory Favre for about 35 years, and as great a newsman as he is, I’m grateful to him for showing me it’s OK to be friends with people who work for you. You can have fun and be in a serious business. When he was the managing editor of the Chicago Daily News, no one worked harder. He could be a tough editor, yet we had some great racquet ball matches. And when we found ourselves with...

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Media Coverage

Posted by on Aug 25, 2010 in Excerpts/Media | 0 comments

Below are various links to media coverage on Everyone Needs A Sam: Here’s a link to my youtube page that includes a television interview on “Atlanta Live” October 17, 2010: Here’s a link to the talk I gave at Abiding Harvest United Methodist Church. It’s about 30 minutes and audio only. July 31, 2010: The Newnan Times Herald ran a story about Everyone Needs A Sam as...

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Being A Sam To A Sam

Posted by on Aug 24, 2010 in Sams on Sams blog | 0 comments

About 10 years ago, we were in the midst of a major cross-country move – from Alaska to the Midwest. I was transferred within my company. And we did not know a single person other than my boss when we got there. No one. At the time, the eldest Son of Thunder was three; the second Son of Thunder was hanging out inside the Little Black Dress, and was due in a couple of months. Between the...

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