by Haley Ford Harrison | Oct 21, 2025 | Articles
If you’re old enough to remember IBM in their heyday of the early ’90s (I’ll admit it–I’m not), you might recall its transition from an “aged and static corporate dinosaur” to a remarkably refreshing tech–and brand–powerhouse. IBM’s glow-up didn’t happen...
by Erin Burt ft. Abigail Slocum | Aug 18, 2025 | Articles
Ah, 2003—what a time to be alive. The year was brimming with landmark cultural moments: Martha Stewart’s indictment, Michael Jackson’s arrest warrant, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s role-switch to California’s “governator,” and the U.S’s declaration of war on Iraq (along...
by Erin Burt | Jul 29, 2025 | Articles
In the corporate world, “B” words fly around like atoms waiting to explode in the ether. A real “Big Bang,” if you will. Give us some examples, Veronica! Thanks for asking, reader. There’s business, bottom line, boardroom, balance sheet, and a canine-adjacent word...
by Wes Brooks | Mar 26, 2025 | Articles
Before we get into it, on the very small chance that you’ve read any of my past work for The Pine Belt News under the byline “Finding Focus,” then you know I like to include some “theme music.” Hopefully, the lyrics are apropos of our topic. For this, I’ll be...
by Grace Johnson | Dec 23, 2024 | Articles
When I was about seven or eight years old, I woke early on Christmas morning, the air still tinged with the soft, sleepy blue of dawn. The house was quiet except for the faint creak of floorboards as I tiptoed toward the living room, drawn by the familiar glow of the...
by Erin Burt | Nov 18, 2024 | Articles
I have loved to eat for as long as I can remember. Same for drawing. There is lost paper somewhere in the world containing squiggles and shapes from my efforts to record my favorite childhood cartoon characters while glued to the screen. There are lost dishes...
