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All About Axchem

16 Jul 2018All About Axchem Booth 703 at PaperCon2016. Sounds less than exciting doesn’t it? Unless you happen to stop by to see what in the world TAPPI’s Newest Sustaining Member Company is all about. I am

这个谜语我!

15 Jan 2015这个谜语我!这个谜语我!What do the year 1934, Audio Oscillators, a “Mickey Mouse” type company, a coin toss and $530 have in common with a very well-known 76 year old company that employs

Travels with Larry near the Windy City

20 Sep 2012Travels with Larry near the Windy City The date of August 16th has a special meaning to me. This date happens to be the day, in different years, when the Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, and the King of

A Small World

18 Jul 2012A Small World On June 25, 2012, Scott Springmier, Eric Fletty, and I accepted a previous invitation from long-time TAPPI member and a young, Mike Ditka look-alike, Jim Niemiec, to visit NewPage in

The Sometimes Unsung Leaders of TAPPI

01 Aug 2014The Sometimes Unsung Leaders of TAPPI I have to be one of the most blessed people on the face of the earth. I get to go to work each day in an industry where I always wanted to work, at an

What a whirlwind in September and October 2016 Volume 2

27 Oct 2016What a whirlwind in September and October 2016 Volume 2 I have seen the Future My travels continued with an invitation to meet in and tour Miron Construction Co., Inc.’s corporate headquarters in

You Never Know

07 Nov 2013You Never Know We had a wonderful CorrExpo2013 in the great city of Indianapolis, Ind., USA, last month. More than 900 of the corrugated industry’s best attended this gathering. I tried to speak to

To find something Special sometimes you have to look under every Rock

02 Aug 2016To find something Special sometimes you have to look under every Rock My dad used to tell me that if you really want to find something special sometimes you have to look under every Rock. On June 22

The Year of the Dragon—the First in a Series of Stories About My Visit to China

05 Jul 2012The Year of the Dragon—the First in a Series of Stories About My Visit to China Back in 1991, during my days with Republic Paperboard in Hutchinson, Kan., USA, a gentleman set up an appointment with

A Passion for TAPPI Local Sections

12 Sep 2012你有多少次能真正见到TAPPI当地社区的两位传奇人物……