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I am a highly experienced public relations professional, an excellent writer and a versatile communicator. I've been on the front lines of controversies ranging from environmental spills and cleanups to industrial fatalities to allegations of animal abuse at marine theme parks. I'm known for keeping a cool head, getting people from many walks of life to talk together, and helping people find mutually agreeable solutions to problems they face.

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Peter Faur http://www.peterfaur.com/
Tips and thoughts about communicating and living in the 21st century

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Grammar Friday

Today’s two grammar tips: “Elicit” means to bring out or evoke. As a reporter, I often elicited information from sources. “Illicit” means unlawful. Keep the... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
An Unusual School of Mines

Every other month, I travel to Henderson, Nev., to facilitate a community advisory panel. The managers from four plants meet with community representatives... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

Today’s two grammar tips: Bring shows movement toward a speaker; take shows movement away from a speaker. So, I would ask you to bring a package to me, or take... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

In the questions below, choose the correct answer. (If you’re getting this by email, click on the Grammar Friday headline above to take the quiz.) Which sentenc... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

Today’s two grammar tips: “Administer,” not “administrate,” is the verb form of “administration.” “Orient,” not “orientate,” is the verb form of “orientation. Read more
Posted on 26 June 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

For each item below, choose the correctly spelled word. Choose the correctly spelled word.deductibledeductableChoose the correctly spelled... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

Today’s two grammar tips: The verb stanch means to check or stop the flow of something. The adjective staunch means strong, substantial, or steadfast. People... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

In the questions below, choose the correct answer. (If you’re getting this by email, click on the Grammar Friday headline above to take the quiz. Read more
Posted on 29 May 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

Today’s two grammar tips: Capitalize days of the week, months and holidays, but not seasons. So, use capitals for Monday, December, Passover, Easter and... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Run Government Like a Business? An Impossible, Foolish Notion

Carly Fiorina, the one-time CEO of Hewlett-Packard, threw her hat in the ring last week to become the GOP 2016 nominee for president. Read more
Posted on 11 May 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

Today’s two grammar tips: This is from one of the Web’s great grammarians, Grammar Girl, also known as Mignon Fogarty. A quick way to test whether you’ve used... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

Today’s four grammar tips about sound-alike, look-alike words: Homonyms have the same sound and often the same spelling but different meanings. Read more
Posted on 24 April 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
When Was Our Religious Freedom Taken Away?

With all the recent talk about states enacting versions of the national Religious Freedom Restoration Act, I’ve been wondering: What exactly prompted the need... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

Today’s two grammar tips: “Neither” and “either” both take singular verbs. For example: Neither of them has arrived. Either of them is acceptable. Set off... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

Today’s two grammar tips: People often use the word “since” to mean “because.” For example, someone might say, “He gave me part of his hamburger since he... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
FDR Quotes for Our Time

If you’re following House of Cards, you know that Frank Underwood spent some time this season at the FDR Memorial in Washington. I’m embarrassed to admit I... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

My first job in daily journalism was as a copy editor for the now-defunct St. Louis Globe-Democrat. I still read the daily newspaper with a copy editor’s eye,... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

In the questions below, choose the correct answer. (If you’re getting this by email, click on the Grammar Friday headline above to take the quiz. Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

In the questions below, choose the correct answer. (If you’re getting this by email, click on the Grammar Friday headline above to take the quiz.) Select the... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION
Grammar Friday

In the questions below, choose the correct answer. (If you’re getting this by email, click on the Grammar Friday headline above to take the quiz.) Choose the... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2015 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

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