One of the things I love about my work in writing and multimedia is the variety of interesting people and subjects I get to cover. For example, a list of some of my more interesting recent stories — most of which appeared initially on the BYU-Hawaii Newsroom web site — and my comments on them follows. Check them out:

  • Black shares experiences with Honors students: Leonard Black, entrepreneur-in-residence at BYU-Hawaii, is a fascinating guy with a wealth of experiences, including being a fluent Navajo-speaking Mormon missionary, an NCAA Final-Four basketball player, a decorated Viet Nam veteran, gold miner, serial entrepreneur and assistant BYUH men’s basketball coach.
  • Exchange professor explains rhetoric is not just talking: Dr. Greg Clark, a BYU Provo English and rhetoric professor on exchange with BYU-Hawaii’s Dr. Ned Williams, explains that the ancient art of rhetoric is often misunderstood and actually applies in many phases of our lives.
  • ‘Weatherman’ reports at Laie Temple Visitors Center: Literally millions of people in the Intermountain West know former KSL-TV meterologist Elder Mark Eubank, who’s now serving as the voluntary director of the Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors Center. Elder Eubank shares some of his love for weather, even in his new assignment.
  • Shakespeare scholar looks at Bard’s first folios: With his white beard, bushy black eyebrows and obvious energy, Shakespeare scholar Professor Neil Freeman shared the hidden staging and directions  the Bard included in his original writings that subsequent generations of editors and others have taken out.
  • PCC Hawaiian expert shares culture, hula insights: PCC Theater Director and noted Hawaiian cultural expert Cy Bridges — who is also a musician, kumu hula, Merrie Monarch Hula Festival judge, and genealogist — imparts his passion and expertise on the historical and genealogical aspects of hula.
  • BYU-Hawaii students learn about Kahuku service dogs: For the past 10 years former Kahuku High SPED teacher Susan Luehrs has been developing one of only 40 certified service dog training programs in the world right in Kahuku. Her program and the dogs are amazing.
  • Faith overcomes economic fear, pessimism: Latter-day Saint leader Elder Robert Gay — a former managing director for 16 years of Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading equity firms with over $70 billion under management — explained why he recently started a new $1.25 billion fund with earnings committed to charity, and why entrepreneurs and business leaders must use their resources and faith to get through challenging economic times.