by Doug Ernst | Aug 17, 2018 | Features, MDI News
Doug Ernst Reporter “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” ― Abraham Lincoln I used to meet big challenges by winging it – using my considerable wit and charm – only to run out of things to say...
by Doug Ernst | Jul 21, 2018 | Features
Doug Ernst Reporter Nobody in my family of six is really sure why we set out in the summer of ’94 in our 1986 Dodge Ram van to see the Great Northwest, but everyone agrees it was unforgettable. Our four girls – ages 16, 13, 12 and 10 – were not crazy about...
by Doug Ernst | May 17, 2018 | Features, Happy Father's Day
Doug Ernst Reporter I’m on a men’s team of 11, including eight who are fathers of 16 children. With Father’s Day coming up, we talked at a recent team meeting about the fear of the unknown when we first realized we were going to become fathers. Several of the...
by Doug Ernst | Mar 20, 2018 | Features, Viewpoints
Doug Ernst Reporter MDI got a wake-up call from women across the country who were offended that Playboy magazine published a story about “toxic masculinity.” Leaders of the 18-year organization reported getting phone calls and e-mails from wives who claim Playboy has...
by Doug Ernst | Feb 27, 2018 | Features, MDI News
Doug Ernst Reporter [LINK TO PLAYBOY STORY HERE.] Readers throughout the world are reading the current March/April edition of Playboy Magazine for the article (!) by Mickey Rapkin about an MDI team meeting in Los Angeles last December. “Help Wanted – How Do We...
