Perspectives

Doing more than just a discount off the buffet How three gaming organizations are giving back to our veterans Earlier in the year, I wrote a special newsletter around Memorial Day, and asked our readers to tell me about their connections with a soldier. I was surprised by the several emails that I received from…

How two travelers from East Bufu Reno … Connect with Nigerian priests, Bavarian beer drinkers and Syrian refugees and the ghosts of WWII Dear Ravers, My husband, Jim, and I are sitting at the kitchen table of friends, a couple of weeks ago, in a small, 800-year-old village of Poppenhausen, about an hour and a…

I’ll never forget your smile Honor for the fallen and compassion for our returning veterans Dear Ravers, It’s 1983, and a group of us teenagers are piled into the back of a small pickup truck. It’s night and we’re keyed up after teepeeing a few homes. I’m scared about getting caught and feeling guilty; this…

As we kick off the summer with our casino crowds and barbeques this Memorial Day … let’s give some thought to our soldiers who are not at home to put the flag up. Dear Ravers, Last year for Memorial Day, I wanted to reach beyond our typical gaming topics and honor our soldiers who have…

For all of you, I ask that the next time you see a service member or veteran, thank them. Know that they stand tall for you. Know that they are the face of America in many regions, and it’s a pretty damn good face.” — Colonel Jordan S. Chroman, OBE, US Army Dear Ravers, Every holiday…