Youngest mayor of a large city at 37, governor at 43; it’s possible that Martin O’Malley, fueled by family, Jesuit ideals and Irish history, will march all the way to the White House. Martin O’Malley is easy on the eye – very easy on the eye. He’s handsome, young, and he’s got talent. He paid his way through college playing music – Irish music. His band, O’Malley’s March, has … [Read more...] about Governor Martin O’Malley’s March
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Ireland’s Cultural Heartland: A Visit to Ireland’s West and Northwest
The West Patricia Harty’s tour of the West Landing in the West of Ireland “the cultural heartland” is a wonderful introduction to Ireland. “It is,” as Liam Scollan, the CEO of Ireland West Airport, Co. Mayo, said, “a way for Irish-Americans whose ancestors left this part of the world centuries ago to experience Ireland, which has changed little since that time.” The western … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Cultural Heartland: A Visit to Ireland’s West and Northwest
An Interview with Charles Carey
By Abdon M. Pallasch
August / September 2007
August / September 2007
For a second- or third-generation leader of the Chicago Board of Trade, Charles Carey sure talks like a guy from the neighborhood. His voice is Ditka’s. So is his physique. “I guess that comes from spending too much time in the pits,” Charles Carey laughed, motioning to the cavernous room down the hall from his office where traders still stand in “open outcry” pits shouting … [Read more...] about An Interview with Charles Carey
Miracle: An Interview with Jack O’Callahan
By Abdon M. Pallasch
August / September 2007
August / September 2007
The kid who helped propel the U.S. team to its miraculous 4-3 victory over the Soviets, giving the country a morale boost at the height of the Cold War in 1980, is now a star in the trading business. “The kid’s made the team. He’s busted his ass for me for seven months and now I gotta send him home? Is that the deal?” U.S. Olympic Hockey Coach Herb Brooks asks his superiors … [Read more...] about Miracle: An Interview with Jack O’Callahan
Dennis Purcell
Dennis Purcell never had a mind to go into the life science industry, but the businessman, who has a BS in accounting and economics from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Harvard, was inspired to head in that direction more by accident than design. ℘℘℘ "About 15 years ago, I was in general investment banking and I had a tumor in my arm. I started to see the health care … [Read more...] about Dennis Purcell