Mar

12

Recently I attended a luncheon at the historic Lafayette Hotel in downtown Marietta, OH, where about 300 attended the Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley to hear Steve Forbes speak on the economy. He told of his grandfather's coming to the US as an immigrant with a grade-school education, one of ten children, and living the American dream. After his talk he was presented the Bernard P. McDonough Award for Excellence in Leadership. Mr. McDonough grew up in my town, Belpre, OH, and later owned Ames Tools and a variety of other businesses. Today the Bernard P. McDonough Foundation is in Parkersburg, WV, directly across the bridge from Belpre. Forbes publishes the Gilder Technology Report and a number of other investment newsletters. News media were on hand and all who attended listened intently to Forbes's speech and the Q&A session following. I took a couple of pictures of the event as well. It was a good experience for me.


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