by Mari K Eder | Aug 8, 2026 | Newsletters
It is nearly time. Yes, back to school in September but it is also time for fall and winter sports seasons to begin. Its NFL of course but there is so much more! The professional alpine skiing season will begin in late October in Europe. By that time the World... 
by Mari K Eder | Jul 16, 2026 | Newsletters
Here it comes on September 8th! But Book #3 in the girls series is already on Amazon – so you can pre-order it now! Check out this cover! This is a book about girls and women who beat the odds to excel in their chosen field of competition – a testament to the success... 
by Mari K Eder | Jan 6, 2026 | Newsletters
“At Barbie we believe girls can be and do anything.” Those were the words of Krista Berger, Senior Vice President of Barbie at Mattel. On October 6, 2025, Mattel launched a new series of Barbie dolls— Team Barbie—made up of a number of international Olympians and... 
by Mari K Eder | Nov 4, 2025 | Newsletters
Gretchen Kunigk didn’t step into a pair of skis until she was fifteen years old. But she took to it like a natural. In the 1930s, most skiing was not downhill but instead was primarily ski jumping or cross-country skiing. Why? Primarily because the notion of a... 
by Mari K Eder | Oct 7, 2025 | Newsletters
September 20th was a day that all of nature stood at attention to honor and support the ceremony naming the street in front of the 108th Precinct in Long Island City for one of New York’s own – NYPD detective Mary “Mae” Foley. It was a day of sunshine and warmth, and... 
by Mari K Eder | Sep 2, 2025 | Newsletters
It’s time—the Winter Olympics are only six months away and while athletes are finalizing their plans, routines, and their mental readiness, the host cities are also going into high gear to welcome them and the millions of visitors who will come to be part of the... 
by Mari K Eder | Jul 24, 2025 | Strategic Communications
Strategic Communication is the lens, the filter. and the focus. It is the way and the means that gives purpose and vision to all command-led mission communications. Audiences who hear the communications but cannot discern the purpose and vision cannot make sense of... 
by Mari K Eder | Jul 1, 2025 | Newsletters
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Martin Luther King Jr. I’m always concerned about the accuracy of the historical research I’ve done, and in particular, what I’m seeing in the quality of some of the articles I’m reading now.... 
by Mari K Eder | Jun 3, 2025 | Newsletters
June 1945 ushered in a sudden adjustment to the concept of peace. Major Charity Adams and the 855 soldiers in her unit, the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion, were all contemplating a return home to America and to civilian life. There were still challenges for,...