MARK MOLINA - For The Chronicle

From left, Shannon Smith is VP of Human Resources, Chris Swanson is executive VP, and Steve Swanson, president and CEO. ERIN TIERNEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Who are the ones that seem to be able to withstand the darkest of hours? Who are…

Molina A year has finally passed since the initial shutdown of our economy, school system, and government offices.  In Springfield we have heard from an independent auditor on the Springfield Police Department’s responses to one of the demonstrations that turned…

Our culture is changing. This idea of culture is not confined to race. The culture of doing business, communication, spiritual services, interacting with our community, requires our ability to adapt, accept and respond to this reality. These shifts do not…

We called the past week “Holy Week.” It was the week that preceded Easter weekend and Resurrection Sunday. This is the time Christians celebrate the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem to face His death on the cross for the sins…