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John Osborn now lives in Seattle, Washington, but is frequently back to the area to keep up on all things Delaware. He has been a senior executive and general counsel with three leading healthcare companies: Cephalon, Dendreon and US Oncology. He also has been a special assistant with the U.S. Department of State under the first President Bush, an Eisenhower Fellow to Northern Ireland, a visiting research fellow at Oxford and Princeton, and a member of the bipartisan United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and served on the board of trustees of Tower Hill School and the Delaware Art Museum.
Tom Douglas is one of the leading chefs and restaurateurs in the United States, who is widely credited with developing Pacific Northwest cuisine using regional and seasonal ingredients. In addition to owning and managing ten restaurants in Seattle, he is the executive chef for Macy’s and Amtrak, has published several cook books, produces and distributes [...]
The 2012 James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur, Tom Douglas is one of the leading chefs and restaurateurs in the United States. He is widely credited with developing Pacific Northwest cuisine using regional and seasonal ingredients. In addition to owning and managing ten restaurants in Seattle, he is the executive chef for Macy’s and Amtrak, has published [...]
Part of our October series on Jobs & The Economy, featuring written op-ed pieces and Q&As with Delaware’s business, labor and government leaders. I moved to the Pacific Northwest at the end of August, just in time to catch the best weather of the year. We have enjoyed daily doses of sunshine and highs in [...]
Some years ago I was sitting in a members meeting as a Wilmington area country club president was explaining his conundrum in trying to determine how to finance a renovation project. The difficulty in pleasing his club member constituents, he said, was that about half of them believed that we should never, ever borrow money [...]
You may have seen the news on June 4th that former U.S. Secretary of State Larry Eagleburger passed away in Charlottesville, Virginia. I had the privilege of working with and for Eagleburger when he held the number two position at State from 1989 to 1992. Prior to this, I had much interest but very [...]
About twenty years ago, I left Washington and moved to Delaware to take a job at DuPont Merck. Since then, I have spent nearly all of my working life in the life sciences industry. This has given me a perspective on the ongoing healthcare policy debate. As many have noted, President Obama’s healthcare reform [...]
Osama Bin Laden is no longer with us. Hosni Mubarak is with us, but now spends his days as a disgraced former head of state under house arrest. Each of these developments bodes well for the United States over the long run. Delawareans rightly celebrated. Beyond the reflexive, visceral excitement – our commandos can perform [...]
Organization: Girls On The Run Delaware
Girls on the Run® is a 501(c)3 positive youth development program which combines an interactive curriculum and running to inspire self-respect and healthy lifestyles in pre-teen girls. Our core curriculum addresses many aspects of girls’ development – their physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. Lessons provide girls with the tools to make positive decisions and to avoid risky adolescent behaviors.
Girls on the Run will be hosting their Spring 5k Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at the Wilmington Riverfront. Registration opens at 7am and the race starts at 8:30am.
