David Ward

Jan 9, 2025 | attorneymarketing.com | David Ward

In the 1980s, a lawyer friend and I started a real estate seminar business. We took out full-page ads and invited people to come to our office in the evening to hear about buying real estate with “no money down,” something my partner had had extraordinary success doing. We charged $150 for the initial seminar, and at the end, invited attendees to sign up for our primary program, which required an investment of several thousand dollars.

Nov 27, 2024 | methowvalleynews.com | David Ward

Standing outside just after it gets dark you will notice two bright objects opposite each other in the sky. In the west shines Venus, named for the beautiful goddess of love and beauty. In the east and not quite as bright is Jupiter, named for the King of the Gods. If you look closely you might notice that neither of them is twinkling like the stars. That is a clue that these two objects are planets. Why do stars twinkle and planets do not? The answer is quite simple.

Nov 18, 2024 | citysecuritymagazine.com | David Ward

The security guarding sector must be competitive around pay, benefits and working conditions for everyone to attract the best people to join us. In the words of the legendary Nat King Cole, ‘There may be trouble ahead’, but rather than facing the music and dancing, we must act. The United Colors of Benetton cannot compare with the security guarding industry when it comes to diversity, with licensed representation from 198 of the possible 223 nationalities in the world.

Oct 24, 2024 | methowvalleynews.com | David Ward

A couple of weeks ago my wife and I were driving across an extremely remote area in central Nevada in the Basin and Range National Monument. We were not too far from Area 51, where some people believe UFOs regularly land and take off, adding to the almost foreboding aspect of the vacant landscape. I was planning to present a night sky program to a small number of intrepid visitors making their way across the empty desert.

Oct 3, 2024 | methowvalleynews.com | David Ward

A visitor is coming to say “Hello” from deep space this month. It has been traveling for tens of thousands of years, so the least we can do is wave as it goes by. Its name is quite a mouthful: C/2023A3, also known as Tsuchinshan ATLAS. It is a comet discovered by Chinese astronomers last year. Comets are often referred to as dirty snowballs. They are composed of ice and dirt and dust. When they come close to the sun, the ice part starts to melt and streams away from the sun in a long tail.