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Interviews

Meet Ron L. Dowell Author/Activist

FROM: Soutout LA

We had the good fortune of connecting with Ron L. Dowell and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ron L., what was your thought process behind starting your own business?

I have an undergraduate business degree in accounting from CSUDH. I passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination in the mid-80s. At the time, I worked in public service as a program auditor and wanted to mesh the best of public and private business approaches while preparing to leave public service for the private sector. Working for the public sector was viewed by the private sector as a disadvantage during the 80s. I was never employed by private, public accounting firms that could offer the experience I needed. I experimented with private sector business strategies while working for L.A. County healthcare and later public safety (law enforcement), such as performance measurement, specific goal attainment, best practices, and team building successfully.

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Beyond Baroque: (Still) Breaking Barriers in Literary L.A.

By Shonda Buchanan
FROM: Angels Flight Literary West

In the wake of the pandemic, arts organizations have been hard hit, including stalwarts like L.A.’s Beyond Baroque. A conversation between new Executive Director Quentin Ring and new board Vice-President Shonda Buchanan on how the literary home has survived in the age of Covid-19 and continued to break barriers for creatives in L.A., including offering a prize for young writers in honor of inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, who is a part of the Beyond Baroque family.

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Book Pages: Natashia Deón picks 3 great books, the Beatles’ top 100 and more

But first, seeing just what you can pick up curbside at the local library.

By Erik Pedersen
FROM: OC Register

Now that our local library has gone back to curbside pickups, I walked the dog to our branch to collect some things I’d requested. (Yes, I have books everywhere at home and towers of things to read for work – not to mention audio and e-books on my phone and Kindle – but there’s always a need, or a desire, for more.)

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