I am not the type of person who normally pens letters in support of a candidate for office. I share a cynical skepticism that many fellow Gen-Xers have with regard to politicians and their intentions. And during these deeply divisive times, anything said can escalate quickly into an argument – lending further incentive to not […]

I think I met Phil Spiller back around 2004, when he was going from full time to part time in the U.S. Navy and starting a career in the airlines with JetBlue. I became immediately aware that everyone that knew Phil loved him, and that he was someone anyone could count on. He was not […]

“Honor the Past. Engage in the Present. Embolden the Future.” Every email note that Phil Spiller has written carries that tag line at the bottom. Phil and I first met in early 2016 – when he reached out to me while doing research of the relationship between Urban Renewal programs of the 1960s and ’70s […]