Of Nature, Grief And Mending A Broken Heart
In a moving reflection, Susan Marsh writes about losing her husband, dealing with sorrow, government service and trying to rally for the wild things that matter
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by Susan Marsh
Springtime in the Rockies: seventy degrees one afternoon, in the teens the next morning with an inch of overnight snow. Wind. In spite of the weather, spring arrives later here and advances in small tentative steps. The bare branches of aspen, alder and willow sprout pollen-bearing catkins and the first tiny wildflowers appear. Dawn creeps through my window earlier each day and the evening sky holds light until after 9.
Snow King might as well be âTrump Mountain,â Shane Rothman opined from the peakâs summit last week.
As the Bridger-Teton National Forest vetted its plans for Snow Kingâs future, he contended, the concerns of experts like Forest Service retiree Susan Marsh and longtime ski patroller Rod Newcomb were brushed aside while a private companyâs desires were essentially rubber stamped instead.
âSo many knowledgeable people in their fields ⦠have basically been ignored,â Rothman told a team of Forest Service staffers over a livestream last week. âIâm not sure if any of you are Donald Trump fans, but this whole process kind of reminds you of what happens when people just pledge unconditional support for anything, and donât listen to the experts.â
Iasked Jacksonites to reflect on the local news stories of 2020 that had the greatest impact on them personally.
Susan Marsh, author and 30-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service, wrote about Bear 399 and her four cubs wandering through the valley: âWhat really had an impact on me in addition to the bears themselves was how many people in the valley were hypervigilant about keeping them safe when they wandered out of the park. Instead of the usual eco-porn about grizzly bears with teeth bared, we had a mother and her four children being looked after so they can continue to live like bears. It was amazing to me.
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Minnesota Top 50 Law Firm Chooses WinScribe over BigHand Global News
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After a careful selection process comparing vendors WinScribe and BigHand, fast growing Minnesota law firm Hellmuth & Johnson have chosen WinScribe’s Digital Dictation solution. “We simply liked the WinScribe solution better than BigHand’s and have come to expect great support from MacTek, our local WinScribe supplier,” said Susan Marsh, Chief Operating Office at Hellmuth & Johnson.
With a pressing need to replace aging analog equipment the law firm decided to investigate the current offering from WinScribe and to compare it to the current BigHand product. By having attorneys using portable digital devices to dictate, and with both attorneys and legal assistants enjoying timely results early on, Hellmuth found the decision straightforward. “Our attorneys and legal assistants love the WinScribe solution and we found Mactek very good to deal with,” said Marsh.