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Stronger together
Since stepping into the role of publisher this year, I have had a lot on my plate. Running a company is entirely different from being one of its executives.
By Gordon Hasenei June 19, 2026 3 min read
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May Publisher
Find your passion
Aging can be a revelation. All the truths we ran from, the wisdom we didn’t have time for, catches up with us — if we let it.
By Carolyn Ellis · May 26, 2026
May Publisher
Bashing into joy
Willie Mays has always been my favorite baseball player. He could hit for average and power, steal bases, catch every ball that came his way in centerfield, and throw like no one else. He loved playing baseball, and he played with the childhood joy that was forever captured in his immortal nickname, the “Say Hey Kid.”
By David J. Brown · May 6, 2026
March Publisher
Joining a dream team
My name is Steve Gurney, founder of Positive Aging, and I am honored to now serve as associate publisher of the Beacon Newspapers following the recent merger of our organizations.
By Steve Gurney · March 31, 2026
March Publisher
Following a legacy
For those who regularly read this column, you know that our founder, Stuart Rosenthal, recently retired. As the new publisher, I’d like to introduce myself and share my vision for the future of the Beacon.
By Gordon Hasenei · March 29, 2026
March Publisher
How I learned to be brave
My November column, “How We Learn to Be Afraid,” garnered more responses from readers than anything I have written in years. So I thought I would press my luck and write this companion piece about bravery. Appropriately, it also happens to be the column in which I announce my retirement from the Beacon.
By Stuart P. Rosenthal · March 2, 2026
January Publisher
A nice pat on the back
I am thrilled to share with you the kudos the Beacon received last fall at the annual conference of the North American Mature Publishers Association, whose journalism competition we enter every year.
By Stuart P. Rosenthal · January 25, 2026
December Publisher
A time for thanks
I want to thank the thousands of readers and their guests who attended our 26th annual 50+Expo events in Maryland and Virginia recently.
By Stuart P. Rosenthal · December 18, 2025
October Publisher
How we learn to be afraid
When I’ve had the privilege of watching my toddler grandson as he learned to walk, run and play, I noticed something striking: As he gained experience in the world, he grew more confident in some ways and more cautious in others. And in both things, he often took his cues — about how to feel and how to respond — from his parents and other caregivers.
By Stuart P. Rosenthal · October 30, 2025
September Publisher
Do we really want to know?
It’s a story right out of a disaster movie: A pilot in the cockpit of a civilian airliner suddenly cuts fuel to the engines of a plane in flight, risking the lives of all aboard as well as innocents on the ground.
By Stuart P. Rosenthal · September 30, 2025
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