Papermakers Corner http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?NewsSectionId=35 2026-04-30T18:44:40-05:00 Permission granted for reprinting, as long as this entire column is reprinted without modification or truncation. From Ambition to Action: Setting Meaningful Environmental Targets in the Pulp, Paper and Packaging Industry http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=18986 2025-07-15T10:45:00-05:00 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance is increasingly measured by how well companies define and meet internal environmental targets. For the pulp, paper, and paper-based packaging sectors, setting clear and credible goals is no longer optional - it's essential.

]]> Summertime memories http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=18384 2025-03-25T10:45:00-05:00 In my early youth near 10 years old I would 'slip off' from my rural home to the bayou for a swim during the hot Summer. Often my brothers older and younger would join me. In fact, it was, Cordell my older brother who introduced me to swimming & taught me to swim.

In my early youth near 10 years old I would 'slip off' from my rural home to the bayou for a swim during the hot Summer. Often my brothers older and younger would join me. In fact, it was, Cordell my older brother who introduced me to swimming & taught me to swim.

]]> It's Not the Pursuit of Leisure; It is the Pursuit of Excellence http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=18021 2025-01-22T10:45:00-06:00 A significant transformation is happening in the workforce as the younger generations seek virtue ethics in their work environment. This isn't about superficial virtue signaling, but rather the pursuit of excellence and building a stack of skills. The new workforce, shaped by their early exposure to quest-based games, are motivated to enhance their personal skill set. They're striving for perfection in every detail. If you deny them this opportunity, they'll disengage and seek excellence elsewhere. Aristotle would be proud.

A significant transformation is happening in the workforce as the younger generations seek virtue ethics in their work environment. This isn't about superficial virtue signaling, but rather the pursuit of excellence and building a stack of skills. The new workforce, shaped by their early exposure to quest-based games, are motivated to enhance their personal skill set. They're striving for perfection in every detail. If you deny them this opportunity, they'll disengage and seek excellence elsewhere. Aristotle would be proud.

]]> The paper route, shining shoes, the $1,000 dog and $500 cats http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=17432 2024-09-19T10:45:00-05:00 I found out the Arkansas Gazette being a Little Rock daily and Sunday newspaper offered jobs to paper route carriers. I could earn $40 per month with a 100-count customer base. I begged my parents to buy me a bicycle so I could earn some really big money. So, just like that, I went from a barefoot country boy to a bicycle riding city slicker!

I found out the Arkansas Gazette being a Little Rock daily and Sunday newspaper offered jobs to paper route carriers. I could earn $40 per month with a 100-count customer base. I begged my parents to buy me a bicycle so I could earn some really big money. So, just like that, I went from a barefoot country boy to a bicycle riding city slicker!

]]> Horse venture http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=17175 2024-07-29T10:45:00-05:00 As a 14-year-old boy, I took a short term romantic interest in a young lady of my class who rode the same school bus as I.

As a 14-year-old boy, I took a short term romantic interest in a young lady of my class who rode the same school bus as I.

]]> Tire Ride http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=16985 2024-06-18T10:45:00-05:00 I am thinking of my very best 'toy' as a youngster living in a rural section near Pine Bluff, AR that my sweet parents encouraged me and my lil brother to play with. It was a discarded 16 inch tire.

I am thinking of my very best 'toy' as a youngster living in a rural section near Pine Bluff, AR that my sweet parents encouraged me and my lil brother to play with. It was a discarded 16 inch tire.

]]> Difficult times are relative to what you're going through http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=16862 2024-05-23T10:45:00-05:00 As a jack-leg millwright, I had quite a few difficult days at the mill. just like everyone else that's ever walked through the front gate...

As a jack-leg millwright, I had quite a few difficult days at the mill. just like everyone else that's ever walked through the front gate...

]]> Crashing the wrong party http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=16716 2024-04-22T10:45:00-05:00 When I was located in Pasadena, TX as a Manager of 5 paper machines, I had a very good friend working maintenance to pass away. I remember him with good thoughts of the past. One such recall occurred on his birthday in 1990. I accepted an invitation to a surprise BD party at his sister's house.

When I was located in Pasadena, TX as a Manager of 5 paper machines, I had a very good friend working maintenance to pass away. I remember him with good thoughts of the past. One such recall occurred on his birthday in 1990. I accepted an invitation to a surprise BD party at his sister's house.

]]> The time I cheated death at the mill http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=16594 2024-03-27T10:45:00-05:00 All paper machines operating before OSHA 1974 enactment had potential of mangling or death to the employee who worked without caution. For example: Nip guards at winder, Calendar Stacks, Press Section, Conveyor belts, ETC. were NOT equipped with personnel safety devices.

All paper machines operating before OSHA 1974 enactment had potential of mangling or death to the employee who worked without caution. For example: Nip guards at winder, Calendar Stacks, Press Section, Conveyor belts, ETC. were NOT equipped with personnel safety devices.

]]> Working with the bullgang http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=16397 2024-02-13T10:45:00-06:00 The year was 1962, and a 19-year-old future papermaker decided to

The year was 1962, and a 19-year-old future papermaker decided to "audition" for a spot on the bullgang at a small one-machine operation at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (Dierks Paper Company)

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