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Happy Birthday, High Grounds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By Benita Cotton-Orr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong. Dove Body Wash is a wonderful product. But back in 2015, I switched to Olay. It had nothing to do with the quality of Dove. I announced we were parting ways in a Facebook post (where all my opinions go to die!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking Back, Looking Forward!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By Benita Cotton-Orr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One year ago today, I launched High Grounds Consulting, a policy, communications and strategy business that draws on my decades of experience and expertise as both a journalist and a public policy analyst. And that wasn’t the only big move of 2022. Another was a permanent move to Georgia’s Highest and Coolest City, Sky Valley, after living in Cobb County since emigrating to the United States in 1986!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the year’s other “high” points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Benita Cotton-Orr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are people who leave an indelible impression on you. In one sentence, they can inspire you or destroy you. They\u2019re the ones you spend your life proving were wrong. Or right.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ross Cuthbertson<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

You know the people I\u2019m talking about. The mean neighbor who tells you you\u2019ll never amount to anything, so why try? The teacher who tells you that you can go anywhere you want; don\u2019t be held back by where you come from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ross Cuthbertson was one of those people. A single, young, white man who moved into the impoverished \u201ccoloured\u201d community of Wentworth, Durban, during South Africa\u2019s apartheid era to become the parish priest for St. Gabriel\u2019s Anglican Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my first post on this new website, as I turn a page to start a new chapter after two successful careers, I think back on Father Cuthbertson’s influence on my young life. It’s a poignant reminder of the significance of legacy and the life-changing impact words can have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was his indelible impression on me, you ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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