Celia Brewer

Commentary: Not Understanding Language is Bad for Corporate America

Matt Markgraf and Celia Brewer — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Have you ever tried to contact a business and be patched to a phone operator for whom English is not their native language or has an accent so thick that communicating becomes difficult? If so, commentator Celia Brewer has your sympathy. She says what while she respects all languages and cultures, simple phone calls to American businesses should not be made laborious by the lack of understanding the language and that outsourcing call centers is bad for business.

To Dye or Not to Dye? That is the Question

Celia Brewer and Matt Markgraf — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Commentator Celia Brewer returned to western Kentucky eight years ago. But in another, completely different way, she has also gone back to her roots.

In an episode of the 50s sitcom The Honeymooners, Ralph Kramden comes home to find his wife Alice chatting with her friend Trixie. Ralph, never one for the delicate touch, tries to compliment Trixie on her recent trip to the beauty parlor. “Your hairdo looks nice,” he says, “and the color is almost natural.”

Coarseness of Our World

Celia Brewer — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:43:12 +0000

Local commentator Celia Brewer will commemorate the 112th birthday of her father on June 30th.

Brewer is a writer who lives in Mayfield. She wishes we all lived in a kinder, gentler world.

Numbers

Celia Brewer — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:21:01 +0000

Local commentator Celia Brewer says that, whether we like it or not, the concept of counting is a fact of life.