Welcome to the Mark Butler Helium Home Page and thank you for taking the time to learn more about me and perhaps check out some more of my articles and essays.

After a very rewarding 30 year career in the Navy and 5 tours as a Command Master Chief I decided to move to New England. While I wrote many articles while in the Navy with over 100 under the pen name of Victor Rodriguez I had relatively few under my own name. I've corrected that somewhat and Helium has given me a chance to write on a wider variety of topics.

I'm happily married with two grown sons and two wonderful grandsons (twins). My wife of 27+ years is a wonderful grandmother and my best friend.

My picture is one of me doing what I like to do in my very limited free time.

If you find any of my articles that you would like your friends or family to read, please send them the link so they can visit Helium and my articles in particular.

If you are not a member of Helium and would like to write for this web site, and it is a good one, please drop me a note and I'll send you an invite. I know it is a shameless plug but if you accept my invite I get a small commission off of what you earn and it doesn't take away from your earnings at all.

Again, welcome to the my page, please read some of my articles and if you have any feedback please send me a note and I'll take it under very serious advisement.

My passion is ...

Living - I came way too close to dying more than once.

I know too much about ...

Getting educated - I've collected degrees and I'm not finished.

My parents always told me ...

Get back from the TV - now I hardly watch it!

My childhood ambition ...

Join the military - I did! Now I'm all grown up!

My favorite memory ...

My bride's smiling face - from that moment so much joy has flowed.

Why I write ...

Because it seems like I have to - and I can't imagine not writing. I've had articles published by the United States Naval Institute (usni.org) and you can check them out there by searching the archives.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The daily paper, woodworking magazines, news web sites, home improvement shows and classic rock.

My first job ...

Dishwasher and I earned a whoppping $1.75 an hour doing it.

My best moment ...

Professionally - While I was in the Navy and helping Sailors. Personally - When I'm holding my bride in my arms.

My inspiration ...

My father and my mother. Dad for his ability to simplify and Mom for her incredible patience in Dad and her three sons because we were not called "Those Butler Boys" for nothing.

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Fighting racial discrimination in the workplace

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While we cannot change how a person thinks, we can hold that person accountable for their words and deeds. To eliminate racial discrimination in the workplace involves several steps. First and foremost is that the company must write, publish and ensure everyone reads the company's equal opportunity policy and other policies prohibiting discrimination. Then, when a violation occurs it must be fairly and rapidly dealt with based on facts.
The US and the individual states have done the same thing in that they passed laws regarding equal opportunity and discrimination and insisted that bu...

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