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Jan Marshall

Dear Justin Timberlake

By Jan Marshall

March 20, 2013

There are things you should know about granny and other saucy old broads. True, you are used to quick Twitter messages, but since I am Twitter-less, I urge you to keep reading to the end where, I guarantee — before the year is over — ... Read more »

Dan Rockwell

How to Seize Your Greatest Opportunities

By Dan Rockwell

March 20, 2013

Opportunity is ugly.Opportunity is a door that feels like a wall, an open window that feels shut, or a ceiling that feels too low.Mud disguises, pain exposes, and fear illuminates opportunity.Distinguish your leadership:Great leaders face great challenges and solve great problems. Read more »

Fred Cicetti

Overpowering Organs?

By Fred Cicetti

March 20, 2013

Q. This may sound like a crazy question, but is it possible to use your own stomach to take over for your kidneys when they aren’t working right?This question isn’t as bizarre as it seems. It is possible to use the abdominal cavity, which ... Read more »

Charles Bayer

Slowing Down the Bloodbath

By Charles Bayer

March 20, 2013

If you have assumed that nobody believes Congress will adopt sensible restrictions on firearms, you need to look again. The Second Amendment guarantees the right for civilians to bear arms. But under the Supreme Court decision that is not an absolute right, any more than ... Read more »

John Rosemond

The Struggles of Being the Class Clown

By John Rosemond

March 19, 2013

In the seventh grade I was promoted by my peers from president of the class geek-nerd-brainiac society to, well, if not fully cool, then at least on the way. I had discovered two sports I excelled in—golf and baseball—and the girls had discovered that I ... Read more »

Suellen Zima

The Last Bookstore

By Suellen Zima

March 19, 2013

When all other bookstores are gone, The Last Bookstore will probably still be there — at least for the next 5 or 10 years. It is a bookstore as art and a bookstore as playground well worth visiting while that’s still possible. Where? At 5th ... Read more »

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