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Picking up phone and placing call back in time
More than 20 years melted last week in 59 minutes. For going on three years, I have been deputy director at Muscatine Center for Social Action, the nonprofit organization that runs the homeless and...
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A little bit country and a little bit of something else
Want to know what’s great about bicycling or RAGBRAI? A good place to start is the unlikely friendship that developed when the paths of a Justin Bieber and a Johnny Cash fan crossed last year prior to...
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When gastronomy and philanthropy collide
The staff at Muscatine Center for Social Action today will put some fun into a fundraising effort. We’ve been busy working on the third annual Adopt-A-Day at MCSA campaign, which will take place in...
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‘Howe’ one family is helping Muscatine’s homeless residents
A report released earlier this month was an attention grabber: Americans gave an estimated $358.38 billion to charity in 2014, surpassing the peak last seen before the Great Recession, according to the...
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Oh what a beautiful evening
If he had swapped his surrey with the fringe on top for a bicycle, Curly McLain would have felt at home Monday night in Iowa instead of Oklahoma! He was with us in spirit as Janet and Jacob and I rode…...
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Monday Musing: The New Year is well underway
Today is Jan. 4, 2016 — the first Monday of the New Year. If ever there was a time for this quote floating around on Facebook and attributed to Zig Ziglar, the American writer, salesman and...
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It’s better to move forward than fade away
Thursday marks the end of my first six months as a development officer at Loras College. I joined the staff of Iowa’s oldest college on June 1. So far, the new job has been a great career move. I’ve...
View ArticleThe bright side of Facebook: Becoming friends with friends of friends
At least for today, let’s follow Eric Idle’s advice — at least when it comes to Facebook. Yes, I know. It gets easier every day to hate Facebook. And there is a growing list of things I don’t like...
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