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Fruity flavors: Nicotine & tobacco in a smoke-free state
26 July 2010 7:55 PM | No CommentsI hadn’t realized how jarring it is to see people smoking indoors until I watched two DVDs this month. Barbra Streisand, as Katy in 1973’s “The Way We Were” smoked throughout the movie, including during her pregnancy. And from the land of television, Tim Robbins...
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Angels in Minnesota
26 July 2010 7:03 AM | No CommentsAngels are coming to Minnesota — at least that is the hope. The legislature is betting on the old Field of Dreams saying “If you build it, they will come” and hoping it will apply to angel investors and venture capital dollars over the next...
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Gathering ’round the Campfire
22 July 2010 12:29 PM | No CommentsLast Monday I became a parody of myself. I took to the woods with my ten-year-old son, accompanying six of his friends, and some of their parents to Scout Camp in Wisconsin. Our kids are Webelos, going into fifth grade. We joined around 100 other...
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Hiring a person with a disability: A win-win community builder
Posted on October 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsOctober is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. My challenge to the leaders following this blog? In the next week, check your company’s recruitment and hiring processes to see if they include people with disabilities. If they don’t start making some noise to ensure your business... -
The Importance of History to Community
Posted on September 14, 2009 | 1 CommentHistory, especially oral history, is an important building blocks to culture and community. Until now, disability culture and community didn’t have a lot of history. Recently, I took part in an impressive interview project called “It’s Our Story,” a collaborative effort to record the histories of 1,000...
