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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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Greater Twin Cities United Way Archive
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United Way to Convene United Front 2010
Posted on May 17, 2010 | No CommentsAre you on a board or committee for a social service nonprofit organization? Lead one? Work for one? All of the above? Wondering what the new “normal” landscape looks like for the social service landscape? On June 9th from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. United... -
BEST. DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE. EVER.
Posted on December 14, 2009 | No CommentsLike many of you, I’ve participated in my fair share of diversity trainings. These have ranged from one hour brown bag seminars to book reading groups to diversity fairs and full-day management retreats. A couple of weeks ago, I participated in what I think is...
