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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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Quick fix? No Thanks
Posted on March 28, 2010 | 2 Comments“Nothing lasts 20 years anymore.” These were the words spoken a few weeks ago – with pride – by former Ambassador Geri Joseph, as she helped celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Policy Fellows program at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Ambassador Joseph had... -
Seriously, How do you Lead Volunteers?
Posted on March 10, 2010 | 3 Comments“Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer.” ~ Author unknown There is no doubt that volunteers are the straw that stirs the drink for many organizations, associations, clubs, committees/boards, fundraisers and initiatives. We are very blessed to live in a community, and... -
Leadership vs. Management
Posted on March 1, 2010 | No CommentsLeaders have followers, managers have subordinates; this is the theory that popped into my head this week as I met with a manager who was trying to lead using fear. Our “first thing Monday morning” meeting left me angry for the entire day. (Well, angry...
