The Guide
The man with the bushy sideburns coaching the team in the mismatched uniforms was on to something. Years later, we would call it emotional intelligence, but at the time, it was simply considered weird,...
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Past and Present Meet at Bart’s Water Sports North Webster, Ind.—In 1972, with a love for competition water skiing, Indiana University graduate Bart Culver rented an old farmhouse and began selling...
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Popper Safety Feature Also Saves Money Cincinnati, Ohio—The auto shutoff feature that changed small poppers is now available in kits for up to a 14-ounce kettle size, including the Citation and...
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Courtesy of Rocky Ridge Music Center On any given day during the summer, a trumpet call echoes through the forest on the mountainside; its clear tone captures the attention of both man and beast. No,...
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Courtesy of Pleasant Vineyard Ministries “Hey, you wanna play paintball?” my brother inquired in 1989. Soon after, we hosted our first game with approximately 25 people from a local church at Pleasant...
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Courtesy Of Camp For All Setting its sights on enriching the lives of children and adults with challenging illnesses and special needs, Camp For All wanted to make sure its activities were as...
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Courtesy Of URS Corp., Grand Rapids, Mich. Remember those teenagers who used to baste themselves with baby oil and park on beach towels all day long? They grew up to become sun safety-conscious adults....
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Photo: © Can Stock Photo Inc. / yekophotostudio Anyone can cook. After all, even Neanderthal man put fire to meat and called it cooking. But the key today is in the preparation. Food preparation in...
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Photo: © Can Stock Photo Inc. / lucidwaters In 1993, I was a young risk-management professional presenting my first child sexual-abuse seminar to a youth organization in theMidwest. The content of the...
View ArticleBoys Will Be Girls…And Girls Will Be Boys
Photo: © Can Stock Photo Inc. / wacker Sure, there are anatomical differences between boys and girls, but even that apparent binary is more confusing than you might think. Indeed, about 1 percent of...
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