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“vino, anyone?”
Airports are increasing the availability of alcohol to increase revenues, jobs and passenger choices. Critics feel it will also increase oppotunities for alcohol-related incidents aboard airplanes and...
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caring friends
My daughter and her dance friends share their passion for dance, while they share compassion for each other. They are generous, but frugal, spending within their means. They help each other on the job...
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McGarrett, no replacement
Jack Lord, Steve McGarrett in "Hawaii Five-O," loved the islands and its people. That personal commitment, along with the show's local filming and employment of natives made the series an island...
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365 photo challenge: easiest
Parenting isn’t the easiest job for sure…but it’s by far the most rewarding…and long term. Of the careers I’ve had, and there’ve been a few, being a stay-at-home mom has taught me the most about...
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reality check…for college grads
Eleven years ago when my daughter decided not to pursue a college degree, opting instead to train for a career in ballet, I had to do some mighty fancy footwork of my own in order to convince my...
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my “black” brother
You think I jest? I wish I were. My brother Ed was mistaken for a black man as he earned his keep with JOB CORPS, a federally funded government program for underprivileged youth. It didn’t help that...
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summertime…and the pickings are slim
Remember the first job you ever had? A paying job, I mean. Not some volunteer stint in exchange for a pat on the back and a stellar recommendation to go along with it. Or as in my case, a couple of...
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nurturing thursdays: get ready, get set…get moving
I’ve done my fair share of packing up households because of a new job. Never my own. Always my husband’s…and now my daughter’s. Let’s see, a change in jobs in 1976 landed my husband and me in The Big...
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there’s no quitting this job…
…full-time parent. For those of you on the verge of diving into parenthood, be prepared to go the long haul. Once that little bundle of joy enters your life, there’s no chance for a do-over. If all the...
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nurturing thursdays: celebrating the goodness of people…
My husband’s 40+ years of dedicated service to the traveling public has come to an end. What began as a summer job with Pan American World Airways in the mid-to-late 60s, followed by a stint with...
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