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Across the Pond: Hiking Across England in 2008

By John Walters on June 19, 2025

Janet called me out of hiking retirement before we were actually married. She arranged for us to go on a Sierra Club organized hike in North England, from St. Bee’s Head on the Irish Sea, to Robin...

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There Are Falls & There Are Falls

June 13, 2025

by G. Kent Stewart

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Orchids We Have Known, Grown, or Killed

June 12, 2025

by Richard Vanderlip

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About a Boat, Mostly

June 12, 2025

by Noel Stanton 1956. My generous parents gave me a 12-foot rowboat for high school graduation. It was a Penn Yann Cartop, a beautiful, somewhat fragile-looking craft with delicate ribs and thin...

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Outdoor Encounters: Generations

By Nathan Bolls on June 5, 2025

Each child inherits A lifetime of rich learning. Life goes as do we. — NJB

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Supporting Communication: Tips for Communicating with Adults Facing Speech Challenges

May 16, 2025

Speech and language disorders are common in adults. Some people have difficulties understanding language, whereas other people have trouble expressing themselves. Some people have difficulties with...

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Outdoor Encounters

By Nathan Bolls on May 1, 2025

Flowers speak to us, With many colors and scents. But they say much more. NJB

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Grow Green Match Day: Future Nurses Appreciate Your Generosity

By Becky Fitzgerald on April 17, 2025

“You make a gift. We make it grow.” These two sentences, long associated with Grow Green Match Day, could have special meaning for Meadowlark Foundation’s Match Day donors. Not only do Grow Green...

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Outdoor Encounters: Pebble & Pond

By Nathan Bolls on April 10, 2025

Most of us are aware of the notion that a pebble dropped into the ocean will, via a cascade of interconnected mechanisms, eventually affect the entire ocean. Sounds far-fetched, but the idea holds...

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Mingle for a Cause: pARTy on Poyntz Boosts Memory Program

By Becky Fitzgerald on March 28, 2025

Reacting to feedback from previous guests and with a yearly desire to entertain, engage, and evoke, the Art Mingle committee planned the early March event with several additions to prior fundraisers...

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