August 2009 Shared Stories

Sustainability through Profitability: The Triple Bottom Line

shared by creimers2

Today's highly competitive, globalized world requires organizations and businesses to think differently about how they are going to stay in business. Businesses can no longer afford to focus on p

wrong information

shared by mrsftkat1

In the August 16-22, 2009 issue Chris B. from Anita Penn. she asked about Kandi on the show two and a half men. A.P. said that Alan and Kandi never married and that is wrong. Kandi and Alan got marri

History on Your Arm

shared by jgreco217

Long, long ago, in the early 1980s, a treasure was found inthe basement of a vintage home in New Lenox, Illinois. The 24 by 6 inch barrel of cast offbuttons was not immediately recognized as such by

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shared by john tinkey

dear readers ineed tocorspond with female and male friends throughout america johntinkey52@yahoo.com

From Napkin to the Nation's Radar - Sammy Rabbit and the It's a Habit Story

shared by Sammy Rabbit

It all began with a dream, written on a napkin from McDonald's, to help children and families learn the importance of saving money so one day they could access the American Dream. That's how

The Brookings-Harbor Red Shirts

shared by svieau

I wanted to tell you about a very special group of people. They are The Brookings-Harbor Red Shirts, our mission is to send packages to support our troops "Until they All Come Home". We c

A Special Teacher Who Helped to Change My Life Forever

shared by Wrinkles

I separated from the United States Air Force on April 30, 1983, and began college classes at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, that summer of 1983. I pursued my nursing degree with vengea

FINDING MY HEART IN THE HEARTLAND

shared by JTennant

FINDING MY HEART IN THE HEARTLANDBy Jean Tennant When people first learn that I grew up in California and moved to Iowa while a junior in high school, their questions are always the same: How