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Setbacks, Adaptation & the Corn Belt

I spent most of last week in St. Charles (the one in Illinois, not Kansas), participating in a workshop along with several of my colleagues from Highland Community College (the one in Kansas, not Illinois.) The AQIP Strategy Forum was … Continue reading

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Thresholds of Experience

An initial experience with the grandeur of the Rockies and the vastness of Wyoming is both moving and humbling. Continue reading

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The Morning After

My son, Sam, sits on the big recliner in the corner of the living room, holding Levi. He is the youngest of three, not yet three months old. His lips curl open, a ready smile in response to a gentle finger nudging his throat or cheeks. Continue reading

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The Long Path

Standing under the shade of the hickory trees at the old spring down behind the tobacco barn, it was impossible to see where the path would end up. Continue reading

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