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Articles in June 2008

What's in a name?

Posted: 29 June 2008 at 10:39 p.m.

What’s in a Name (Anyway)? [April 2008 Message]

Like many of our members, I’ve been asking that question of myself since I was a youngster?  Christened Joseph Frank Purcell in June, 1950 I was raised ‘Joe’ for most of my young adult life.  My older brother Tom, 15 ...

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Looking Back

Posted: 29 June 2008 at 10:39 p.m.

Looking Back to Move Forward [January 2007]

 

As I sit down to write my January message to you, I’m reminded of a college journalism course I took at the University of Montana Journalism school in the early 70’s where my professor and Dean Nathan Blumberg asked us to ...

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Helen Habermann

Posted: 29 June 2008 at 10:39 p.m.

In Memoriam of Helen (Endl) Habermann [October 2006]

What is the greatest gift one can give a spouse?  In marriage it is the commitment to stick with one’s spouse through thick and thin, rich and poor, sickness and health.  I was reminded of that as my wife Fran and ...

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