November 19, 2021 Eugene Phillipp was an iconic teacher at Reitz Memorial High School. He provided a unique outlook on the world "We pray before…

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*Before the Internet At the age of 11, I watched the premiere of Saturday Night Live. I would go on to follow the series for…

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Fifty summers ago, my family began making an annual summer trip to two Michigan locations: a relative’s house near Traverse City, and a cottage near…

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Sue Romey is 90 years young today! Momma Sue and sister Cynthia, Feb 5, 2023 Wow, my wonderful mother is moving across the nonagenarian barrier…

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Top story of 2022: I reached a turning point in my health.  It wasn’t anything serious, mind you. Still, the wake-up call came when I…

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A charter entry in the Stu Wade High School Experience Hall of Fame, The Cars by the band The Cars emerged fully formed with this…

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Last night I walked into the gymnasium at a North Austin high school to watch a playoff basketball game between central-Texas teams Anderson and Weiss.…

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LinkedIn: Imagine getting your great idea or thought leadership article within the really high-profile business media outlets — Harvard Business Review or Forbes, e.g. Think…

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Nov 27, 2021 7/6/95 — The following quotations were in the files of James Wade, Jr., my dad, typewritten (the final few were hand-entered) and…

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