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93-year-old former plumber memorializes toilet seats through art
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Barney Smith is a retired master plumber from Alamo Heights, Texas. At 93, he still treasures the trade that was passed down to him from his father by memorializingdamaged toilet seats. Every day, Smith goes to work in his garage to create art on toilet seats. He houses all of his works of art there… Read more
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“Baking Chez Moi” author, Dorie Greenspan, says always try new things
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Baker extraordinaire Dorie Greenspan never attended culinary school, yet she has won the prestigious James Beard Foundation Award three times for her numerous cookbooks and culinary magazine articles. Her 11th cookbook also hit shelves just in time for planning desserts for Thanksgiving. “Baking Chez Moi” is a culmination of Greenspan’s delicious dessert discoveries while travelingaroundParis.… Read more
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Native healer uses traditional ways to heal returning veterans
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In the UteIndian Reservation,located in Northeastern Utah, approximately 150 miles east of Salt Lake City, it’s common to hear people say, “I’m going to go see Lacee.” Lacee Harris is a 70-year-old Native healer. He has been healing all kinds of emotional and spiritual ailments, in and outside his community, for the past four decades.… Read more
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A biochemist on a mission to fight climate change, one coal plant at a time
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Leslie Glustrom recently turned 60, but she’s no where near finished working on her life’s mission to fight climate change. Throughout her career, Glustrom has been a science writer, teacher, and worked on public lands issues in Arizona in the 1990’s. Ten years ago, she left her job as a biochemistry researcher at Colorado University… Read more
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From corporate to freelance to founding Ventureneer
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After spending many years working relatively secure jobs in research, marketing and sales in the corporate world, Geri Stengel transitioned to the uncharted land of freelancing. Since 1994, she’s been working on her own – mostly providing other women entrepreneurs advice. The nearly 62-year-old from Queens, NY says she spends most of her time heading… Read more