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15 May 2015
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Giving “sharing strength” a whole new meaning via Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry

            A three course dinner has always been more my speed than a three day bike ride, but we’re giving...

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30 April 2015
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Knees the combined age of 120 and other things I worry about while training for Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry

              Picasso said “Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.”  I’ve got the solitude part nailed.  Many Chefs Cycle...

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24 April 2015
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Excerpt from my ride journal, #2 (for Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry)

            Since I know little about cycling and even less about training, I take as gospel every word that comes ou...

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18 April 2015
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letter from my ride journal for Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry, training day #1

             Ok, this is going to be harder than I thought. Last week I began to train for the upcoming...

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09 April 2015
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Tom Vilsack and Cesar Chavez, bearing witness across half a century

            Last week USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack led a ceremony to name a courtyard at USDA for Cesar Chavez. Vilsack...

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01 April 2015
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And so it begins: first steps in 2016 presidential campaign

On Tuesday, the New England Council and The New Hampshire Institute of Politics hosted a breakfast for local business leaders...

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26 March 2015
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The moment of truth for Chefs Cycle for No Kid Hungry

            There comes a moment in the planning of every major quest when the questions shifts from whether it will...

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26 March 2015
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Yet Again, the Power of Bearing Witness

Our colleague Andy McMahon recently found and shared this clip of President Lyndon Johnson 50 years ago this month speaking...

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15 February 2015
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When celebrity, creativity, and collaboration combine to create community wealth

            Celebrity and creativity are not the same thing. Sometimes they do not even overlap. Not all celebrities are creative...