Category Archives: Responses

Profile Response: Linda Lipka, City Council member, Ferguson, MO

Nine years ago Linda Lipka’s daughter was killed in an auto accident on I-70 near Columbia. The following day she received six college scholarship offers. Linda and her husband turned that tragic irony to good advantage by establishing a scholarship … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Wesley Bell, City Council member, Ferguson, MO

“If your dreams don’t scare you, you’re probably not aiming high enough.” There comes a time when events transpire that require us to step up and participate at a higher level. Wesley Bell grew up on the north side of … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Dana Gray and Jerry Basye, Saint Louis, MO

I arrived at Dana Gray’s home in the Southwest Garden neighborhood of St. Louis enthused about my travels in the city. “I could see the arch from the top of Cahokia Mounds, and I saw the mounds from the roof … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “Your logo reminds me of the Riddler. There is a riddle in your questions. It all boils down to communication. Having a computer and social media can be a disadvantage. When people sit down and … Continue reading

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Profile Response: William Iseminger, Cahokia Mounds Historic Site, Collinsville, IL

One thousand years ago, Cahokia was the largest city north of Mexico. Twenty thousand people lived in in a complex urban environment in the wide fertile valley of the Mississippi/Missouri basin. They built mounds for ceremonial and functional use. The … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Amanda Rudy, Belleville, IL

“People are so much better than things.” Amanda Rudy’s philosophy keeps her surrounded by people. The night I visited, two of Amanda’s three housemates, her boyfriend Kyle, and friends Lisa and Kirk filtered in and out of the three bedroom … Continue reading

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Profile Response: New Harmony Salon, New Harmony IN

The weight of Utopia makes the air in New Harmony thick with promise, sweet with possibility. Although there are Indiana farmers born to this fertile land along the Wabash who adhere to red state politics with the same faith they … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Sue and Bill Cherolis, Santa Claus IN

“The way the U.S. does CAFE standards is not good energy policy.” Sue and Bill Cherolis are techies of the old school variety. Bill was a metallurgist for a variety of automobile and steel fabrication plants. Sue was a lab … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “By overthrowing the democratic process, by rewriting the Constitution by rewriting the textbooks.” Shane, beer chug contest winner, ace marksman, Lubbock TX How will we live tomorrow? “This is post-debate. I have made a career … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Broom Family, Corydon, IN

Katie and Nathan Broom lived in Oregon for several years, as did Katie’s sister Mims and her husband Dan. A few years ago they returned to their Southern Indiana roots to raise their children near their mother, their siblings, and … Continue reading

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