Legacies: What We Leave Behind

As seen in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on 10/18/15 I was one among hundreds who attended an unusual book launch at St. Thomas Academy on Oct. 6. Sitting in the gymnasium bearing his name, family, friends, fans, and colleagues of the late Vince Flynn celebrated the release of the 14th thriller in his Mitch…

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Heroin Abuse: ‘It’s Your Child, It’s My Child’

March 21, 2014 Carol Falkowski has spent years 
collecting data, studying trends and educating the public about substance abuse. Today, she is sounding an alarm. The former drug-abuse-strategy officer for the state says, “We have an emerging heroin problem the likes of which has never existed before.” Moreover, she says, “We now have an entrenched…

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From “Doing Dirt” to Doing Good

June 7, 2013 To the uninformed Gina and Seth Evans are another two-income couple raising a blended family in a suburban home. They work long hours but make time to shepherd their three teenage sons to martial arts and out-of-town soccer tournaments and attend church together on Sundays. While their lives are pretty typical now, their…

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