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Where did we hide the imagination?

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“It’s just your imagination,” your good friend scolds.And with one little phrase, imagination is assigned to the scrap heap. While it’s true our imagination can get out of hand...
Posted by editor - Friday, July 14, 2006 - 14:02 -- 1 comment
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Time off for good behavior

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Seems incredible, but we’re at summer again.The older kids from college have been home for a while now. At least the ones who come back summers.The younger kids are now happily embarked on summe...
Posted by editor - Friday, June 16, 2006 - 14:54 -- 0 comments
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Ten commandments for a greener, more beautiful Tehachapi

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Okay, so there are no divinely issued commandments for beautifying Tehachapi. So take them as 10 suggestions. Or even 10 wishes from a starry-eyed dreamer.10. Our town’s beauty is up to everyone...
Posted by editor - Friday, June 2, 2006 - 11:29 -- 0 comments
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

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No other Kern town begins to have the eye appeal of Tehachapi. Any way you come at it, as you roll into the valley you have the visual impact of this green little burg snuggled down into the surroundi...
Posted by editor - Friday, May 19, 2006 - 06:35 -- 0 comments
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Leadership and Women

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It’s dangerous enough to talk about leadership, but it borders on insane for a guy to hold out some opinions on women in leadership. And this may just be the column to totally convince those of ...
Posted by editor - Friday, May 5, 2006 - 15:53 -- 1 comment
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Leadership and that vision thing

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Vision’s something we love to talk about. That’s just the problem because we’re using our mouth to do the eye thing. And, of course, that always seems to be where vision breaks down....
Posted by editor - Friday, April 28, 2006 - 12:00 -- 1 comment
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Good leaders are always the best listeners

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Leaders are great talkers. They’re able to give rousing speeches that motivate the troops into a frenzy of action.Actually, it’s not like that at all in the real world. Now it is true that...
Posted by editor - Friday, April 21, 2006 - 09:57 -- 0 comments
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Mastering followership

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Not just anyone can be a good follower. In fact most people are terrible followers.That’s because we all want to be the leader. There’s way too much truth in the old truth in the political...
Posted by editor - Friday, April 14, 2006 - 13:34 -- 0 comments
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One thing before you become a great leader

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Have you ever read a book on leadership? Maybe the better question is, “How many leadership books have you read? Leadership’s in kind of everything everybody writes about. Think I’m ...
Posted by editor - Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 10:26 -- 1 comment
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The Next Level, by Mark Moore

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In his column, Mark Moore, a chartered financial consultant, inspires and encourages readers to reach for what is better and noble for their community and to never settle for second best.
Posted by admin - Friday, March 31, 2006 - 11:28 -- 0 comments
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