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December 2024/January 2025

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Dream It, Do It, Done!

Can't Burst My Bubble

I have played sports my whole life, and was fascinated by bubble soccer, where each player wears an inflated sphere (the "bubble") around their upper body.

It looked so fun to bounce off of one another. While visiting the Adidas campus in Portland, where my daughter was interning, we came across a game of bubble soccer. I was elated when asked to join. I certainly spent more time being knocked around and rolling across the field than knocking down others, but I had the time of my life.
-KELLY BOYNTON Amelia, OH

Pick Up a Pen

Years ago, I began writing down things I'd love to do at some point: Dive the Great Barrier Reef, hike Banff National Park, visit the foreign exchange students from Japan we once hosted, mountain bike in Moab and raft the Nantahala River. The list contained 19 items, and I've crossed off all of them. I always tell people the first step to accomplishing your dreams is writing them down.
―JIM BROMLEY Clyde, NC

Speak It into Existence

At age 60, with my kids grown and gone, I reflected on things I'd dreamed of in my youth-like being on stage and entertaining. I took a community college speech class and joined a speech team. From there, I began speaking for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, then published 70 songs and three books to encourage others. And now, at the age of 85, I am doing (clean!) stand-up comedy and teaching a class on it at my local university. It seems as if all you have to do is try, and doors will open.
-EVA FRY St. George, UT

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Greetings from PERU AMATEUR CIRCUS

THE CLOWNERY STARTS on the sidewalk, even before you enter the big top. Crowds who show up to see the Peru Amateur Circus in Peru, Indiana, known as America's circus city, are greeted by merrymakers with silly jokes and swirly rainbow suckers. The smell of buttery popcorn fills the air; roaring trumpets fill the ears. Flossy cotton candy melts on the tongue. The circus is about to begin!

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LIFE

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The GREAT ALASKA TURKEY BOMB

A woman takes to the skies to make sure people in remote areas aren't forgotten for the holidays

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Greetings from MEDINA Ohio

IN OCTOBER 2024, Western North Carolina lay battered and sodden from the howling winds and relentless rain of Hurricane Helene. Meanwhile, 500 miles north, in Medina, Ohio, a group of guardian angels started planning a surprise.

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Give Yourself a Pep Talk

We get plenty of support for big occasions, but what about everyday moments when we need to rally?

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Greetings from ASHEVILLE North Carolina

AND THE TOP HONOR GOES TO ...

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THE CRYPTO SCAM THAT SNARED A SMALL TOWN

How did a successful banker gamble his community's money away?

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WORLD OF MEDICINE

BUILD MUSCLES FOR BETTER SLEEP

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A Navy SEAL's SECRETS to a Lasting Marriage

I trained to avoid friendly fire. That helped at home too.

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The Long-Lost Letterman Jacket

And a surprise reunion after almost 30 years

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