World Views
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America is Still a Killing Field

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Annie Searle
May 13, 2019

In October of 2017, the title of this column was “America as a Killing Field,” after the Las Vegas mass shootings. I have written little about the terrible toll that guns are taking on our society since then, and only briefly in February of 2018 following the Stoneman-Douglass school shootings.  Since that time, there is estimated to be a school shooting every 12 days.

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Startups
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Bootstrapping A Startup: The Essential Tips

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Ron Flavin
May 09, 2019

By definition, the term bootstrapping generally refers to a “self-starting process that is supposed to proceed without external input.” In the world of entrepreneurship, bootstrapping a startup refers to launching the enterprise without external funding. But for most founders, bootstrapping a startup really means launching without seeking venture capital, angel investors or other types of investment capital. 

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Education
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Riding the Rails in Jonesborough

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Patricia Vaccarino
May 01, 2019

Libraries We Love – 

The key to understanding people and the world around us begins with education. One way to learn about the world is by developing a love of books. Each month, we profile a library. Large, small, urban, rural, post-modern, quaint or neo-classic; do you have a library that you love? Tell us about it. This month, Patricia Vaccarino writes about the Washington County/Jonesborough Public Library in northeastern Tennessee.

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Arts & Culture
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From privilege to the poor house – one woman’s story

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Barbara McMichael
April 29, 2019

In a tale of riches-to-rags, Barbara Lloyd McMichael gives us a snapshot of the photographer Alice Austen, who once lived on Staten Island. Today her former home, The Alice Austen House, is a national historic landmark, and a significant site for LGBTQ history.

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Small Business
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T-Shirts for Change

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Erasmus
April 29, 2019

Nicole Jowett has created a multi-faceted new model for giving back. Her T-Shirts for Change is a profit for purpose T-Shirt and apparel brand that supports the causes you care about. 50% of proceeds from every t-shirt sold are donated to the associated charity cause. She tells us more.

Please introduce yourself.

My name is Nicole Jowett, I live in Johannesburg and I’m the founder of T-Shirts for...

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Health
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Advocates of Routt County

Edith Lynn Beer
April 17, 2019

Advocates of Routt County in Colorado is a help those who have been victims of domestic violence and also working to prevent abuse. 

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World Views
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The Connector April 2019

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Patricia Vaccarino
April 17, 2019

Without money as a cushion, one’s true character can be tested. In this issue of The Connector, we have a tale that is a distinct swap from the usual rags-to-riches type of story. In a tale of riches-to-rags, Barbara Lloyd McMichael gives us a snapshot of the photographer Alice Austen, who once lived on Staten Island. Today her former home, The Alice Austen House, is a national historic landmark, and a significant site for LGBTQ history.

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Startups
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Startup Success: Why You Need SMART Objectives

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Ron Flavin
April 08, 2019

Startup success means getting your new business to where you want be in terms of factors such as product, market share, profitability, team and others. But as a founder, how will you know that you’ve arrived if you haven’t defined the metrics that equate to “startup success” for you. 

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