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Lorraine Hotel where Martin Luther King was shot

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights Efforts

By on January 14, 2012 in personal insight

Travel most of the week followed by a redeye and weather-induced issues on traffic, cut my office time to just one day this past week. One of the topics we discussed was the upcoming holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday. Sitting here on the weekend, I tried to get photos from my [...]

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friends from Congo days

Global & Local Viewpoints on the World & Civil Rights

By on July 21, 2011 in personal insight, travel

I had a chance to catch up with my friend Kelly’s parents recently. Kelly & I became fast friends in college and made more than a few trips to visit her family while we were in school. This small school Phillips University (Enid, OK) helped me meet people from all over…. and although Kelly’s parents [...]

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Spending the Day in the Fifth Grade

By on February 22, 2011 in ag awareness, agriculture, travel

Denair, California (2,642 miles from home) Hey Jake, On Thursday January 12th 2010 I took flat Stanley to school with me at Denair Elementary School. We read the book “The series of the unfortunate events” together. Stanley enjoyed the book because it was about 3 kids who go to a lumber mill, and while there learned [...]

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Lorraine Motel Memphis - Martin Luther King Memorial - National Civil Rights Museum

Observing Martin Luther King’s Birthday in Memphis

By on January 17, 2011 in personal insight, popular culture

Sure this is an agricultural blog and many of you will assume that a post on the national holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday is a bit off the mainstream path, but then again, I’m rarely known to be conventional. And having grown up in Memphis, this holiday was something that was part [...]

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