Redoubtable Thomas
Lindsay Thomas, nee Loekle, earned her wings in high school without spending a minute in flight school. Maybe you’re thinking right about now, I’ll fly to any destination in the…
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In Good Hands
Nip tuck. Getting a little work done. The way we talk about plastic surgery doesn’t do the profession any favors. Or the physicians who take their work seriously—as opposed to…
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Integrative Approach
A couple of months before she’d become an official University of Wisconsin Badger in Madison, Ann Vertovec traveled to Battle Ground, Indiana, to study wolves and serve as a volunteer…
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Curious John
The 2010 Haiti earthquake stirred an eighth-grade student at The Country School in Easton, Maryland. The devastation—about 220,000 people were reportedly killed, following a 7.0 magnitude temblor—gave her about 220,000…
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Transition Game
At the age of 12, Will Nowesnick fell in love with lacrosse when his heart resembled a slew of disconnected jigsaw puzzle pieces. His father, Greg, a whip-smart architect with…
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Brewing Success
Molson Coors global vice president for Miller Family of Brands Sofia Colucci says that while her career might seem exciting today, it took a lot of failures and learning from…
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All Revved Up
Rob Rourke would spray perfume and deliver immediate compliments to his suddenly aromatic customers as a fragrance counter salesman in his college summer days along the East Coast. Rourke—now 54…
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Tour Guide De Force
Remember pay phones? Bruce “Buzzy” Bertucci, 74, certainly does, and one of his favorite Highwood stories features the one that stood across the street from the restaurant Sandy’s, a man…
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Lady of the Dance
Bridget McGovern’s posture is ramrod straight, straighter than a wooden ruler positioned vertically in a student’s backpack. The fifth grader from Lake Forest also exudes composure, with an air of…
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Mozart of Madras
Ravinia Festival President and CEO Jeffrey Haydon has seen the 2008 movie Slumdog Millionaire twice. The number of times he’s listened to tracks from the film, including the vigorous “Jai…
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