Back to school, back to chaos. What can be worse than having no time to do anything except survive?  Oh yeah…I know what is worse!  Getting a visual of an over-enthusiastic soccer mom! A soccer mom is a middle-classed woman that drives an SUV or minivan. Her kids are perfect because she doesn’t have a…

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I’ve been in love a lot. It started with my fourth grade teacher, Mr. Jones and pretty much occurred every year thereafter. Later in tenth grade and beyond, I am pretty sure I confused my love with lust most of the time. Most people do!  It is difficult to differentiate the two when you feel…

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In 1986, Life was good. Ronnie Reagan was President (Oh how I miss him), Bon Jovi gave Love a Bad Name and the best movie of the year, “Pretty in Pink”, was playing at Admiral Twin. Do you remember the plot?. Andie is an outsider at her high school and lives on the wrong side…

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What a week of woes! Worry, stress and anxiety have been at the front of just about everyone that I have had contact with. I enjoy sharing with others my favorite saying….”Never let them see you sweat!” I use this with students, instructors our managers and anyone else that will listen to my ramblings. I…

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As a kid and until I was a young teenager, I was an energetic Kleptomaniac. I used to steal a lot of stuff and I never knew exactly why I did it. I thought for a long time that I was just a regular, run-of- the mill shoplifter but eventually figured out that I did…

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I often get asked about what it’s like to be a CEO. I have to admit that I am not very good at responding….for I have a lot of mixed feelings as it pertains to the actual title and understood expectations. Technically; I didn’t really apply for this job nor did I even qualify. I…

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Call me old fashioned as a GenXer, but I am very fond of Fridays.  TGIF is and will always be my motto.  I don’t get this agenda for TGIM—Thank Goodness it’s Monday—even though amazingly successful companies such as Southwest Airlines adopt this creed.  Dr. Kevin Kirk, President of our college’s comes from the same philosophical…

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Why is it that after every commercial closing I have I get a case of buyer’s remorse? I experience the same symptoms each time….cold sweats, shaky hands, blotchy neck. I hate it! The banker looks amazing in his suit…big smiles. Do they work on some twisted commission schedule??

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By LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer Published: 9/19/2008  2:08 AM Last Modified: 9/19/2008  2:45 AM 5 questions with Teresa Knox 1. Please give a brief synopsis on each of the colleges you have helped found. Community Care College is a licensed and accredited career college with recognitions that include the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education…

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