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Seeing small beauties leads to rewarding acts of kindness

When taking a walk, I happened upon these magenta berries – so unexpected and so beautiful.  I love discovering small, unexpected gifts of nature.  Then I wondered – what if I tuned in to small acts of human beauty, of kindness?

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It’s all about art… and community

“Art is something people can disagree about in a way that brings them together,” Pat Miller said.  She should know.  Miller has been working in community arts for 30 years and has brought lots of people and organizations together as community volunteer.

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Passion for the land ignites activism

Solo Elisa Young moved to rural southeast Ohio in the mid-1990s to help take care of her grandmother.  She returned to live a sustainable life on a farm that had been in her family for seven generations and where she had spent her childhood summers.  Little did she know then what her future would hold.

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