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Financial help for family caregivers

  • April 5, 2010
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Dear Savvy Senior I’ve been taking care of my elderly mother for nearly a year now and it’s wearing me out both physically and financially. Is there any way I could get paid to be her caregiver? Tapped Out Dear Tapped To get paid as your mother’s caregiver there are several possibilities you should check into, and a variety of support services that can help, too. Here’s what you...

To know Him is to trust Him

  • April 5, 2010
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Trust. It seems trust is the core, or the foundation of every relationship. When it’s strong and good, relationships grow and bloom. When it’s broken, the damage can be long-lasting and full of pain. Trust is so important. And when it comes to God, I have struggled sometimes, wondering and questioning in my heart if He really can be trusted. Really, it all boils down to whether I believe God to...

Why is Easter so special?

  • April 5, 2010
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“Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail. Hippity hoppity, Easter’s on its way!” Consider this for a moment, a rabbit is playfully hopping down a trail, with a basket full of jelly beans, colored eggs, and chocolate bunnies in tow, ready to give these tasty treats to Tommy, sister Sue, and all the good little boys and girls. Doesn’t this defy logic? After all, a bunny has no...

Hidden treasures

  • April 5, 2010
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Our lives are full of hidden treasures. Little blessings small enough to be tucked into our hearts without much hullabaloo or celebration. Things we take for granted in our daily dash from dawn til dusk. We walk around life piling up our treasures like plastic eggs in our Easter basket without as much as a smile. We gather and we gather our blessings and rarely take the time to open them up to...

Pierce to speak at Faculty at Large lecture, April 20

  • April 5, 2010
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Pam Pierce, professor of mathematics and computer science at The College of Wooster, will present Circle-Squaring and Other Geometric Puzzles at the third and final Faculty at Large lecture of the spring semester on Tuesday, April 20. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall, 303 E. University St. Pierce, who specializes in real...

Speaker will present Geometreks, April 15, at the College of Wooster

  • April 5, 2010
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Famed mathematician Ivars Peterson will provide an entertaining look at the role of numbers and shapes in everyday life when he presents Geometreks at the College of Wooster on Thursday, April 15. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m., in Room 111 of Taylor Hall, 308 E. University St. Peterson serves as director of publications and communications at the...

Building a cleaner, greener future at the College of Wooster

  • April 5, 2010
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Things are getting greener at the College of Wooster—and not just because of the spring weather. The college continues its efforts to make the campus more environmentally friendly and invited the public to learn more on March 25 at a program entitled Sustainability at the College of Wooster: Current Practices, Future Plans. The Wayne County Sustainable Energy Network co-sponsored the...

Faculty Focus series continues April 6 at The University of Akron Wayne College

  • April 5, 2010
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Dr. Daniel Deckler, professor of engineering at The University of Akron Wayne College, will be the spring speaker in the college’s Faculty Focus series. Deckler will present Behind the Scenes on Capitol Hill, which will highlight his recent experiences in Washington, D.C. Faculty Focus will be held Tuesday, April 6, at 7 p.m., in the Wayne College auditorium. The event is free and open to the...

Travel back in time with Garaway students as they perform the hit play, Once Upon a Mattress

  • April 5, 2010
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Garaway’s thespians are perfecting their best medieval characters as they polish lines and lyrics for the whimsical hit Once Upon a Mattress, which will debut April 9 and continue with performances April 10 and 11. “This is a really fun show,” said director Ryan McPeeks. “It is one that I was in during my high school years and something that all age groups can relate to. There is some humor...

College well represented by faculty, students and alumni at event in Portland, Oregon

  • April 5, 2010
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A noteworthy contingent of students, faculty, and alumni from The College of Wooster gathered in Portland, Oregon, March 15-18, to share their research at the 2010 American Physical Society meeting (APS). “This was a wonderful reunion of a good portion of our research group from last summer and one of the largest groups we’ve ever assembled at an APS meeting,” said John Lindner, professor of...