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Ancient Greeks believed the gemstone heliodor contained the power and warmth of the sun, and to jewelry designer聽Winifred Adams, her one-of-a-kind heliodor 鈥淜ing Crown Ring鈥 certainly makes a powerful impression.
On May 22, 2011, in only 35 minutes, one-third of Joplin, Mo., was destroyed. During the recovery of Joplin鈥檚 tragedy, composer聽Hubert Bird聽found a way to bring the community together.
Joel Bloom鈥檚 predicament was this: fresh out of college, degree in hand and a career path that was wide open.
Richard Pattenaude聽may be chancellor of the University of Maine System, but his first love is teaching 鈥 teaching political science, to be more precise. But he almost became an economist.
Rappelling into a flooded canyon in Utah鈥檚 Zion National Park, photographer Jeff Diener was sweating in his wetsuit in the 100-degree heat.
John Murphy,聽David Sosnowski and聽Dan Park moved to Kittredge in 1973 finding they shared a passion for skiing and adventure, interests that would serve as a foundation for their friendship and formation of a multimillion-dollar business.
One of聽Son Nam Nguyen鈥檚 childhood memories is collecting cans off the inner-city streets of Denver to sell for cash when he was 10.
Elly Goetz learned the importance of investing in herself and others while growing up. Her parents often took in children whose families needed help and taught her to invest her own resources to help others get what they needed.
In a largely male-dominated industry, Kelly is the third-generation owner and chairman of Birko, which manufactures concentrated chemicals and equipment used in the meat processing, food and beverage industries.
