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Faith Matters - Making the main thing the main thing
A small drama played out while waiting in line at the movie theater box office. In front of us was a family with three children. Frustrated with the long line and antsy kids, the dad suggested Mom take the kids to the concession and buy theater goodies while he stayed in line to buy the tickets.
Friday, May, 11, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Faith
A small drama played out while waiting in line at the movie theater box office. In front of us was a family with three children. Frustrated with the long line and antsy kids, the dad suggested Mom take the kids to the concession and buy theater goodies while he stayed in line to buy the tickets.
Friday, May, 11, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Faith
Column - Go see Hugo movie to enter dazzling dream
While walking from the movie theater to my car, I looked around and thought to myself, "What an ugly, dull world this is." It was ugly and dull because I had just stepped out of an extraordinary dream – an astonishing, rhapsodic, gorgeous movie called Hugo. Just a week ago, I would have bet my life that movies this great simply are not, in this jaded age, possible anymore. Glad I didn't bet.
Friday, December, 23, 2011 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion
While walking from the movie theater to my car, I looked around and thought to myself, "What an ugly, dull world this is." It was ugly and dull because I had just stepped out of an extraordinary dream – an astonishing, rhapsodic, gorgeous movie called Hugo. Just a week ago, I would have bet my life that movies this great simply are not, in this jaded age, possible anymore. Glad I didn't bet.
Friday, December, 23, 2011 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion
Area churches promote viewing of pro-life movie, ‘October Baby’
Several churches in the area joined forces to bring the movie October Baby to Alexandria.
Wednesday, April, 11, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Life
Several churches in the area joined forces to bring the movie October Baby to Alexandria.
Wednesday, April, 11, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Life
FEMA offers tips for coping with extreme heat
With temperatures expected to soar into the 90s this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants individuals and families to understand how to cope with extreme heat.
Monday, July, 18, 2011 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
With temperatures expected to soar into the 90s this week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants individuals and families to understand how to cope with extreme heat.
Monday, July, 18, 2011 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Building in their blood: Cousins start successful Innovative companies in Alexandria
Their mothers were twin sisters. During their childhood, cousins Randy Roers, 35, and Scott Kluver, 37, remember hanging out together, riding dirt bikes, skate boarding and building jumps – typical kid stuff. Roers and Kluver were local kids who grew up working hard, leveraged their personal assets, and made it large, but lived lean.
Wednesday, October, 26, 2011 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
Their mothers were twin sisters. During their childhood, cousins Randy Roers, 35, and Scott Kluver, 37, remember hanging out together, riding dirt bikes, skate boarding and building jumps – typical kid stuff. Roers and Kluver were local kids who grew up working hard, leveraged their personal assets, and made it large, but lived lean.
Wednesday, October, 26, 2011 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
A whole lot of living going on
A new option for senior living in Alexandria is off and running. The first residents at Grand Arbor by Knute Nelson, a new lifestyle community for seniors, officially moved in on October 1. “It’s beautiful,” said Eileen Collins, a spunky 85-year-old who was the first person to move in.
Friday, October, 14, 2011 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
A new option for senior living in Alexandria is off and running. The first residents at Grand Arbor by Knute Nelson, a new lifestyle community for seniors, officially moved in on October 1. “It’s beautiful,” said Eileen Collins, a spunky 85-year-old who was the first person to move in.
Friday, October, 14, 2011 - Alexandria Echo Press - News
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