Archive for November, 2011

November LB Leader of the Month: Lynn A. Beebe

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Occupation: President of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest Age: 64 Hometown: Forest Hills Gardens, New York City, currently lives in Forest After more than 25 years of leading at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, we hear you are retiring next December. How did you know the time had come to announce your retirement? I’ve always planned to [...]

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Movers & Shakers, November 2011

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E.C. Glass student, Isaac Alty, has qualified as a National Merit Semifinalist, and fellow classmates, Calvin Chueh, James Massie and Hannah Smith have been named Commended National Merit Scholars for 2012. Out of 1.5 million entrants, roughly 16,000 become semifinalists. By meeting high academic standards and other requirements, semifinalists have the opportunity to advance to [...]

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CommScope/Andrew Solutions Provides Network Solutions for the Biggest Names in Wireless

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Behind every cell phone call and wireless download, there is a network solution that makes digital magic possible. In the same way, when cable television brings you your favorite show faithfully each week, providing entertainment directly to your living room, an entirely different network solution is at work.  Behind the companies that are generally associated [...]

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Modular and Manufactured Homes: A Money-Conscious Option for Many Buyers

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Stylish, open floor plan designs paired with eco-friendly resources are attracting many local buyers toward purchasing modular and manufactured homes that are not only affordable, but also meet their personal needs. “Buyers are very pleasantly surprised at how far modular homes have come,” Keenan Nuckols, representative from Clayton Homes off of Wards Road in Lynchburg, [...]

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Cycle Systems: Reshaping. Recycling. Renewing.

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It’s a cold, rainy fall day. You step out onto your slippery driveway to fill the bed of your pick-up truck with scrap metal from your shed. Already in the truck is a broken refrigerator. It’s that time of year to clean out the basement and the shed, but it’s too cold and late in [...]

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November is Long Term Care Awareness Month

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As the fall season becomes more evident, we also begin to notice that winter is on the horizon. Given the changes in season, many of us turn our focus to the end of the year and the remaining holidays—specifically Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas marks the end of the year and taking care of loose ends [...]

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Publisher’s Letter, November 2011

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Every year, it seems to sneak up a little bit faster and now, the holiday season’s ambush is upon us. As most of us rush to tidy the house, trim the tree, shop til we drop and prepare holiday feast after holiday feast, we often forget that not everyone is blessed with even the most [...]

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The Power of the Pen: Finding Healing Through Writing

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Carly Sheaffer experienced tragic loss when she was entirely too young. At 16, she saw one of her closest childhood friends lose his battle with leukemia. “After hearing all that the hospital staff did for him and his family, from the doctors to the housekeeper, it made me realize that incredible goodness can come from [...]

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The Value of Value

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The value of value: it’s not really a silly statement if you think about it. Business is tough these days. It’s even tougher when all you do is offer only product and price. You have to give your customer or prospect something of value … something more. Because let’s face it: For what we shell [...]

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In the News, November 2011

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DUNBAR TEACHER SELECTED AS VIRGINIA TEACHER OF THE YEAR Meg Smith has been selected as the 2012 Virginia Teacher of the Year. The Dunbar Middle School for Innovation English teacher was among eight teachers across the state competing for the title. Those nominees were selected from among candidates nominated by their school divisions. The candidates [...]

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