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Chronicling the causes and accomplishments of emerging leaders.

Monday, November 16, 2009

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    No, the irony of writing a blog about *other* people doing good things to satisfy my own strange needs is not lost on me.

    The Motivation and Guilt

    posted at 6:40 p.m.

    No, the irony of writing a blog about *other* people doing good things to satisfy my own strange needs is not lost on me.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

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    When 19-year-old Haley recalls how she ended up teaching children and feeding refugees in Africa over the summer, she explains it matter-of-factly: “It was such a God thing.”
    Haley Higgins: Called to Kenya

    posted at 12:26 a.m.

    When 19-year-old Haley recalls how she ended up teaching children and feeding refugees in Africa over the summer, she explains it matter-of-factly: “It was such a God thing.”

Sunday, November 8, 2009

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    Meet one of the D.C.-area college students who co-founded myImpact.org, a site that connects young Americans involved in community service. Photo: Courtesy of Chris Golden
    Chris Golden: He's a Natural

    posted at 7:31 p.m.

    Meet one of the D.C.-area college students who co-founded myImpact.org, a site that connects young Americans involved in community service.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

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    For some people, such a sad series of events could have launched a lifetime of victimhood and self-pity. But not Chelsea Stanley.
    Chelsea Stanley Takes Life by the Horns

    posted at 11:24 a.m.

    For some people, such a sad series of events could have launched a lifetime of victimhood and self-pity. But not Chelsea Stanley.

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    Sucker for Success Stories

    posted at 10:33 a.m.

    Since leaving the news business, I’ve been a media consumer just like everyone else. And, not surprisingly, I’ve been a lot happier.

Angela Hopp

Angela Hopp

Angela is a recovering print journalist and admitted sucker for success stories. She has served as a ... more

Angela is a recovering print journalist and admitted sucker for success stories. She has served as a news copy editor at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the Houston Chronicle; a journalism instructor and media relations officer at the University of Houston; and managing editor at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, which publishes the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Proteomics and the Journal of Lipid Research. You can follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/angelahopp.

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