Purchase William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader As I progress through my research on William E. Dimorier (known as Demmy), the Erie educator without whom Ainsworth Field, Veterans Memorial Stadium, District-10 sports, and Academy High School’s music programs would not have been …
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Oh the cyber world and water coolers across the country are all a-Twitter with Academy Award talk today. Top of mind is John Travolta’s slaughter of Idina Menzel’s name. Second is criticism of Menzel’s performance. Well, number one, if someone …
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On another brisk winter evening, we met for the second session of the Spring 2014 Erie Ambassador Program, where we learned about two important Erie organizations: Erie International Airport and DevelopErie. This session was held in the Erie International Trade …
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A couple of years ago, I resolved to love winter. Since Husband Jim has never moved me out of this frosty bucket, I figured I should bloom where I was planted, so to speak. This year, as for many, it …
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Sometimes it just takes a friend’s example to nudge one into action. I’ve wanted to join the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership’s Ambassador program for some time, but I had always put it off. When a friend of mine …
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Purchase William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader Progress is being made on William E. Dimorier’s biography. As I was organizing my notes the other day, I came across an article in The American City, from 1917, which describes an interesting approach to …
Dimorier Helped Campaign for Attendance Read more »
Young Mr. Bieber, either your mother has not had a stern talk with you, or you think you don’t need to listen to her anymore, so, allow me to tell you a few things. Some years ago, when you first …
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Thanks to the generosity of some friends who had tickets they couldn’t use, we traveled to Cleveland’s Playhouse Square last night to see the popular musical, Wicked, which first opened on Broadway more than a decade ago. This show gives …
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Living near the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC, my son and daughter-in-law have encountered a number of celebrities at their neighborhood pharmacy. A year or so ago, the activity during one of our Skype sessions was a guessing game about their …
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Purchase William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader In 1916, the subject of my research, William E. Dimorier, an educator and poet, wrote an article called, “Significance of Poetry” for the Journal of Education. He begins his piece, The memorizing of choice …
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