October 14th, 2008
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Growing Bolder Insider Volume 39
The Internet is an amazing communications tool. If you have a question, you can get an answer from your fellow Web surfers in an instant. Looking for a good book? Ask, and you will receive reviews and suggestions from Antarctica to the Amazon. So if you have an opinion, let it out it by posting a comment, writing a blog, or starting a forum discussion on GrowingBolder.com. Happy sharing!
Inside the Folk Den
Since 1995, Byrds founder Roger McGuinn has worked to keep the legacy of American folk music alive.
Every month, he records a song for his Grammy-nominated Folk Den project. This is an exclusive inside look.
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Singing the Blues to Overcome Them
Jacqueline Jones was a beloved jazz singer, when suddenly everything fell apart. She suffered a brain aneurysm, had both knees replaced and her son and husband died. Life throws challenges at us all. She faced hers head-on.
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The Unlikely Entrepreneur
Jean Newell never set out to become an inventor. She simply needed a better way to carry around her stuff. So, fueled by little more than common sense and desire, Jean turned a $20,000 investment into a million dollar company.
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She Saw the Future
Everything we thought we knew about aging is changing. Opportunity and possibility are everywhere. Everyday, more men and women realize the magnitude of this change. Shirley Mitchell realized it 20 years ago.
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It's Playoff Season!
The Orlando Magic basketball team is one of the hottest in the NBA. But the players never would have made it to the court without Senior Vice President Pat Williams, who spends his "down time" making life better for others.
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Making a Difference
In honor of National Volunteer Week, which runs through May 3, Growing Bolder is giving a shout-out to people all across America who spend their time helping others. People like Dave Finnigan, who has a dream -- and a knack for juggling -- that could bring communities together.
Many volunteers from the 1960s are getting a second chance to make a difference thanks to Chris Klose, who helped found Peace Corps Encore. See how how former Peace Corp volunteers have even more to offer now than they did decades ago.
Imagine the possibilities if we could harness the power of the massive Boomer generation to serve the needs of people in our communities. It's one of the goals of RSVP. Find out how much good these selfless volunteers do.
Gordon Johnson runs Neighbor to Family, a national foster care placement program he founded. The program is focused on keeping siblings together. Gordon says his program not only works to keep siblings together, it helps parents learn the skills they need to get their children back.
William "Mr. Bill" Everett is a Man on a Mission. And that mission is helping people in need. Mr. Bill hasn't had the easiest path himself, but he truly believes that we all need to reach out to others to make this a better world. Interested in joining his cause? He's always looking for help!
In the next Growing Bolder Insider: She may have been Martha Stewart's hand-picked apprentice, but this woman is fueled by a fire within -- see how a reality TV star is making a mark on the magazine world, and doing it on her own terms. Plus, a water-skiing grandfather who is still loving life in his 90s, and a salute to all the mothers who make the world a brighter place.
Archive
Deep Thoughts
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
-- Mark Twain
A Look Back
April 27, 1972
Apollo 16 returns to Earth after a manned voyage to the moon.
April 28, 1990
The musical "A Chorus Line" closes after 6,137 performances on Broadway.
April 28, 2001
A Russian rocket lifts off from Central Asia bearing the first space tourist, a bold California businessman named Dennis Tito.
April 29, 1967
After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title.
April 29, 2004
Oldsmobile builds its final car, ending 107 years of production.
April 30, 1927
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
May 1, 1967
Singer Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas.
May 2, 1957
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, who coined the term "McCarthyism" and was known for his anti-communist practices, dies at age 48.
May 1, 1989
Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida. In 2007, the park's name changes to Disney's Hollywood Studios.
May 2, 1978
The Bee Gees are awarded their second platinum single in less than two months for "Night Fever." It was preceded by "Stayin' Alive," both from the soundtrack of "Saturday Night Fever."