Highlights from The Rotarian Newsletter for March 2015
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Here are some highlights from the March 2015 issue.
The public library serves many functions in a community. It is an adjunct to the public schools, a place where kids can do their homework. It is a safe haven where senior citizens can pass the time in the company of others, where the unemployed look for work. It is a place where the lonely can be less lonely, the bored less bored. Read Joe Queenan's salute to society's most successful civic institution.
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THIS MONTH'S FEATURESLAUNCH PADS
Tablet computers offer students a window to the world beyond Fiji's borders. Read more.
FOR THE RECORD: K.R. "RAVI" RAVINDRAN
Practice what you preach, and other leadership lessons from Rotary's incoming president. Read more.
HORSE POWER
A farm for rescued horses teaches more than equine care and barn chores to the at-risk youth who participate in its educational program. Read more.
DEPARTMENTS & COMMENTARY
THE GREAT SCOTT
Bob Scott, chair of Rotary's International PolioPlus Committee, is bullish on polio eradication. Read more.
THE TALENT AROUND THE TABLE: MITTY CHANG
For Mitty Chang, Rotaract is just the beginning. Read more.
CULTURE: GENERATION GRANDPARENT
Boomers tackle life's next stage with characteristic zeal.Read more.