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Domenick Scudera, 06/28/12

Professor of Theater and Chair of the Theater and Dance department, Ursinus College

Two special guys are in my life: my dogs, Festus and Cyrus. Festus is a three-legged pit bull/Rottweiler. Cyrus is a tiny terrier born without front legs. These dogs are my greatest teachers. Here are some of the simple lessons that I have learned from them.

Teach Plus, 06/27/12

Teacher voice organization

As a science teacher, I learned a great deal by putting on my writing teacher hat. I also learned how important it is for students to see how all content can relate on an interdisciplinary level.

Alex Pasternack, 06/27/12

Editor, Motherboard.tv

Public parks don't tend to be cash cows, but the park that sits on top of the old Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island is different. It will be three times the size of Central Park and will sit atop 50 years of trash produced by five boroughs.

Jeffrey Flocken, 06/27/12

DC Office Director, International Fund for Animal Welfare

The birth of this baby Sumatran rhino is hopefully just the first of more to come -- injecting new genes, new life, and new hope into a species that many feared might never see another calf born again.

Ryan Robinson, 06/26/12

Director of Public Relations, Jacksonville Jaguars

Surrounded by the entire Jaguars team and coaches at a morning training camp practice, Luke surprised Brad by taking his first steps since before his illness. Tears rolled down the faces of many in attendance which included more than 50 friends and family members.

Realtor.com, 06/27/12

Official Web Site of the National Association of Realtors

This one goes out to everybody who's been sweating out the heat wave that's blasting the East Coast with triple-digit temps: we've rounded up five high-end water slides and swimming pools for your mind to float away.

Bill Moyers, 06/26/12

Managing Editor, Moyers & Company

The city of Troy was facing a budget shortfall, and was considering closing the Troy Public Library for lack of funds. It would only take a miniscule tax increase to save the library, but anti-tax groups organized against it. Then, the community -- with help from the Leo Burnett ad agency -- went to work.

Zachary Podmore, 06/26/12

Colorado native, kayaker and environmental blogger

As we take our first steps towards the sea in a landscape almost as wild as it was in J.W. Powell's day, the thrill of the journey ahead, the thin mountain air and the landscape all leave me exhilarated.

Zoe P. Strassfield, 06/26/12

BU Class of 2015, Aspiring Archaeologist and Science Journalist

This week's been a bit hectic for me, but that made having today off for museum-going all the sweeter. I came up with the idea of making a list of 10 things at the Smithsonian Institution's various museums and other facilities that make me smile.

Agapi Stassinopoulos, 06/25/12

Author of 'Unbinding the Heart'

It is through listening, attention and willingness to engage in the most vital energy of our lives, our hearts, that that we reboot our heart drives.

Amy Unell, 06/25/12

Author

At a time when the two nations were building bomb shelters, Dr. Leroy Walker and Al Buehler brought the two nations together for the USSR-USA Invitational Track Meet.

Laura Rowley, 06/25/12

Paul Williams is the short, blond, bespectacled songwriter and actor who wrote "Rainbow Connection." The documentary "Still Alive" is a '70s pop culture fest and a funny, heartwarming film that explores fame, addiction, recovery and friendship.

Steven Hirsch, 06/22/12

E-Mak Show Reporter, Optimistic Mets Fan

A now retired New York City cop from the 46th precinct, located just north of Yankee Stadium, Monahan was born in the Bronx in 1964. Though originally growing up as a Yankees fan, it was not so long before he made the switch to the blue and orange.

Sherman Yellen, 06/22/12

Screenwriter, Playwright, and Lyricist

It isn't two against the world; the world will always win in that battle, but two facing the world together over a lifetime, bolstering each other's spirits in difficult times and saying, "It's okay."