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NGI Sports Gives Tennis a New Kind of “Green”
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 2, 2007) – Environmentally-friendly tennis court surfaces are being developed one layer at a time by NGI Sports, a division of River City Athletics, LLC. Over the past nine years NGI has developed and offered tennis court … Continue reading
Jump And Shout
After years of attending school music programs, I’ve noticed the level of the kid’s enthusiasm and the sheer volume of the program decreases in direct proportion to the age of the kids. The older the kids, the less the volume … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Issues, June 2007, Parks and Rec Business, Publisher's Note
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What is Your Carbon Footprint?
The age old question, “How many people can the earth support?” has now become, “How much land do people require to support themselves?” This is called a “carbon footprint.” Each and every one of us impacts the earth with our … Continue reading
Take it Personally
One of the principal components of the nationwide parks and recreation Benefits campaign was the explicit emphasis placed on “bragging” about success, a proposed behavior that made many recreation managers feel ambivalent, if not uncomfortable. It’s not that they weren’t … Continue reading
Why Johnny Hates Sports
The other night I witnessed a spectacle of absolute lunacy, one that goes against everything I’ve been preaching since 1981. I attended my grandson’s T-ball championship game. The “game” was absolute chaos from the get-go. In fact, if I had … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Issues, June 2007, Parks and Rec Business, Sports Spotlight
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