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Category Archives: June 2010
Parental Timeouts
When it comes to youth sports, we’ve somehow reached the point where accounts of parental misbehavior are no longer surprising. In fact, these stories of outbursts, fisticuffs and arrests have become so common around the country, and occur so frequently, … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Issues, June 2010, Parks and Rec Business, Sports Spotlight
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Share The Revenue
Editor’s Note: This column, “LBWA” (Leadership By Wandering Around), is based on the premise that, in order to find out what’s going on in the field, a parks and rec leader has to leave his or her desk and “wander … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Issues, June 2010, LBWA, Parks and Rec Business, Writers
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Soar To New Heights
The county of Charleston, S.C., offers an array of activities to show off its beautiful coastline, but it is climbing to new heights with its latest program. In March, the Parks and Recreation Department hosted its first USA Climbing competition … Continue reading
Waves Of The Future
From Roman baths to modern water parks, from plunge pools of the early 20th century to the spray grounds of the early 21st, water has played a major role in civilization for well over 2,000 years. Here is a look … Continue reading
Reality Check
In the 1987 movie The Untouchables, Kevin Costner as Eliot Ness reaches a point where he realizes his pursuit of maintaining the “lawful” has been done without much respect for the law. As he tries to justify this to himself, … Continue reading
Posted in A Step Ahead, Columns, Issues, June 2010, Parks and Rec Business, Writers
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