Tracy Zollinger Turner
Versatile Communicator
Extensive experience writing about a wide variety of topics, including education, the arts, music, culture, health, wellness, social justice, science, technology, spirituality and more.
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25 Couples Who Contribute to Our Community (COVER STORY / PHOTO GALLERY)
The virtues of volunteering can’t be overstated–the hours volunteers spend in service support worthwhile causes, nonprofit organizations, and the larger community. But as the couples in the following stories attest, those hours offer the volunteers something, too–a sense of fulfillment, purpose, connection, even joy.
(I am one of five writers who contributed to this story.)
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Kate Braun: Actor
The moment Kate Braun felt compelled to become an actor is a moment as poignant as one you might witness onstage.
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COVER STORY: Bold Homes
BY TRACY ZOLLINGER TURNER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KENDALL REEVES
If we have the privilege of choice, the environment in which we live is a reflection of who we are. The owners of the four homes featured here all share the characteristics of decisiveness, risk-taking, passionate vision, and a powerful sense of place.
Within the walls of these distinctive dwellings are two couples who abandoned brand-new custom-built structures in order to pursue and restore older, more stylized homes.
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Lauren MacLean: Political Scientist
Among the 35 people joining 2017's rarefied ranks of Andrew Carnegie Fellows is Lauren MacLean, the Arthur F. Bentley Chair and professor in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University.
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Jessica Strunk Ivy Tech Vice Chancellor
When Jessica Strunk came to Ivy Tech Community College–Bloomington in 2004, the career path she imagined for herself was confined. “I had my life all figured out,” she says. “I wanted to get an associate degree in office administration, and then I planned to be a secretary forever.”
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Meet Ellen Starr Lyon’s Family: ‘Emotional and Real and Healthy’
The room where Ellen Starr Lyon paints is just steps from the front door of her family home. Situated at the nexus between the kitchen and other living spaces, Lyon’s husband, two teenage children, and dog crisscross the room as she works, allowing her artistic ambitions to breathe and flourish within the center of her domestic universe.
Short North Gazette
Navigating the Urban Landscape
How accessible is the Short North for the disabled?
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Latest Soapy Soap Endeavor Lets Customers Design Their Own Soap
After more than four years in business, Bloomington-based Soapy Soap Company’s vegan, gluten-free soap and body care products have become a staple in local stores, at multiple grocery chains throughout Indiana, and in specialty shops in other Midwestern states.
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Dean Peg Faimon: School of Art + Design
When Peg Faimon was an Indiana University student more than 35 years ago, she couldn’t have known how enduring that experience would be. But when she was asked to become the founding dean of IU’s new School of Art and Design, a weekend visit to Bloomington helped seal the deal.
discovery.osu.edu
Ohio State Researchers Take Novel Approach to Studying ...
When Alison Norris came to The Ohio State University four years ago for a joint appointment as an assistant professor in the Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and the Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine, it didn’t take her long to find the resources she needed to initiate what has grown into a robust, multi-disciplinary reproductive health research program in Southeast Africa.
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From First Day to First Graduates
Educators fight to keep their dreams alive as they introduce small schools in a hard-hit urban district. (24-page publication for KnowledgeWorks Foundation in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.)
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Ohio State: 'The Place to Be' for Studying Metabolomics | Discovery ...
Dan Wozniak, PhD, professor of infectious diseases in the Departments of Microbial Infection and Immunity and Microbiology, is on the frontier of research to understand and create new therapeutic approaches to some of the most notorious and devastating human pathogens.
thecoachingconnector.com
Family Coaching 101
Tried the pediatrician? Parenting books don't have a clue? More families are turning to coaching to find answers and a supportive shoulder.
Short North Gazette
Limestone Legacy
Has anything changed since the departure of the grand sofa?
A look at the aftermath of a Columbus, Ohio neighborhood's decision to remove a public sculpture.
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Considerations for Building Green - Buildipedia
Considerations for Building Green - Buildipedia