Article: The old planner.(director's memo)(Dean Burkholder of the Human Services Planning Systems)

I think one of the things that we admire most about people, especially those with celebrity status, is when someone's personal and professional lives are congruent with their stated values and ethics. The tabloids are full of instances where one's public persona and personal behaviors fail to align. Given that standard, one of my all-time favorites is the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin. He was a troubadour who gained fame in the 1970s with his hit song, "Taxi," and devoted much of his life and fortune to the pursuit of alleviating hunger both in this country and abroad. Chapin had the amazing ability to capture the story of a person's life--triumphs and failures--in a ...

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