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Commentary: An old debt, a new canoe

St. Louis Public Radio | By Robert W. Duffy Published September 22, 2011 at 10:19 AM CDT This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 22, 2011 – For the past two years or so, I’ve heard my friends Rick and Lotsie Holton talk about a canoe they’d commissioned.

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The World Is Just Barely Enough

by Jeannette Cooperman published in St. Louis Magazine May 29, 2009 John Wall—cliff-scaler, car-racer, skydiver—is convinced we’re all extremophiles. (Perhaps he’s projecting.) We’re in the dining room of the Racquet Club East, John Wall’s laptop open on the white linen tablecloth. At the top of the screen,

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7 Adventure Books to Read Now

I hope you are all well and coping with our confinement. I’m so glad St. Louis County has reopened most of our parks, especially on such a beautiful day! “The thing about books is they let you travel without moving your feet” Jhumpa Lahiri.  Lotsie suggests this

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Jim Fowler Memorial Service

The Explorers Club will hold a special memorial service to honor and celebrate the life of Jim Fowler MED’66 at Club Headquarters on Friday, May 31st. The Club has a long-standing tradition of honoring those members who have gone on to higher exploration. Before a roaring fire,

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The Secret Travel Club That’s Been Everywhere

Fellow Explorers: We are delighted to share with you a recent in-depth look at The Explorers Club written for the BBC. Published worldwide, the report centers on the pillars of the Club’s strategic building blocks as outlined at the last TEC Board meeting by Club President Richard

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