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Andrew McMahon – Leading With Purpose

By Tom Deignan

Fall 2024

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Guardian’s CEO: Leading with a purpose that transcends immediate goals and reflects a deeper commitment to positive change and enduring values. You might say Andrew McMahon discovered his thing in college. That thing?   He didn’t like limiting himself to just one thing. “I have a lot of natural curiosity,” the president and CEO of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America … [Read more...] about Andrew McMahon – Leading With Purpose

Where’s the Great Film on The Great Hunger?

By Joseph McBride

November/December 1998

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It's a subject that's virtually taboo to moviemakers. Studios believe audiences wouldn't want to watch a story about such a grim historical period. But even though the events took place long ago, they remain a matter of vital concern to people throughout the world. Many books are written about the subject. Activists lobby for it to be taught in schools. Eventually, filmmakers … [Read more...] about Where’s the Great Film on The Great Hunger?

MacGahan: Liberator of Bulgaria

By Joe Farrell

November/December 1998

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How journalist Januarius Aloysius MacGahan, the son of Irish immigrants, helped cause a shift in the European balance of power that made the liberation of Bulgaria possible. "Since my letter of yesterday, I have supped full of horrors. Nothing has yet been said of the Turks that I do not now believe; nothing could be said of them that I should not think probable or likely...But … [Read more...] about MacGahan: Liberator of Bulgaria

Irish Memories

By Thomas Fleming

November/December 1998

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From poor immigrant acceptance – the struggles and triumphs of an Irish American family My County Mayo-born grandfather, David Fleming, could not read or write. He had a brogue so thick I couldn't understand a word he said. But I knew one thing. He was Irish and proud of it. He had a favorite poem that he made me memorize and recite when I was six. It was called "Why I Named … [Read more...] about Irish Memories

Mark McGwire – In a League of His Own

By John Kernaghan

November/December 1998

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Tom Carroll's voice cracks and he admits tears are forming when he talks about Mark McGwire, the young giant whom he coached at Damien High School in LaVerne, California, and watched cast a huge shadow over baseball this summer. "Sorry, I get all hyped up and the passion flows. But I hope in time that Mark is remembered more for the human being he is than the home runs he hit." … [Read more...] about Mark McGwire – In a League of His Own