Archives by: Patrick O'Connor
Patrick O'Connor
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About the author
Blogger Patrick J. O’Connor is currently OEO (only executive officer) of the Life-Long Learning Connection (L3C) based in Kent. He is an Emeritus Professor from Kent State University with stops in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Georgia in an education career spanning 45 years. He has authored college textbooks, the Road Less Traveled series, scholarly articles, monographs, the Think You Know America series and Meet Me at Ray's. His bachelor's and master’s degrees are from Bowling Green State University with a doctorate from Virginia Tech. His work can be viewed at LifeLLearning.com.
Patrick O'Connor Posts
With all our hectic lifestyles and constant change today, it’s a pleasure to return to a place where you can relive important times, people and events… where places are how you fondly remember them. It’s refreshing and comforting at a time when comfort is at a premium. ...
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Friday night on December 9, 1990 was a graduation celebration for Colleen. She and a few friends went to Ray’s Place in Kent to unwind and enjoy being college graduates. She commented, “I wasn’t looking for anything special.” But then she saw a certain guy on a certain barstool. ...
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While driving around lately, I began to notice certain Jeep models had rubber ducks lined up along the dashboard. Each time I passed a Jeep or saw one in a parking lot I looked to see if there were ducks on the dashboard. I was puzzled... ...
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It’s a warm feeling when people sing along with a song you wrote. It’s the feeling you get when you see a prisoner pray for forgiveness. Everyone connected to his musical journey appreciates John’s contributions. When they thank him, he quietly responds, “God brought us together. Thank him.” ...
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Join us on a musical journey with our two-part profile of a man who has turned what he loves into what he does. ...
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Caldwell, a small town in Southeast Ohio, surprised a local guy, Charlie Thomas, with a $300 scholarship to help with his tuition for Kent State in 1971. Charlie completed his degree and has been a steady ship in the Kent business community for over 50 years. ...
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With summer travel season upon us, lots of people will be relaxing at the beach. Each year, about 180 million Americans (including many Boomers) will visit beaches. And most of them will have a book in hand. If you love the beach and reading, you will be turning two activities you love into what you do. ...
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It’s good to be a busy Boomer. Boomers have lots of ways to stay busy… probably now more than ever. One way Sue and I stay busy is to search for seashells; going on a shell grunt hunt. ...
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