The Alexander Christian Foundation in Indiana is planning a 60th anniversary celebration. . . . Johnson University President Tommy Smith is seeking a kidney donor. . . . A miniseries about James A. Garfield is in the works.
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By Steve Wyatt On the Phoenix campus of the Mayo Clinic—where I received my new kidney—two private streets divide an otherwise massive parking lot. The streets are fittingly named Hope Drive and Healing Drive. Sometime after my surgery, I stood at the intersection of Hope and Healing drives and observed something remarkable: Although Hope Drive is in the middle of a parking lot, it has zero parking spaces and no off-ramps . . . not even a deceleration lane. Why? Because, on Hope Drive, you’ve got to, well, drive! Idling in place is not an option. You can’t park, either.
Johnson University president Tommy Smith announced today he will retire from his position effective June 30, 2024. “I want what is best for the mission of this university,” Smith said via news release, “and my health situation prevents me from providing the long-term leadership this great work requires.” . . .
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