Greetings!
 Hope you have a Happy 4th. Here's a little old-time sound track for the weekend, with music by a local guy who was actually born in Providence on the 4th of July. Enjoy the long weekend!
Best,
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For a smart, politically savvy leader with good media skills, Gen. Stanley McChrystal sure came up with a lot of wrong answers in the recent Rolling Stone piece about his (now former) command in Afghanistan. I posted a blog earlier this week to highlight some of the basic New Harbor Group media training rules that Gen. McChrystal broke on his way to retirement. Sometimes you really do have to wonder, "What was he thinking?"
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A Little 4th of July
Optimism about My Country
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 The opening of Camp Yawgoog's 95th season reminded me to go back and take a look at The Scout 100, a website we started for our client the Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America. When we mentioned it back in February, the site had just begun with a handful of stories about local Eagle Scouts and their community service projects.
Now, a few months later, the site features 26 profiles, complete with video, photos and text. The boys share thoughts about what Scouting has meant to them, and also discuss the significance of earning the Eagle award.
Do yourself a favor and take a look. Every one of these stories, and these kids, will make you feel good about your community and the many boys emerging as leaders there.
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Notes
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- Our own Hillary Rhodes will debut her radio play "Ugly Duckling" tomorrow night at the Perishable Theater, 95 Empire Street in Providence. Hillary's play will be one of four presented, and the program starts at 8:30.
- Speaking of the Scouts and their 100th anniversary, local troops will be heading to Boston this weekend for Adventure Base 100. The interactive tour is traveling the country in an effort to rally people of all ages to take part in "Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey." Follow updates on AB100 Boston's Facebook and Twitter pages.
 If you have a few minutes, President Reagan's speech at Normandy marking the 40th anniversary of D-Day is worth watching again on America's 234th birthday, as we remember where we've been, and think about where we're going.
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