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Continuing where my fellow co-editor left off, Ron denBroeder does have a long name but also a wealth of news to share. Ron recently moved back east to Philadelphia after a nine-year stint in San Francisco. True love, it appears, is the motivation behind the move—"I'm madly in love with a native Pennsylvanian"—and he is quickly building a successful practice in strategy consulting and corporate training. His most favorite pastime still revolves around camping and watching Buster Keaton movies with daughters Lena (6) and Adri (4)—he credits the latter passion as having developed through the film studies department way back when! Ron is reachable at rondenbroeder@earthlink.net.

Earlier this year, Ron managed to organize a mini-reunion dinner party in D.C. attended by Lisa Humphrey and Tim Whipple (with wife, Anne). Described by all as "quite a trip down memory lane," here's some insight on current comings and goings: Lisa is completing her Ph.D. in anthropology in which she frequents the South Seas—she is an expert in Fijian tribal cultures. Tim and Anne have relocated to Arlington, Virginia, with their two young sons, having spent the past 13 years in Prague, where Tim was in the top ranks of Andersen's Central European consulting practice.

Mark Halliday is in Arlington, Massachusetts, pursuing various technology "new-new" things, thanks to many of his contacts developed while completing his graduate work at MlT's Media Lab. He's married to technology author Karen Donoghue and has a 4-year-old son, Max (probably 5 years old by the time of this printing).

While attending a Middlebury College reunion, I briefly caught up with Chris Jacobs. Yup—like me, Chris wedded a Middlebury Panther and our spouses happen to be classmates. I cannot say that we have ever run into one another at any Dartmouth events, but Middlebury seems to be a tie that binds for me and Chris. Chris and his wife, Anne Groton, recently retired from their respective jobs in the Big Apple to relocate with their two sons, Chester and Bill, to Maine. Still unclear on where they will ultimately root themselves, they plan to use summer 2003 to explore a few possible Maine locales as well as relax and enjoy the family time together. Stay tuned for more details on this crew. And by the way, as we approach our 20th reunion, I am pushing to put Chris in charge of kids' activities. He organized a fun-filled whiffle ball game in Middlebury that fully amused and occupied a group of kids—two of mine, among them—ages 5 to 15 for a good two hours! Batter up, Chris.

East Hampton, New York's latest media mogul is none other than our very own, David Rattray, editor of The East Hampton Star. David's family has run The Star for three generations, starting with paternal grandparents who bought the paper in 1935. Now the reins have passed to the "son of the son of," so to speak, as David assumed the position of editor a year ago. Maintaining the focus on good journalism about community issues and personalities, David is making his mark by putting more emphasis on storytelling.

Richard Briones-Colman is still a public defender, now in Riverside, California, having recently left Albuquerque. He and his wife, Felicia, a recently retired doctor, are busy with their three young sons, who they are home schooling. Richard boasts a great 5-mile commute to his new job—"run on Mondays; bike on Tuesdays; Vespa scooter on Wednesdays—repeat as necessary." Sounds like a great plan for all of us!

All the best to all of you—and send us news!

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