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    When I was a kid my dad got interested in growing big pumpkins—the kind that require several people or a forklift to pick up. To grow enormous pumpkins you need good seeds and soil, but the real key is to pinch off almost all of the …
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    You never know where Executive Director Christine Jeffers will pop up and seek the answers to the most pressing questions for museum leaders today. Keep an eye out, you might be next! I recently asked Executive Director Karen Kienzle of …
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