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Kathy Ireland: Model of Success

November 19, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Kathy Ireland: Model of Success

Kathy Ireland

Model-turned-entrepreneur opens up about her multi-million dollar empire, raising three kids, and her life in front of the camera

By Sondra Barr, LIVING WELL Magazine cover story

Kathy Ireland’s face may have graced the covers of hundreds of magazines, but it’s her business sense that’s launched thousands of products. […]

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Community does not burn down: In the face of devastation, people come together to ease suffering and loss

August 28, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Community does not burn down: In the face of devastation, people come together to ease suffering and loss

Community does not burn down

In the face of devastation, people come together to ease suffering and loss

By Sondra Barr, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

When the Waldo Canyon Fire erupted, long-time Colorado Springs resident Carol Lyn Lucas had no idea her home of 22 years would soon be gone, one of 346 houses erased from existence. […]

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Donny Osmond: Charming a new generation of fans

June 27, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Donny Osmond: Charming a new generation of fans

Nearly 40 years after making millions of teenage girls swoon, he’s charming a new generation of fans.

Pin down Donny Osmond and it’s clear why he’s tough to reach: he never slows down. A typical day for Osmond entails flying back and forth between his home in Utah to Las Vegas to perform in “Donny & Marie” at the Flamingo, along with hosting a daily radio show, all while squeezing in solo tour dates, filming and pitching a television pilot, and recording new music. Not a bad day’s work for a former teen idol who was heading towards near obscurity in the early 80s before making an unexpected comeback. […]

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Tom Watson: Legendary golfer defies age

November 10, 2010 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Tom Watson: Legendary golfer defies age

LIVING LEGEND

Golfer Tom Watson Defies Age

Written by Sondra Barr, The Media Barr, Inc.

It takes a rare sort of athlete to transcend a sport and become more than a mere footnoot or trivia question along the lines of: “What golfer was dubbed Huckleberry Dillinger early in his career?”

Tom Watson, the answer to the aforementioned query, is one such athlete. He’s amassed 39 PGA Tour wins (including two Masters, a U.S. Open, and a remarkable five British Opens), been a PGA Player of the Year six times, won five Champions Tour Major Championships, been a five-time leading money winner, and is only the second player in history, after Sam Snead, to post a top 20 finish in five different decades […]