To look upon Sam Stang's intricately patterned vessels with their luminescent colors is to contemplate rare beauty. The word exquisite comes to mind. Stang's work, with clear evidence of its roots in the Italian tradition of glassblowing, is nationally acclaimed and has been shown in major exhibitions throughout the country.

All of his pieces are produced "hot at the furnace" at his studio, a remodeled auto repair garage, in the rustic town of Augusta. The process can be painstaking. Incalmo, for example, is a technically complex and physically demanding technique developed by Venetian master glassblowers. It is a process that Stang has learned to master.

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Woodson works to head off health disasters

If there is ever a disaster, natural or otherwise, in these parts, Hope Woodson is someone you would like to see on the job. In the event of such an emergency Woodson and her staff of four could just make the difference between a population in utter panic and one confident that the situation is being brought under control. Woodson has received the Exceptional Performer Award from the St. Charles County government, the only person to have received it twice.

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Here is a company that did something pretty smart: They took a byproduct of their service – wood and green waste – and learned to recycle it into environmentally-friendly products for the public, namely high-grade mulch and compost. Hansen’s Tree ...

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After 15 years working in purchasing and inventory control, Vicki Davenport decided to switch horses. Having studied Culinary Arts at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, she began her new career in the pastry department at St. Louis’ University ...

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John Schwepker was a founding member of Reality Systems LLC, a privately-held document imaging company that converted data into document retrieval systems. As vice-president of sales and marketing, he helped Reality Systems grow to become one of the leading document ...

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