Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: December 2001/January 2002

Features

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Elks in Action: Responding to Terrorism

From donating items for rescue workers to raising money for victims of September 11th, the Lodges of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks are hard at work helping a nation recover.

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"The Best Song Anybody Ever Wrote"

When Irving Berlin said that he's just written the best song ever, his transcriber Helmy Kresa was understandably a bit dubious. However, says Kresa, "When he sang the chorus, I knew it really was the greatest song ever written." More than 50 years later, Berlin's Christmas classic still reigns supreme. Jay Copp

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Travel Mementos

An inveterate globetrotter, travel author Sylvia McNair has compiled an incomparable mental scrapbook filled with unforgettable people and breathtaking sights. Let's join her as she looks back at some of her fondest memories from the past 30 years. Sylvia McNair

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Medical Miracles : A Chance Occurrence

There's an old sports adage that says, "sometimes it's better to be lucky than good." The same also applies to the world of medicine, where quite a few live-saving breakthroughs have occurred as the result of pure happenstance. Richard Bauman

Departments

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Message from the GER: Patriotic Benevolence

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It's Your Business: Can We Expect Better Prepared Workers in the Future?

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Healthline: Roll Up Your Sleeve

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Travels of the GER: On Tour with Arthur Mayer Jr.

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News of the Lodges: Elks Care--Elks Share

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Drug Awareness: Healthy Choices, Healthy Communities

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Veterans: Elks National Veterans Service Commission