{"id":342,"date":"2020-07-02T11:56:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exchangeclubofgreaternewburyport.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=342"},"modified":"2022-07-24T11:55:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T15:55:39","slug":"exchange-stories-from-new-england","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exchangeclubofgreaternewburyport.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/exchange-stories-from-new-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Exchange Stories From New England"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Exchange Stories<\/a><\/h2>\n

Stuart Deane \"\"is a retired Special Education teacher at Masconomet Regional High School<\/a> on the North Shore of Massachusetts. He has been a member of the Exchange Club of Greater Newburyport, Mass., since 1986, including service as club president, member of the board of directors, and longtime newsletter editor. Before entering the field of teaching, he was a reporter for The Hartford Courant<\/a>, and he continues to contribute freelance columns to local, regional, and national newspapers and magazines, including The Boston Globe<\/a> and EXCHANGE Today<\/a>,\"\" the magazine of the National Exchange Club. He is also working on a teaching memoir, a history of his home construction, and a collection of family essays. He and his wife Nancy live in Newburyport and are the parents of two grown sons, Matthew and Stephen.<\/p>\n

“Stuart Deane’s perceptive, thought-provoking essays capture the essence of the matter at hand. His insightful writing makes you say to yourself, ‘Yes, I know just what he means!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Jim Lazette, Former Editor, \u201cEXCHANGE Today<\/a>” \"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cThe beauty of Stuart Deane’s message is in its simple clarity. His writing is a balanced blend of hope, truth, and enjoyment.”<\/p>\n

Paul Briand,\u00a0Former Editor, The Beverly Times<\/a> \u2013 The article \u201cColumn: When AIDS came to the North Shore<\/a>\u201d references Paul Briand as leading the editorial board in 1988.<\/p>\n

Table Of Contents<\/h3>\n

\u00a9 Copyright 2001 by Stuart Deane<\/p>\n

All rights reserved. With the exception of short excerpts in a review or article, no part of this book may be reproduced by any means, including information storage and retrieval or photocopying equipment, without the written permission Exchange Club of Greater Newburyport.<\/p>\n

The Exchange Club of Greater Newburyport
\nPost Office Box 31
\nNewburyport, MA 01950<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A number of chapters in this book have previously appeared as columns in EXCHANGE Today<\/a>, the magazine of the National Exchange Club<\/a>. One, “The Friendship Club,” was also published in The Daily News of Newburyport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Book and cover design by Stuart Deane.<\/p>\n

Copy edited by Kieran Joyce.\u00a0 Website version edited by Andy Griffith<\/p>\n

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