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GREAT TIMING FOR A NICE COINCIDENCE

I really admire the work of education writer Joanne Jacobs of San Jose, Calif. I visit her blog, www.joannejacobs.com, regularly. The other day, I was doing some research on cities with several school districts because of the hubbub caused by an announced takeover of suburban districts by the Omaha Public Schools. I learned that the San Jose metro area has 36 school districts. I couldn’t believe it. So I emailed her.

She wrote back a lovely reply confirming that, chock full of facts, and also mentioned that her father went to the flagship high school of the Omaha Public Schools, downtown’s Central High, and her great-uncle, Morris Jacobs, once served on the Nebraska State Board of Education.

I went her one better: the College World Series is under way this week in Omaha – probably our neatest event of the whole year – and guess who was one of the two co-founders of this marvelous sporting event?

Morris Jacobs!

He was an advertising industry legend and helped found Bozell & Jacobs, a longtime staple in the Omaha ad world, now an international star.

I sent her the page from the CWS website mentioning him, and told her that his name is still revered in the Omaha area. She was delighted. It’s a small world, and often, a wonderful one.

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Praise report: Thank You, thank You, Lord Jesus, for the great medical news received by pro-life warrior Julie. Her symptoms do not add up to multiple sclerosis. Praise You for this encouraging news. Tests continue, and her condition still remains diagnosed. We pray that You will guide the doctors to a mild and gentle conclusion about a relatively minor malady, and heal it forthwith. (Hebrews 10:23)