Famous surgeon loves Ringling student’s portrait
By Donna Koehn, Herald-Tribune Wednesday, February 27, 2013 You have to excuse Chris Baldwin if he’s walking on air. The student at the Ringling College of Art + Design in Sarasota created this portrait of noted neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who was speaking in town Wednesday as part of the Ringling College Library Association Town Hall […]
Doctor charms sold-out audience
By Donna Koehn, Herald-Tribune / Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Ben Carson — Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon, philanthropist and recent thorn-in-the-side to President Barack Obama — charmed a sold-out audience Wednesday morning at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The crowd, mostly retirees, frequently applauded Carson’s words encouraging the support of education, a deep faith in God […]
Ben Carson prepares for Sarasota speeches
By Donna Koehn, Herald-Tribune Monday, February 25, 2013 Ben Carson’s prestigious life and work have led to a documentary, a TV movie, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the directorship of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the authorship of five best-sellers. But it was his provocative keynote address at the National Prayer Breakfast with […]
Brides Against Breast Cancer
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Former Defense Secretary Gates to speak in Sarasota
Herald-Tribune by Billy Cox SARASOTA – Could political gerrymandering threaten national security? Robert Gates, the former Defense Department secretary who famously navigated his public-service career among eight ideologically diverse presidents, cannot dismiss the linkage. “To get anything done in Washington, you have to reach across the aisle,” said Gates as he prepared for the Ringling […]
