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contributors Mary Ann Cooper (“Poppy Joe,” page 22) is the senior editor of Grand and has written a series of profiles of celebrity grandparents, including General Colin Powell, Vice President Joe Biden, novelist nora roberts, designer Betsey Johnson, actor Martin Sheen and gymnast Cathy rigby. She lives in new Jersey with her husband (and boxing fan), Gary. Susan Cross (“a Whole new Ballgame,” page 26) is a professional writer from Central Florida. She has five grandchildren and is a music lover, quilter and baseball fan. Susan sees a unique light in every person’s eyes compelling her toward writing stories about all kinds of people. Carol Wall (“notes from the Peanut Gallery,” page 34) is a freelance editor, lecturer and teacher. She and her husband, dick, live in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and have three grown children and two grandchildren. J. C. Metzger (“Pool Safe,” page 30) lives in Flower Mound, Texas, with her husband, two grown children and grandson. She enjoys writing stories that help grandkids and grandparents create happy, loving and timeless memories. Sally Wendkos Olds (“running Together,” page 32) is the co-author of the best-selling Complete Book of Breastfeeding , now in revision for its 4th edition; and the new book (from which this piece was excerpted), Super Granny  . She is “super-granny” to seven grandchildren. Karen Hughes (“4 Sure,” page 40) is a retired junior high school teacher who moved from Texas to Iowa to live closer to her three grandsons. Her grandmother lived with her family for 20 years, all the time Hughes was growing up. Most of that time, Karen says, it was a great experience. Mary-Colleen Jenkins (“Writing Small Moments,” page 44) is a freelance editor who writes the book review blog Too Fond of Books . a former Midwesterner, she takes full advantage of the mountains and coastline of the Pacific northwest, spending as much time as possible skiing with her family and eating lots of great seafood. Marc Hequet (“a river of Stars,” page 42) is a freelance journalist and longtime contributor to Time magazine. In that job, he covered the world but says he somehow always found his way back home to Minnesota, where he now lives. He has a grandson and a granddaughter. Grand The ONLINE magazine for grandparenTs www.grandmagazine.com WENDY REID CRISP editor in Chief SIMONE TIEBER Creative director MARY ANN COOPER senior editor CHRISTINE BETTENCOURT Copy editor HOLLY LENTZ editorial assistant Contributing editors Ruth Nathan, Brigitte Castellano, Michelle Briseño-Tucker, Jeanne Sager, Tiffany Sharpe, Anna Gervait, Galen Miller regional editors Orange County (California): Pat Burns Tampa Bay: Barbara Hunting-Hanley new Jersey: Helaine Shilling San Francisco Peninsula: Donne Davis Metro detroit: Suzanne Finley for CusTomer serviCe and address Changes 727-323-9587 PRODUCT REVIEWS Please visit www.grandmagazine.com or products@grandmagazine.com Mail samples for review to GRAND Magazine Editorial, 989 Milton, #3D, Ferndale, California 95536 Please visit www.grandmagazine.com GRAND Media, LLC, allows carefully screened third parties to rent the GRAND subscriber file from time to time. If you prefer that we not include your name, please write us at GRAND Magazine, 4791 Baywood Point Drive South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711 or e-mail admin@grandmagazine.com GRAND - The Online Magazine for Grandparents Vol 5 No. 6 (ISSN 1553-9202) is published monthly by GRAND Media, LLC 4791 Baywood Point Drive South St. Petersburg, FL 33711 T-866-327-9039 F. 727-323-9587 Contents © 2009 by GRAND Media, LLC NXTbook Media SUBMISSIONS/QUERIES Chris King (“Happy Trails,” page 28) lives with her husband, Jim, in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie. after 26 years of teaching, she is now retired and enjoys finding creative solutions to life’s challenges. Lillian Carson, d.S.W., (“The dangers of Sexting,” page 38) has been writing the “ask Grand” column since this magazine’s inception five years ago. a nationally recognized grandparenting expert, she is the author of the best-selling book The Essential Grandparent: A Guide to Making a Difference  . You may submit your questions for dr. Carson to askgrand@grandmagazine.com. Jennifer Kwa (“Grandma robertson,” page 50) is an essayist and the grandmother of five boys and two girls. “I had an old grandmother and a cold grandmother,” she says, “so I’ve had to wing this gig.” She and her husband live in the “deep south” of Minnesota. Jared Castaldi (“Poppy Joe,” cover and page 22) is a photographer in Philadelphia  . When he’s not working, he’s traveling extremely long distances on old motorcycles or working on an ongoing photo project about tattoos. 10 GRAND JUNE 2009 Click and connect to more resources instantly where you see this symbol: 

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