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...from that horse, both how to ride and then how to shoe—he had tricky feet!” Cloos recalls.After training at Cornell and four years of apprenticeships, Cloos, a Cape Cod native, slowly built her own business and clientele. Like a family doctor, she travels door-to-door to check in on her clients—removing blemishes, mending cracks, and curing hoof maladies.On a typical day, she visits one or two farms and shoes an average of five or six horses. Cloos starts with store-bought shoes, which she then heats...

Author: By Daniela Nemerenco, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Horses’ ‘Fairy’ Godmother | 12/11/2006 | See Source »

Last year my sister and I sold 750 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, so we were pretty excited about that. At $4 a box, baby, it was, like, $3,000. We did it door-to-door in Los Angeles in my aunt's neighborhood. It's getting to be that time of year again, so my sister and I will be out there soon. People didn't really notice it was us last year. When I knocked on one door, one person said, "Who is it?" I said, "Girl Scouts." They said, "We're not home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Dakota Fanning | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

...We’ve been making trips to the Kerry Healey headquarters every weekend for the past three weeks, as well as making phone calls for Arnold Schwarzenegger this past Wednesday night,” Shepard says. Phone-banking, street-corner canvassing, and even going door-to-door in regions where the stakes are high have become routine procedures for students in both parties. At last Thursday’s debate in Harvard Hall 202, sponsored by H-Vote, Dems leader Lesser and legislative director Kyle A. Krahel ’08 squared off against Jeffrey Kwong...

Author: By Alyssa N. Wolff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard's Blue and Red Rev Up for Nov. 7 | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

...company, Global Techlogistix, Gallichon says, “I’ve been focusing on infrastructure and procurement in third world countries—most recently Haiti.”Gallichon uses an array of methods to campaign, including a campaign blog, a facebook.com group, and old-fashioned door-to-door canvassing. Despite a link for donations on his campaign Web site, Gallichon says that most of his funding has come from family and friends.STUDENT SENATOR TO STATE REPSporting braces and Harry Potter-style glasses, Gallichon says that reactions from his constituents have been “mostly...

Author: By Rachel B Nolan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Next State Rep? This One Wears Braces | 10/31/2006 | See Source »

...What really counts is who turns out to vote on Nov. 7: New Orleans campaigns really work at the grass-roots level, with targeted radio spots, door-to-door canvassing and election-day drives, exactly the kind of efforts that have paid off for Jefferson in past elections. New Orleans pollster Silas Lee expects things to heat up as the election draws near. "It's going to be a very intense and emotional race, without a doubt," Lee said. "This election is by far beyond any of the challenges Bill Jefferson has faced in the past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '06: Playing the Victim in Louisiana | 10/17/2006 | See Source »

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