Dauphin County Edition
February 2014
Vol. 16 No. 2
Expanding Minds, Broadening Horizons Discussion Group Coordinator Sees World through Great Writers, Travel By Chelsea Peifer The moment you finish a great book is the moment you want to tell someone about what you read. Certain books stir questions and create a desire for discussion. But after high school and college, many people lose the groups and resources they previously had at their disposal to share about what they are reading. Book clubs can be a good fit for some readers, but a club tailored to deep discussion is something of a treasure these days. For the last five years, Dan Tepsic has had the privilege of coordinating the Great Books Discussion Group at his local library. “It’s an opportunity to read all of the great thinkers in the past,” explained Tepsic. “You get to read a vast selection, including economics, classic literature, poetry, politics, and religion. “You realize after reading all of these things that while the context has changed, human nature has not,” he said. The themes in historical literature are the same themes found in stories told and written in the present time. Group discussions commonly return to timeless themes of reality versus imagination, lust for greed, and so forth. please see HORIZONS page 14 Dan Tepsic seated in the meeting place of the Great Books Discussion Group.
Inside:
Salute to a Veteran: Gene George page 4
How to Guard Against Wintertime Heart Attacks page 6