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Imagination is a powerful force. The human capacity to look at a problem, and imagine a way to solve it, lies at the heart of the progress and innovation for which our nation is so justly proud.
At the moment our country, and the Midwest in particular, face a host of challenges, many of which are rooted in the most serious economic downturn since World War II. Devastated communities, historically high unemployment rates, declining incomes, and spiraling foreclosures are painful reminders of these challenges. Under such circumstances, it would be easy to be pessimistic about our ongoing efforts to close the black-white achievement gap in our schools, reduce gun violence, save the environment, and retrain and find jobs for displaced workers. After all, one might ask, how can we hope to make progress on these and other tough issues when the deck seems stacked against us?
Read more from Ellen S. Alberding, President
For more on some of the big ideas from our 2008 Annual Report:
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