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Ex-Kalispell Man Gets the Last Laugh - Dec 19, 2006 - 10:15:30 AM

When Tim Gard appears to be pulling a string back and forth through his ears, it's funny. But it's serious, too: Gard is advising members to "floss out the old policy" that may be hindering them in their work.

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Humor Can Overcome Crabby Co-Workers - Dec 19, 2006 - 10:11:31 AM

Speaker Tim Gard travels.  A lot. So he wasn't too surprised when, on his last business trip, the airline lost his luggage. When you're flying around the country on a weekly basis, it's bound to happen. But Gard didn't get mad.

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Do You Remember Your First Day? - Dec 19, 2006 - 10:08:31 AM

I remember my first day as a new eligibility technician as if it occurred yesterday. Hired literally off the street, I knew nothing about welfare and I had no idea what I had gotten myself into. It was a permanent, full-time, indoor job and I was thrilled. Happy, scared and fascinated, I sat in my cubicle and, for the first time, encountered a work environment that challenged me fully.

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Did You Hear the One About...? - Dec 19, 2006 - 10:04:27 AM

You had to be there. "Fed" funnyman Tim Gard's standing-room-only stand-up session on developing a Comic Vision really needed to be experienced in person.

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The Tao of Humor and Child Support Enforcement - Dec 19, 2006 - 9:45:18 AM

As you read the title to this article some of you asked yourselves, "Does this guy really think there is something funny about children with absent parents and families in need?" My answer is, no, but the title of the article is still appropriate.