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work well together. He handles operaLions and service and she is responsible
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Mcleod's husband Mans works in
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the First Union Trust Department. They
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ll. juggling family needs and business demands is not always easy, but Mcleod says she has the complete support of her husband and ch ildren. "My husband and I are both very Oexible," she says, "and iL has gouen easier as the children geL o lder. Basically, you do what you have Lo do."
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ll puppies. The employees loved them, but nobody wanteclLO take responsibility for them. By the Lime they were four weeks old, they were providing a lot of distraction. They were also in danger from the trucks coming in and om." To remove the distraction, Mcleod wok the puppies home with her. Project Halo helped her find adoptive homes for most of them, but the Mcleod family
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