Cumberland County Edition
February 2014
Vol. 15 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. One such gem exists in Cumberland County. For the last five years, Lower Allen Township resident Dan Tepsic has had the privilege of coordinating the Great Books Discussion Group at the New Cumberland Public 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 please see HORIZONS page 14 Dan Tepsic seated in the second floor of the New Cumberland Public Library, the meeting place of the Great Books Discussion Group.
Inside:
How to Guard Against Wintertime Heart Attacks page 6
Salute to a Veteran: Gene George page 10