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Show Recap Introducing John Ferry With most of the Tucson gem shows canceled, Victoria and Rob will be bringing a little bit of the gem world to you as they introduce guest John Ferry, the founder and CEO of Prosperity Earth. John is based in Greenwich, Conn., while his mining company is based in Madagascar. Originally working on Wall Street, John later turned his entrepreneurial spirit to Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, which he’s now visited around 65 times. Starting out with a chocolate and vanilla business, he soon turned his endeavors in Madagascar to mining. A Pros...

C. Thomas White was a survivor. As a child, he lost his mother at age 9 — a death that caused him to do so much cooking and caretaking that his little sister sent him Mother’s Day cards every year for the rest of her life. As an adult, the judge who rose to chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court became a widower twice — and just recently became the sole survivor among eight siblings. In November, White delivered brother Ed’s eulogy — tracing his family’s history and their father’s insistence on service in both the military and the community.

A SUPER cool ice cream man had a very special visitor join him on his rounds last week. John Harkins, who runs Bay Ices, spread some Christmas cheer around Inverclyde as he was accompanied by Santa Claus on his usual evening routes. While John dished out the sweet treats, Santa - known the other 11 months of the year as John senior - spoke to the excited youngsters and accepted their Christmas letters. John jnr, who has been running Bay Ices for 22 years after taking the reins from 'Santa', said: "Most places to go and see Santa this year are closed or people can't travel due to the t...