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Humor is the shortest distance between two people. – Victor Borge Retired professor of Criminal Justice, clown and mediator Bill Waters has a humor consulting business called The Court Jesters. He specializes in workshops on the role of humor in police and corrections work and has trained professionals from the FBI academy to the Czech National Police and the Michigan Department of Corrections.

Reprinted with permission from the Fall 2007 issue of Health & Happiness U.P. Magazine. All rights reserved.