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Groundhog Day 2014 Special Coverage: Living the Dream in Punxsutawney

Using a family connection, an Epoch Times reporter was able to gain unprecedented access into the most secret of secret societies: the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.
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Groundhog Day 2014 Special Coverage: Living the Dream in Punxsutawney
GLORIOUS DAY: Storm chaser Ed Jekielek (R) and Ben Hughes (L), one of Phil's handlers, bask in the prognosticating rodent's glory. Jan Jekielek/The Epoch Times
Jan Jekielek
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An all-time favorite, back by popular demand. Originally published, Feb. 11, 2010.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.—Ever since my first year of university, when the movie “Groundhog Day” opened to critical acclaim and what would later become a cult following, I’ve been somewhat obsessed with the film. The concept captured my imagination: living a day over and over again until I (or Bill Murray of all people) got it right. Believers of various religions have since taken it as means to explain their philosophies, and at least one university professor has used it as a primer for teaching the concepts of reincarnation.

Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
Senior Editor
Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”
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