Community Community Events Don’t throw it all away. Talk about it. I’ll tell you right now – writing this particular column petrifies me. Unlike my past columns, which are mostly non-controversial,…
Community Community Events +1 Civility can and should reign I’m proud and deeply grateful to live in a democracy. It’s a privilege and most times a pleasure. That is,…
Community Community Events +1 Looking for hope? Look to our future leaders Another year, another CampFIRE in the books. The CVC’s youth leadership camp is the official start of summer for us.…
Community Community Events +1 We want YOU (and your input) Perhaps you’ll remember my last column – the civility and kindness-themed one where I illustrated the lack of both these…
Community Community Events Let ‘kind and civil’ describe us Kindness and civility. Has anyone ever used those two terms to describe their children’s relationship with each other? I doubt…
Community Community Events This sale’s for you I am a dude. Not a dude in the surfer sense or as a Big Lebowski reference. Specifically, a city-dweller, especially…
Community Community Events +1 Parents – teenager training Parenting a teenager is not for weenies. Those of you who have undertaken it know the struggle is real. Those…
Community Community Events +1 Birthdays and funfests I love March. It means so many things. Daffodils (my all-time fave flower) from the American Cancer Society. The chance…
Community Community Events Join the support staff for our community’s children I am the parent of two boys, ages 11 and 14. I came to the parenting gig late so I…