From words to action – middle schoolers for the win
Middle schoolers! What a revelation they are! Over the last five weeks, I’ve spent quality time with several of them,…
AI Is here – now what?
Just because Pumpkin Spiced Everything is inescapable (and mostly gross – Pumpkin Spiced Frosted Flakes? Sick.) and we’d all like…
Going to the chapel
As a practice, I try to craft my Community Perspectives columns focusing on the CVC’s work. After all, we are…
Who are you, really?
Ah, personality quizzes. In bygone days, one took these in magazines. My favorite story about magazine quizzes was when a…
The mountains are calling
The first summer I worked at the CVC, I contemplated the prospect of CampFIRE (it was then called CiViC Leadership…
Sheridan, it’s time for your close-up
A picture is worth a thousand words. I’ve always credited Kodak for that, but perhaps I should dig deeper for…
Wake up and smell the aging
I was not an early adopter of exercise. When I say not an early adopter, I was more of an…
Everyone leaves a legacy – what’s yours?
[Author’s note: For all those who missed the mea culpa column I wrote the week after the Moving to Mississippi…
Stoicism admirable, just not me
When you attempt to describe a person, adjectives usually come easily. Take me for example. (I’m sure my family often…
Expressing gratitude with an old fashioned note
Hello, everyone! I’m just back from a riotous time in Huron, South Dakota, at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo. …
Deep breath: make (summer) time last
Please help me out here. I’m having anxiety and need coping skills. It’s now June. June is my favorite month…
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