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The Flashes of Authenticity Jul. 09, 2023
It took me a few seconds to realize what I saw at the base of the trees surrounding the party's venu... Read More
What EPCOT and Preschool Have in Common Jul. 07, 2023
When your best friend from middle school wants to take you to "The Happiest Place on Earth," you say... Read More
Gold Stars Buy Nothing: Why We Should Be More Ambitious About Community Care Jun. 16, 2023
I set out chamomile seedlings on the table in my yard so neighbors could grab them. The Buy Nothing ... Read More
Justice and Safety, Not Fear, Continue To Win at the Ballot Box May. 30, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
In May, voters in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, sent a resounding message: They want solutions to ... Read More
Memorial Day Weekend Kicks off Summer in the Neighborhood May. 26, 2023
Memorial Day is the day set aside each year to remember those who gave all in service to this countr... Read More
A New Contract Will Put the Vacancy Collaborative to the Test in St. Louis May. 19, 2023
After years of offering data and ideas to tackle local blight, the St. Louis Vacancy Collaborative's... Read More
The Joy in the Impermanence of Things May. 14, 2023
There's a house I drive by every morning when I drop off the kids that is full of knickknacks. I kno... Read More
This One Time, at a Yearbook Conference May. 07, 2023
We had barely settled into our rooms for our high school trip to San Francisco when the fire alarms ... Read More
Fake Money, Real Lessons in Power Apr. 30, 2023
One year in elementary school, our teacher tried to prop up a unit on financial education by buildin... Read More
Alone We Are a Drop; Together We Are a Wave Apr. 23, 2023
It was her furry escape artist who caused the commotion after jumping the fence, but his shenanigans... Read More
Garden Memories and the Love They Germinate Apr. 21, 2023
My son placed seeds in the dirt one at a time while encouraging each of them to "grow, grow, grow!" ... Read More
If We Forget Our Past, What Is the Foundation of Our Future? Apr. 16, 2023
I'm not one to gasp when something dramatic happens, but when I rounded the corner and saw the bulld... Read More
Developing Ourselves and Our Communities Takes Time Mar. 12, 2023
It was a graduation for a community class that had been running once a week for the last few months.... Read More
East Palestine Reckons With the Shattering of Its Sense of Place Feb. 28, 2023
EAST PALESTINE — Rick Tsai is standing knee-deep in the briskly flowing Lesley Run creek, a mi... Read More
Police Mental Health Needs To Be Addressed To Help Protect Innocent Black Men Feb. 03, 2023
I finally brought myself to watch a shortened clip of the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by Tadarriu... Read More
A Working State of Mind Jan. 29, 2023
When I met my husband, he was amused that I would tell him, "Take off your shoes; stay a while." I'm... Read More
Who in America Is Bowling Alone? Jan. 24, 2023
SOMERSET, Pennsylvania — When you walk into the Terrace Lanes bowling alley on Pennsylvania St... Read More
Reflection on the Awkward Times That Lead to Spring Jan. 01, 2023
This is my favorite time of the year. I don't mean the turkey on Thanksgiving or the tree for Christ... Read More
My Hope for More Healing in 2023 Dec. 30, 2022
I got an unexpected Facebook message from someone I had unfriended a couple of years back. We disagr... Read More
A Reading of History Dec. 23, 2022
Two thousand years ago in Bethlehem, a baby was born in a manger. That baby would grow up to be the ... Read More
