What do we do now? Anger. Much anger. Debate. Much debate. In the aftermath of the Newtown tragedy I find myself reading many, many posts. Mental illness, gun control, school safety. What do we do now? I’m not someone who would even think of myself as a professional or an expert but it seems to […]
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Community: defined as a group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists. As I watched the tragic events of the last few days the word ‘community’ has been stated so many times. We all belong to various definitions of the […]
I am so angry. Right before the holidays; 27 dead and 18 are children in a shooting at Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Reports changing and ongoing) Seems a 22 caliber rifle was used. Grades K-4. (Right before I published this story–CNN is reporting the number of those dead is not as high as the number […]
He was introduced. He is mega star in NY News. How fortunate that he would lend his good name and time to such a worthy cause. He calls them the way he sees them. He created his “The Debrief” as a vehicle to help accomplish telling the stories needing to be told. He is direct. He is […]
12-12-12 in New York City. At a concert? Nope. I found it interesting that just a few blocks away from probably the biggest concert since “We Are the World” joined together to create an album, there was a huge gathering of people together for you (if you have diabetes) and your children (if they have […]