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Celebrate community, gratitude at ninth annual Fall Feast
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Six thousand meals will be served this Thanksgiving as the community joins together at this year's
Fall Feast
to celebrate Cincinnati and the individuals who call the city home.
"Anyone can come to this event—we've built it on the idea of incorporating all walks of life at one table to share a meal," says Erin Klotzbach, Fall Feast coordinator. "I wanted this to be an event where there were no demographics—there were no visual signs of 'I'm from an upper echelon, you're from the lower monetary demographic,'—I just wanted it to be more of an experience where you'd go to an event."
Klotzbach got involved with
Give Back C
five years ago when she attended Fall Feast and was a member of the planning committee. After one year of involvement, Klotzbach adopted the role of chairperson, and she's served in that capacity for four years now, while working to transform the gathering into what it is today.
"The first year I chaired the event, we asked
City Gospel Mission
to join as a partner, and along with that came a few extra things they would do at their Thanksgiving dinner—coats and haircuts—because it was something they offered their guests," Klotzbach says. "So we built that into our dinner, and it kind of evolved from a dinner to a dinner and resource day."
The Duke Energy Convention Center
will serve as the venue for the 3,500 guests who come to dine together, while 2,500 meals will be served to-go at various locations throughout the city. In addition to food, free haircuts and a coat giveaway, the event will also include free health screenings, pediatric and dental checkups, a children's play area, live music and a big-screen television for community members to enjoy the national staples of Thanksgiving Day: parades and football.
"What makes Cincinnati great is its community—it's a very giving culture—there's lots of different resources for people in need," Klotzbach says. "And it's really an opportunity for different people to sit down at a table and interact with people they might not necessarily interact with. It's bridging the gap in a situation where it might normally be uncomfortable, or you might not know how to engage that way, but because you're sitting at the same table and you don't see those lines, it's very clear that we're all there for each other."
Do Good:
• Make
Fall Feast
part of your family's Thanksgiving Day tradition by attending the event. Meals are served between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m.
new or gently used coats and other winter accessories to be given away at Fall Feast.
• Like
Give Back Cincinnati
City Gospel Mission
on Facebook.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at both the
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
SparkRecipes gives back, fights hunger with recipe contest
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
wants you to be inspired to live a healthier and happier life, and with the re-launch of its
website, you can do just that while finding nearly 600,000 quick, tasty and nutritious options to incorporate into your meal preparing routine.
To celebrate health and fitness site's re-launch and to give back to its community of members, as well as the communities in which its members reside, the company is hosting the
$10,000 Split-the-Pot Recipe Contest
The aim is to find the best slow cooker recipe in the country, while also providing assistance to individuals who are facing issues of food insecurity.
"Slow cooking is a style that's very popular with our members—it's usually pretty vegetable heavy, it's healthy, it's easy," says Joe Robb, SparkPeople's digital marketing manager. "But we also wanted to make this a contest with a social component. So we came up with a split-the-pot idea where the grand prize is $10,000 dollars split down the middle—half to the winner and the other half to the soup kitchen or charity of their choice."
According to Robb, it's important for SparkPeople to give back because it's the site's community of members that makes SparkPeople "America's largest diet and healthy living website."
"We believe the reason our site does so well is not just because we have tools to measure exercise and goals, but a big portion is the community aspect," Robb says. "It's a reflection of what we see in our daily lives—if someone is having trouble getting those last few pounds, they get positive motivation to get them to their goal—and in Cincinnati and all across the world, they're part of a community. So this is a way to help out our online community while also taking half that prize money to help out their local community."
Do Good:
for your favorite recipe daily, and if you come across a local member's recipe, vote to support a close-to-home nonprofit.
SparkRecipes to find healthy eating options.
• Volunteer and support nonprofits in your local community.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at both the
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Random Snacks of Kindness benefits nonprofit community
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
If you're in need of a locally made $10 dollar holiday gift,
Random Snacks of Kindness
is now available, and 100 percent of the profits will benefit
, a nonprofit organization that employs and trains local youth and talent to create art and community impact through three strategic programming areas: public art, art therapy and entrepreneurship.
The snack mix is the first of what local chef Frances Kroner hopes will be many productions in her philanthropic line.
"My parents are in social work and nursing, and I always felt a little guilty—like I didn't give back as much as I'd like to in my life or my career," says Kroner of
Sleepy Bee Café
, which is her newest venture, set to open next month in
Random Snacks of Kindness is what Kroner calls "a sort of merging of a lot of different things in life all at once."
In addition to being a way to give back, the idea for the first project came as a response to her experience in ArtWorks'
business development program.
"I got to know them better and how they work with
and thought it was a really cool organization," Kroner says. "I had seen the murals and heard of them, but I got a glimpse into the back end of things once I went through SpringBoard, and after I finished, I wanted to stay connected."
So Kroner pitched an idea to the organization that would take the apprenticeships the organization already had in place, and expand them from mural-based art to food-based design and entrepreneurial skills.
"I didn't realize how big an impact it was going to have on them, but you can tell already that it was such an eye opener to them to see how much work goes into a product—how much work goes into a business," Kroner says. "I think they'll probably retain that knowledge—they'll remember for a long time."
Watch a video introducing Random Snacks of Kindness to learn more
Do Good:
• Support ArtWorks by
the apprentices' Ginger Coconut Snack Mix.
• If your nonprofit would like to partner with Random Snacks of Kindness to create a mix in the future,
Frances Kroner.
• Like Random Snacks of Kindness on
, and share the page with your friends.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at both the
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Price Hill Will introduces new model for community gardening
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Part of
Price Hill Will's
mission is to improve the neighborhood through community engagement, and the organization has found an innovative new way of doing so—by shifting the traditional model of community gardening.
"Not everyone's going to be able to come out to a community garden, so we wanted to diversify our green program so that we can help people in their own places and really meet everybody's needs where their needs are," says Pamela Taylor, Price Hill Will's community outreach coordinator.
So the nonprofit created a program called Grow It Forward.
"We come to your home, install garden beds and get you started with planting free of charge," says Chris Smyth, sustainability coordinator at Price Hill Will. "All we ask in return is that you help with three more garden installs."
So a community member requests a garden setup, which is customized depending on how much space is available and what an individual wants to grow. Then they volunteer their time by interacting with their neighbors to help them do the same.
"It's kind of a decentralized model of community gardening by bringing people together to help with each others' gardens," Taylor says. "Or people can share seeds or sprouts, plants, or even produce later on."
In addition to receiving a garden setup and the motivation to meet your neighbors while offering a helping hand, Taylor says there are a multitude of other benefits the program offers.
"It's fun to be out in the back yard gardening in the sun. It's healthy growing fresh fruits and vegetables, and it's much cheaper to grow your own foods and supplement nutrition than it is to go out and buy produce at the grocery store or the farmer's market where it might be even more expensive," Taylor says.
"And if people have difficult work schedules or transportation issues getting to a community garden, it's a lot more accessible for them. There are also a lot of barriers people have—but there's a source of knowledge we can share about what goes together well, what types of plants will grow when, and things like that."
Do Good:
Chris Smyth if you'd like a garden set up, or if you're interested in volunteering your gardening skills and knowledge.
Price Hill Will by donating.
Sign up
for Price Hill Will's weekly newsletter.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at both the
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Hospitality Academy hosts Recipe for Success, helps student chefs
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
About a year and a half ago,
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
partnered with the
Freestore Foodbank
to put together a program that would help individuals from Cincinnati's urban core transition into a culinary career path.
The two organizations worked together to create what is now called the Hospitality Academy of Cincinnati and is designed for graduates of the FSFB's
Cincinnati Cooks
"We were able to give students 30 credit hours for prior learning, and then we designed a Kitchen Management Certificate—a three-credit hour program that taught the students more complex things like food inventory management. So the students who graduate end up having 33 credit hours, which is nearly half an associates degree," says
Dennis Ulrich
, Cincinnati State's Vice President of
Workforce Development.
After the completion of the first-year pilot program, 14 of the 20 participants graduated, four are now enrolled at Cincinnati State and one opened up a catering business.
"So it's had wonderful actual results in terms of what they've been able to do in going through the program," Ulrich says.
To continue producing results, however, the Hospitality Academy has to come up with the funding.
"It costs about $65,000 dollars to run a program, which means it's free for the students, but that's the cost," Ulrich says.
In an effort to raise $125,000—enough to support two programs—the academy will host
Recipe for Success
, a fundraiser bringing together 20 restaurants that will serve food by the bite at
Horseshoe Casino
. During the event, student chefs will participate in a competition requiring them to create a meal out of ingredients provided to them in a mystery basket.
"We're trying to become self-sufficient by putting together a food event," Ulrich says. "There are a lot of folks who have struggled in their lives—who have had some difficulty legally or financially—and they've really stepped up to try to get a career pathway. They have an excess of 105 graduates of Cincinnati Cooks, so these are people from the inner city who've really struggled and who have a tremendous opportunity getting through the new program and getting another level of opportunity in their careers."
Do Good:
• Support the Hospitality Academy of Cincinnati by
purchasing a ticket
to attend Recipe for Success November 3 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Horseshoe Casino.
Recipe for Success.
• Like Cincinnati State Workforce Development Center's
Facebook page
, and spread the word about Recipe for Success by inviting your friends to
the event.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at both the
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Findlay Market prompts togetherness, urban farming
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
At this year's fourth-annual
Eat Local for the Globe
event at
Findlay Market
, individuals came together to support the market's civic mission and public goals, but also to appreciate the space and offerings that a public market in downtown Cincinnati brings to the table.
"I look at it as a celebration of Findlay Market—like a party—a real celebration of the market," says Karen Kahle, director of communications programs for
The Corporation for Findlay Market.
"We get folks down here in the evening and they realize it's safe and fun to hang out around Findlay Market. I think the next phase of the market's development is getting more people in the neighborhood and getting things open in the evenings so the neighborhood becomes a vibrant place and not one that people feel is unsafe or not welcoming."
Bringing 70 people to a chef's table, while offering cocktails and dinner by the bite throughout the area surrounding the market, is one way Findlay is already succeeding. But it's also doing things like helping new businesses get going by adding full-time vendors to the market,
greening the market
and training a new generation of urban farmers how to grow commercially on small, urban lots.
"Four or five years ago, everyone was trying to start farmers markets, and kind of cannibalizing everyone's farmers. So to guarantee that supply—there were lots of vacant lots in the city—it just made sense to start a program," Kahle says.
"It's just great in that it helps the community learn more about how to grow food, and where your food comes from, and it also engages people in actual hands-on learning—how to do it. And then I think just the Elm and Liberty garden—folks stop by there all the time and appreciate having something like that growing in what's otherwise a pretty blighted neighborhood."
Through the
Findlay Market Farms!
program, the nonprofit has engaged interns and supported individuals while teaching them to direct market sell products.
"About two dozen people have gone through the program, and at last count, I think six of them have continued to have jobs and work in agriculture and growing specialty crops," Kahle says. "It's a really great project, and now that we're going to have a more permanent site, we hope we can build the soil up at that site and continue the project and reach our goal of 50 cents to a dollar per square foot, which would make it self-supporting on an annual basis."
Do Good:
• Keep up with
Findlay Market events
, and attend.
• Support the market's fundraising efforts.
Findlay Market if you're interested in volunteering with one of its programs or initiatives.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at both the
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Cincinnati Fondo brings cyclists together in support of Freestore Foodbank
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
The second annual
Cincinnati Fondo
takes place September 22 when cyclists will come together to ride one of two courses—a 57-mile Fondo or a 114-mile Gran Fondo—along the roads of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky's countryside to raise money for the
Freestore Foodbank.
For novice cyclist Ramon Rodriguez, who serves as vice president at
Fifth Third Bank
and as a board member of the FSFB, the race is a way to enjoy beautiful scenery while also supporting a great cause.
Rodriguez joined the board of the FSFB about six years ago at a time in his life when he says his scope of understanding with regard to the organization's goals was limited.
"Like many people here in Cincinnati, we see the lines that form in front of our Liberty distribution center, come Christmas and come Thanksgiving, where families go and get their boxes for holiday meals," Rodriguez says. "But the scope of services and the reach that the Freestore has was something that was totally new to me."
The organization's reach is far more apparent to Rodriguez at this point in time, and while he's inspired by all of the programs offered by the FSFB, he says he has a particular affinity toward the
Power Pack Program.
"These are packages of food that are assembled for the benefit of children that have food insecurity when they come home after school. So, either they pick it up on Friday, and they have food for the weekend, or once there's longer breaks from school, they're able to have some form of food security available to them," Rodriguez says. "And we provide that, and it takes only four dollars to create one power pack for a child every week."
for the Cincinnati Fondo, Rodriguez says, will provide the funds necessary to help the FSFB with programs like the Power Pack, and in this case, would be enough to provide a child with enough packs for an entire month.
"We have major corporations based here in Cincinnati, but you still see a large number of children that still come home to empty pantries," Rodriguez says. "That's been a big driver. I have a 7- and 9-year-old at home, and thinking of them going without—it's unimaginable."
Do Good:
for the Cincinnati Fondo.
the Freestore Foodbank by making a donation.
with the Freestore Foodbank.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at both the
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Wesley Community Services supports diabetic health with Meals4You
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Wesley Community Services
is on track to distribute more than 400,000 meals on wheels this year, and as part of the nonprofit's efforts, it's incorporated
, which are meals available to individuals of any age.
Meals4You is a program designed to cater to the needs of individuals with diabetes, but according to Tracy Carres, who serves as account executive for
Diabetic Home Delivered Meals
, anyone is welcome to participate in the program. "We don't ask any questions," Carres says.
There are currently 28 different meals available—breakfast, lunch and dinner—and at five dollars each, the meals ensure value and nutrition, which is important in anyone's life. "We have a nutritionist advisory board in place—registered dieticians from
Christ Hospital
, so they make our menu," Carres says.
"It's humbling, to be quite honest with you, because we're the only company who has these therapeutic meals in the area, which is good for us," Carres says. "But it's also bad because no one knows it exists, and it's such a huge population that I'm barely touching a percentage of it."
Since diabetes is considered an epidemic, Carres says it's necessary to do something to help people manage the disease.
"About three months ago, we did interviews with consistent customers, and we had success stories where A1C levels had dropped, insulin was lower, they lost weight—but the biggest thing is compliance by the individual," Carres says. "Some people had ordered once and never ordered again, and a lot of people said, 'I like going to Waffle House or Golden Corral,' which is fine, but it doesn't help manage your diabetes."
To remedy some of the issues surrounding healthy eating, Carres says that rather than adding salt to season vegetables, a Mrs. Dash packet is now included with every meal, as to not alter nutritional values but still add spice and flavor.
"Everyone seems to know someone with diabetes," Carres says. "It's a matter of just letting those people know that we're here."
Do Good:
Order meals through Meals4You
if you are diabetic or simply in need of a delivered and healthy eating option.
• Call (513) 244-5488 if you have a community group interested in hearing about Meals4You.
• Support Wesley Community Services by making a charitable
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at both the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Susan G. Komen staffer engages young professionals in supporting breast cancer awareness
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Julie Oberschmidt has experienced the pain that comes from watching a loved one have to deal with breast cancer.
"I had a grandmother who passed away and had breast cancer," Oberschmidt says. "And I think it's very important that we're raising the money to fund research."
Oberschmidt works in development and communications for
Susan G. Komen Greater Cincinnati
, but she's also leading the charge with a new young professionals committee.
"While there are young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer, it's more common in older women, but I wanted to make sure we were getting the young community in Cincinnati involved," Oberschmidt says. "Letting them know who we are and what we do in the community at a younger age, versus if they just came across us at an older age when family or friends are coming in contact with this disease."
She just started the organization about three months ago, but Oberschmidt says her group of about 20 volunteers is ready for its first major event,
Dine Out for the Cure,
in which eateries throughout the city will donate up to 50 percent of their profits for the evening of September 11, while individuals gather to enjoy dinner and fund an important cause.
"Seventy-five percent of funds raised stay in the Cincinnati community to fund no-cost mammograms, screening treatment and support services for those who can't afford it," Oberschmidt says. "One in eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer, so it's a pretty common disease, and we can't turn our back on those who need our service."
Do Good:
• Support Komen Cincinnati at
Dine Out for the Cure.
• Sign up for the 16th annual
Race for the Cure.
• Support Komen Cincinnati by making a
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the University of Cincinnati. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
CASS provides meals, enables seniors to stay at home
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
When senior citizens are able to stay in their homes, they're better off, says Claudia Harrod,
Cincinnati Area Senior Services
' development manager.
"They can be more active, and they're less depressed," she says. "And it's also more economical for seniors to be able to stay at home than be in a facility."
In order for seniors to stay at home, they need to be able to maintain their independence while having various needs of daily living met. Since 1967, CASS has worked to meet some of those needs, and has helped seniors with everything from nutrition and transportation to financial assistance and guardianship.
"When you think about seniors, sometimes even opening a jar can be difficult," Harrod says.
Each week, CASS delivers about 2,000 meals to homebound individuals in Hamilton County, which helps provide healthy options to those who are unable to cook or visit the grocery store regularly, if even at all.
"Nutrition is very important for everyone, but particularly for seniors, and these meals are balanced and meet one third of the daily recommended requirements for seniors," Harrod says. "A lot of them have no way to get to the grocery store, and even if they could, they have to go up stairs and can't carry the groceries, and some aren't able to stand at the stove and cook, so this way, they always have one meal that's easy for them to fix."
A few years ago, CASS started its Savory Selects program, a food delivery program that provides enough meals for the week, plus bread and milk. Area seniors choose from 31 different catered entrees and side items, and instead of receiving a frozen meal once a day, they receive all of their meals at the beginning of each week.
"It's nice for them because they can eat what they want that day and when they want it," Harrod says. "Usually they would wait for the meal to arrive each day, and then it would have to be heated up, so it gives the seniors some dignity in being able to select what they eat."
Do Good:
• Keep an eye out for CASS' new website, and look for ways you can get involved and help out.
• Call CASS at 513-721-4330 if you are a senior or know of a senior in need of assistance. Needs are not based on one's financial capabilities, so do not hesitate to seek help.
• Call CASS to make a donation.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the University of Cincinnati. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Community Shares develops partnerships, enables nonprofit growth
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
This past weekend, community members and representatives from
25 local nonprofits
came together to support the work of
Community Shares of Greater Cincinnati's
member groups in the organization's 10th annual
Gourmet Grub for Good
The amateur chef competition raises awareness and honors the work that member groups are doing to promote environmental, economic and social justice.
"There are folks providing services to those in need, but there are also organizers and advocates within those constituencies to make sure people have the right information about their civil and human rights—how they petition legislature if there's a question about how policy would affect them," says Jeniece Jones, chief executive officer of Community Shares. "If they're educated through those agencies to take action, they can really do impactful things that change not only their lives but make the community better as a whole."
Jones, who grew up in a "very forward-looking type of family," has cared deeply about the community and the various causes that impact its growth ever since she and her husband moved to Cincinnati 20 years ago, she says.
"With our member groups, I knew I couldn't work at all of them, but when I saw the list I just thought, 'Wow, I'll get to work where all these agencies involved,'" Jones says. "I really understood their missions, and anything I could do to help them grow or advance—that's something I wanted to do."
Through Community Shares'
community giving campaigns
, organizations that work on everything from women's and LGBT issues to health care, affordable housing, animal welfare and prison reform—and the list goes on—are able to put unrestricted funds toward goals that would otherwise be more difficult to reach.
"A number of the organizations have funding from other sources with a specific focus, but we're kind of the grease in the wheel that allows them to use money to bridge between one program or another to help with an unexpected expense, new partnership or pilot initiative without funding set up," Jones says. "It's smart to be in the partnership because it can help them advance or explore things that may or may not be otherwise accessible."
Do Good:
• Start a
workplace giving campaign
• Volunteer with one of Cincinnati Shares'
member groups
to Cincinnati Shares, or choose a specific member group to financially assist.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the University of Cincinnati. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
The Giving Fields' volunteers help fight food insecurity
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
At Colliers International's Building Up Communities program, giving back to the neighborhoods in which volunteers live and work is a core value.
Joe Hartmann,
managing director of corporate services for
Colliers International Ohio
, his most recent volunteer experience at The Giving Fields is one that he says will stick with him because it gave him the opportunity to serve others in a way that's different from what he does on a daily basis.
"So much of what we do every day—all of us—not just at Colliers—but any time you're engaged in a career, it's about trying to work and do what's best for your client, but you're certainly benefitting from your efforts," Hartmann says. "But in this case—what's so refreshing about this is that you are engaged in an activity that's benefitting others, so at the end of the day, you feel all that sweat equity that you put in is going toward a great cause."
The Giving Fields
, Hartmann, like other volunteers who assist the nonprofit in providing fresh food to
Freestore Foodbank
agencies throughout Northern Kentucky, composted, dug irrigation ditches and staked tomato plants.
Out of the thousands of working adults, seniors and children in our community, 17.3 percent live in Kentucky and are food insecure, the Freestore Foodbank reports.
So to help narrow the gap between food security and insecurity, Doug and Sheila Bray, with the help of various agencies and volunteers, have maintained the community farm for three years now.
With six acres of land that yields fresh produce, The Giving Fields has been able to supply Northern Kentucky communities with hundreds of thousands of pounds of vegetables that they would otherwise have limited access to.
"It's a great cause, and they're doing a great job," Hartmann says. "But they're toiling down there on a daily basis."
Do Good:
to The Giving Fields.
• Contact volunteer services at 513-482-7550 if you're interested in volunteering at The Giving Fields.
• Like The Giving Fields on
By Brittany York
Art Off Pike revitalizes urban arts fair
Tuesday, July 09, 2013
For this year's
Art Off Pike
, a group of about 30 creatives and business professionals will converge to bring artists, musicians and street performers together for the ninth annual urban arts fair.
"It started as this grassroots arts festival, and what has happened is it's situated on this precipice of needing a little bit of new life and energy breathed into it," says
Cate Yellig
, arts director of the
City of Covington.
"We're looking at really having a feast for the senses. We'd love to have street performers and dancers and [make it] a little more multidisciplinary so that we can distinguish it from a lot of your other art fairs."
Yellig says about 50
from the community run the event each year, so the tight-knit ties are particularly unique and inviting.
"It's definitely embracing emerging artists and people who live in your urban environment," Yellig says. "Covington is a city that's really trying to embrace the arts as economic development. And by showcasing the talent found here locally and providing them the opportunity to sell their work to a crowd where they get 100 percent back for themselves—this is a really great visibility opportunity."
Hub +Weber Architects'
Jim Guthrie, who served as last year's chair and who is on the board this year, says he appreciates the diversity of the art, in addition to its accessibility.
"Last year, there was an artist who did sketches and doodles of anything you wanted," Guthrie says. "It made art very important. If you could have a piece of art reflecting anything you wanted, what would it be? I struggled for hours to come up with something worthy."
Organizers are currently accepting entries through the
Call for Artists
, and Yellig says the more varied, the better.
"We want 2D and 3D, mixed media, crafts—we'd love performers and musicians, and if there's a glassblower that has a mobile truck of some sort—we really want to kind of have this high-level of quality but also affordability with the arts or with the offerings for each artist," Yellig says. "But we also want to have a really diverse group of artists as well because that makes it more attractive to people coming to the festival."
Do Good:
at this year's festival.
• Submit your work by applying through the
Call for Artists.
• Like the event on
, and mark your calendar to attend September 29.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the University of Cincinnati. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Learning to survive, then thrive, at Junia and Company
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Zakia McKinney
knows all too well the heartbreak and inability to reach one's full potential when trapped in an abusive and unhealthy relationship.
"I just thought the world had ended," she says. "I couldn't trust anyone. I felt I wasn't worth anything."
McKinney was stuck in a cycle that she says lasted throughout her late teens and twenties. But at the age of 30, she made up her mind that she could no longer live in that manner.
"I had an instance where a young gentleman had beaten me in the middle of the street," McKinney says. "And I just thought I can't do this—I can't live life like this."
It's been more than 20 years now since McKinney started helping women, but she says she made a promise to herself that as soon as she was able to help herself, she was going to dedicate her life to helping others by empowering them. And that's what she's done through her nonprofit,
Junia and Company.
"The word 'Junia' means 'pretty flower,' and we named it that because we believe there's something beautiful in each woman to give back to society and the community," McKinney says.
Since Junia's inception, McKinney has helped more then 3,000 women do everything from break unhealthy relationship cycles to gain confidence and leadership skills and move closer to attaining their life goals.
McKinney, who recently celebrated her 57th birthday, says a few of Junia's former clients attended her party to thank her for the changes they were able to make in their lives.
"One was a young woman who we picked up from
Anna Louise Inn
, and our programming turned her life around—she has a beautiful little girl—she's going to start her own daycare business, and her husband's going to start a photography business," McKinney says. "Another, who we found sitting in the corner with her head down with a beautiful head of hair. Now she works as a machinist who does phenomenal work—and she's looking to move in to other parts of the country utilizing the skills she's acquired because she had the confidence to go after it."
Through Junia and Company's
Ann's House
—one of three homes in the city that accept women and their children—women are given the opportunity to learn life skills and participate in all of Junia's programming so they can break the cycle of homelessness and learn to not only survive in their community, McKinney says, but also to thrive.
Women learn computer skills. They learn to cook. They contribute to the home once they find employment. They create a savings account. They tend the garden, and they even make a cucumber salsa, which they package and sell at
Lettuce Eat Well Farmers' Market.
"Whatever proceeds are made for that day, they get to put in their pocket," McKinney says. "We try to make sure they get what we consider our 55 key life areas to have them sit on their feet, stand on their feet and stay on their feet."
Do Good:
• Support Ann's House by partcipating in
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at Winton Woods on May 18.
• Call (513) 544-6957 to support Junia and Company by donating.
Junia and Company to volunteer at Ann's House by helping with the garden or collecting and delivering in-kind donations such as sheets and toiletries.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the University of Cincinnati and a teacher at the Regional Institute of Torah and Secular Studies. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Santa Maria promotes healthy living, helps clients navigate healthcare system
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Santa Maria Community Services' Health and Wellness Program
has served as a vital resource for uninsured and underinsured Price Hill residents and Cincinnati community members since 2001.
About 30 percent of the organization's clients are Spanish-speaking individuals who are new to the country and need assistance when it comes to navigating the healthcare system.
"We have a pocket here," says Laura Brinson, director of the wellness program. "Some of the Spanish speakers come from very rural pockets of Central American countries—Guatemala is a big one in this part of town. And a lot of the clients we serve need that extra helping hand to get access to needed medical services."
Brinson says clients are particularly grateful that there are individuals who are willing to help them—so much so that at the organization's most recent health fair this month, two clients wanted to give back because of the services Santa Maria had provided them in the past. So they and their reggae band played for participants.
Santa Maria provides two health fairs a year with free screenings and health-related information, but Brinson says the nonprofit tries to go above and beyond the typical format for a health fair.
"We collect results for each person at the health fair, and then instead of sending them on their way and giving them a flier because their cholesterol may be high, we follow up with each and every one of the clients to make sure they understood their results and also help them get into a medical home," Brinson says.
"They might not have a primary care physician to go talk to about their results, so we follow up and help them enroll in a clinic, we provide education, answer questions—we try to work with them throughout the year and make sure they get the help they need to help improve their outcomes."
In addition to offering health fairs and providing general assistance with finding doctors and understanding transportation routes to clinics and pharmacies, the wellness program provides translators who can explain medical information to clients and help individuals fill out financial aid forms for treatment. They even offer cooking classes that emphasize healthy options.
"Good health is essential to all things in life," Brinson says. "You can't be a productive worker at your job if you're not healthy—you can't be a parent to the best of your ability if you're not healthy yourself. So many people lack access to proper care, and I'm passionate about making sure they get the services they need so they're able to take better control of their lives, their health and feel better so they can be more proactive and productive members of their society."
Do Good:
• Take your family to
Carnival the Day Away
at Washington Park on May 11. All proceeds benefit Santa Maria Community Services.
• Support the Wellness Program's efforts by registering to attend the
Bienestar Recognition Luncheon.
• Support Santa Maria by donating
to the organization.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the University of Cincinnati and a teacher at the Regional Institute of Torah and Secular Studies. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
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Fish eating bats: predators of native and exotic species
McPherson, Geoff, and Robson, Simon (2005) Fish eating bats: predators of native and exotic species. In Stream, 14 (3). pp. 18-19.
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[Extract] In 1984 Australia's big footed bat, Myotis macropus (from a recent DNA assessment for better or worse and variously known as Myotis adversus and Myotis mallacorum), previously thought to eat insects such as water boatmen and mayflies, was also thought to be a fish eater. The search was initiated after one of us (Simon) found fish scales in a greeting card left in his hand by a nervous bat. In 1970 Peter Dwyer (UQld) observed this species flying over water and dragging its long recurved toes through the water to collect fallen insects, and suggested that it might also catch the occasional fish.
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We don't have all the answers.
When you're working with children at risk, in a community known for underage prostitution and human trafficking, the problems are big and overwhelming.
There are so many children and so many needs.
You can start drowning if you think too much about it.
So what do you do?
Just keep going.
Today I felt so overwhelmed, I thought for a moment, I'm just going to cancel the club today. I can't do this.
And then that familiar surge came over me and I packed my stuff up and got in the car.
And look what I would have missed out on? Just look at the smiles, joy and laughter that these children need so badly.
They look at me desperately when I drop them off – when can we do it again? They need this. They need this time to just be kids, to experience love, joy and laughter. To create, explore, learn and enjoy.
So, no, I don't know the solution to half of the problems going on around me, but that won't stop me.
I can't fix everything, but I can bring joy today. Today I can help a child smile. I can give him an opportunity he wouldn't have otherwise. And sometimes, though it doesn't feel like it, that has to be enough.
For now, for this moment, I'll just keep going.
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According to new estimates by eMarketer, over 1.2 billion people worldwide used social networking sites at least once per month as of December 2011. By the end of 2012, this number will climb to nearly 1.5 billion internet users. The study also examines the number of social networking users, penetration rates and growth rates in countries around the world, as well as the projected global growth of Facebook from 2011-2014. Read →
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A recent survey by Regus reveals that 47% of businesses successfully used social networks for customer acquisition in 2011, a 7% increase over 2010. The US was slightly behind this average, with 43%. Out of all the countries studied, China saw the greatest change in successful customer acquisition, rising from 44% in 2010 to 65% in 2011. Read →
Micro-blogging continues to grow in China, and Sina Weibo – referred to by the SFGate as "China's homegrown equivalent" to Twitter – is responsible for 87% of the time spent on micro-blogging services there. The last figures released by Weibo listed the service as having 50 million members back in October 2010. SFGate reported analyst […] Read →
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Facebook and Twitter are banned in China, but the country's home-grown social networks are seeing significant adoption rates among the country's 420 million netizens, according to this article in The Times of India. Kaixin001.com ("happy network"), China's Facebook-style network, launched in 2008 and had 90 million users as of September 2010. Read →
Consumer research company TNS has released "Digital Life," the "world's largest study into consumers' digital behaviours and attitudes ever conducted." It's based on a September 2010 study of online behaviour and perspectives in 46 countries.* Developing/rapid-growth markets are the most avid users of social networks. The study found that social networking has become a mainstream activity […] Read →


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"[My wife Deborra-Lee Furness is] always upset with me if I'm in really good shape," the 42-year-old X-Men star told Australia's News.com.au. "She's like, 'I think you're forgetting the contract of marriage -- ultimately everything is about me looking better, so enough with the training."
Jackman said Furness, 55, prefers him rough instead of buff. "Let me give you a little insight into my wife," he said. "I met her on a prison drama where I had tats all over my body and a mullet, and that turned her on. She likes the bad boys."
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It's safe to say new cost-cutting measures in Canadian federal prisons do not support freedom of religion like the Conservative government has otherwise claimed. Freedom of religion may be a contentious subject that draws a number of interpretations, making it difficult to say what giving someone freedom of religion actually means, but the culling of all part-time non-Christian chaplains shouldn't count by any definition.
These chaplains work with inmates to hopefully help them find a better direction for their lives through their specific faith. However, according to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, keeping these part-time chaplains of other religions is an inappropriate use of taxpayer money.
It's believed by many that religious chaplains can help reduce recidivism among inmates. Religious leaders argue they do important work to ensure inmates have all the tools they need to avoid re-offending and ending up back in jail, and that this is a method that works.
But whether these claims are true and prison chaplains are an effective use of taxpayer money isn't the major flaw in Toews' announcement. Instead, it's the statement these measures make in implying that Christian chaplains are more important than chaplains of other faiths.
Instead, no matter whether prisoners are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh or any other religion, all federal inmates are expected to receive guidance from chaplains who will provide interfaith services and counselling. But it's ridiculous to assume that the minister of one faith can cover any and all religions.
Having the ability to aid prisoners through religion likely comes from a lifelong devotion to their specific faith, and to expect the same level of knowledge and guidance from a chaplain in other faiths and spiritualities is ludicrous. Various religious leaders have spoken out saying they don't believe that Christians could cater to the spiritual needs of a prisoner of a differing religion — and they're right. Religious ministers are not a one-size-fits-all product. They're specialized experts in their own spiritualities and their own beliefs. We shouldn't expect them to have equal expertise of every religion.
Despite Toews' comment about what would be the best use of taxpayers' dollars, the most fitting solution would be to employ a number of chaplains proportionately consistent with the religions of inmates. That would mean having just over half of the chaplains employed as Christian, but also having percentages of chaplains that account for the 37.5 per cent of inmates that are Catholic, or the 4.5 per cent that are Muslim.
While the multi-faith model may be more economically beneficial to the country, one has to wonder just how much this change is saving the government. This is the point of view put forward by NDP foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar, who questioned how much money the government would actually be saving from a program that Dewar claimed wasn't costly in the first place. After all, the total cost of the chaplain program is $6.4 million per year, and the contracts of part-time chaplains only make up for $1.3 million of that total.
Freedom of religion is clearly not being supported with this new model, despite Toews' claims. Freedom of religion would mean giving non-Christian inmates the freedom to receive guidance from their own specific, non-Christian religions. But an even bigger contradiction in Toews' statements, is that "the Government of Canada is not in the business of picking and choosing which religions will be given preferential status."
By effectively eliminating all non-Christian religious staff members, the government — whether intentionally or not — picked and chose this one religion as more relevant and important than any other. Canada has long sought to be a multicultural, pluralistic society, and decisions like this undercut that goal. To truly be a multicultural mosaic, like so many Canadian classrooms claim this country is, the federal government has to strive to accommodate as many cultures as they can in as many ways possible. Even if these people are prisoners, they still deserve the same basic rights to religious freedom as everyone else.
Employing the same number of chaplains, but representing a number of different faiths would be ideal. Even to cut prison chaplains entirely would have been a better move for the government if it truly was a necessary decision for the sake of saving taxpayers' money. But these changes to federal prisons imply that one religion is more relevant to Canadians than any other, which is a ridiculous blunder for a federal government of any country as large and diverse as Canada to make.
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George Howell Coffee was created in early 2004 (originally as Terroir™ Select Coffee) to forge a new kind of partnership with coffee growers – one which recognizes their fundamental role and identity in the production of high quality coffees. We believe that one should not blend truly fine coffees, just like one does not blend fine wines, because they are already complete statements. There has been very little incentive, in terms of remuneration and acknowledgement, for producers to create really great coffees. Aficionados! You have barely tasted the tip of the potential quality iceberg! Coffee growers remain locked in the commodity matrix because the coffee-roaster tradition has promoted blends as products superior to the sum of their parts – meaning the single origin coffees. So, most farmers produce what the market demands: acceptable, large coffee lots for blending. Growers of anonymous coffees-to-be-blended depend for economic sustenance on the goodwill and/or temporal strategies of the buyers' market, from giant corporations to Fair Trade. Coffee producers, so far, do not have the market platform for high-craft self-expression. Coffee has progressed from the flatline-quality graveyard of the 1960 and 70's to the quality trapezoid of today's specialty blend market. This trapezoid now needs to be crowned with great single-source, named coffees to become a quality pyramid – for the health of the marketplace, the growers, the growers' nations – and for our very real pleasure and delight! George Howell Coffee is on the cutting edge of this dawning. We are an artisan roaster and, as such, our first goal is to find, to the best of our ability, benchmark quality coffees from single identified sources. This is still a frontier, where great qualities in many countries must be searched for like needles in a haystack. Such coffees are often produced in tiny quantities; transport that assures the quality of these boutique lots does not exist in what is now a consolidated bulk market. We are now flying the coffee to our location when there is any doubt. My experience, reputation and accumulated good will in the specialty coffee industry defined how we began George Howell Coffee. Even more important is the dedication and quality of the George Howell Coffee team: Fran Reardon, CFO |


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Monday, October 29; Altitude Sports & Entertainment To Broadcast Eagles' Military Appreciation Night For Fourth Time in Past Five Years
The Colorado Eagles and Altitude Sports & Entertainment announced today that the Denver-based network -- which has broadcast 46 Eagles games over the past eight seasons -- will air the team's annual Military Appreciation Night (scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 7) for the fourth time in the past five years. The broadcast will be carried on the "Altitude 2" channel (check www.altitude.tv for listings in your area).
Tuesday, October 30; Ryan Schnell Re-Assigned to Eagles
LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles of the ECHL, proud affiliate of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets & the AHL's St. John's IceCaps, announced today that forward Ryan Schnell has been re-assigned to Colorado. He has spent the past three seasons split between the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins & the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers.
Schnell brings good size (6-foot-3-inches, 220-pounds) and plenty of penalty minutes to the Eagles' lineup. Since 2009-10, Schnell has registered 522 penalty minutes in 137 games -- an average of 3.8 PIMs/game. Last season alone, he averaged over 5 PIMs/game (154 in 30).
Friday, November 2; Eagles Snap Skid With 6-1 Win Over San Francisco
LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles picked up a 6-1 win over the San Francisco Bulls in the first of back-to-back games between the teams. The Eagles were led offensively by Chad Costello (1-4-5) & Jack Combs (2-2-4), and defensively by Kyle Jones (26 saves). The well-rounded victory snapped a five game winless streak for Colorado (celebrating their 10th anniversary season), the longest in their history.
Saturday, November 3; Eagles Sweep Bulls With Another Blowout
LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles defeated the San Francisco Bulls, 7-2 -- one night after topping them 6-1 -- to claim a weekend sweep over the expansion club. Michael Forney led the Eagles' offense with a hat trick -- giving him the league lead with nine goals in as many games -- as part of a four point night (3-1-4), while Kyle Jones was strong in net once again in stopping 24 shots.
Wednesday, November 7, Friday, November 9 & Saturday, November 10; Eagles Look To Stay Hot in Three Game Set Against Grizzlies
Colorado and Utah -- who already met once in late October -- will get three more of their 13 match-ups this season out of the way. As if the Eagles needed more motivation against their closest and most frequent opponent, the games against the Grizzlies always seem to be close contests on the scoreboard as well. Of the 14 meetings all-time, nine have been decided by just a single score, six times via a shootout; in their lone meeting so far this season, Utah claimed a 4-3 shootout win. Despite that, the Eagles have fared much better when playing at home, owning a 4-1-1 record and out-scoring Utah by a 2:1 margin (28-14).
FEELING BULLISH - The Eagles snapped out of their early season skid in a big way with a sweep of the San Francisco Bulls at the Budweiser Events Center over the weekend. Colorado out-scored the Bulls 13-3 in a pair of blowouts, winning 6-1 on Friday night & 7-2 on Saturday night.
DON'T BET ON A BLOWOUT - Contrary to the Eagles' past two games, fans shouldn't bet on a blowout against this week's opponent: the Utah Grizzlies. If history has any bearing, the games will likely be decided by just a single goal, which will likely come via a shootout. That's because of the 14 all-time meetings between the teams, nearly 65% of them have been one-goal contests (9 of 14), and 43% have gone to a shootout (6 of 14).
THE LEAGUE'S TOP LINE - Chad Costello, Jack Combs & Michael Forney don't make up just the Eagles' top line, they make up the best line in the ECHL. Costello -- the ECHL's reigning MVP -- ranks 3rd in the league points (16) and 1st in assists (14). Combs ranks 4th in points (15) and is tied for 3rd in assists (10). Forney ranks 1st in goals (9) and shooting percentage (39.1%) among active players.
MUST BE THE HAIR - Michael Forney continued his hot start to the season, registering a hat trick in Saturday night's win. The three goals pushed him into the league lead in the category with nine in as many games. Not only that, but he scored on each of the three shots he took in the game, increasing his shooting percentage on the year to 39.1%, 1st in the league among active players. It was the second hat trick of his career; the other one came Feb. 24 against Ontario.
FIRST OF MANY- Several Eagles rookies got their first pro goals in Saturday's 7-2 win over San Francisco. Forward Dylan Hood got his first on a 2-on-1 rush with Joe Sides to open the scoring in the first frame. Defenseman Cody Sol got his -- which ended up being the game-winner -- with a shorthanded tally in the second period. The latter was a wacky one that was blasted from the Eagles' blue line and deflected off a defenseman and past the Bulls' goalie.
KILLIN' IT - Colorado's penalty-killing units have been on fire since Oct. 20. In the five games since they've stopped 28 of their opponents' 30 power plays, including a stretch of 23 in a row. They've gone perfect in four of the season's nine games so far, and have allowed more than two power-play goals against in a game just once (the season-opener when Alaska went 5-for-8).
BE HOME EARLY - Colorado's early season schedule is "home heavy," with 10 of their first 12 games taking place at the Budweiser Events Center, wrapped up with three this week against Utah. That should be good news for the Eagles who had one of the better home ice advantages in the league last year (21-12-3), and who have an all-time regular season record of 215-65-18 at the BEC (for a winning percentage of .752).
Military Appreciation Night - Wednesday night's game is our annual Military Appreciation Night, in which season ticket holders and corporate partners donate their tickets to military members and their families as a way of showing their appreciation. The Eagles will wear special military-themed jerseys that will be auctioned off later to benefit local military causes, and just about everything during the game will be done with a nod to the military in mind. For complete details, keep an eye on our web site in the coming days. (http://www.coloradoeagles.com/)
Altitude 2 to Air Military Appreciation Night Game - The Colorado Eagles and Altitude Sports & Entertainment announced today that the Denver-based network -- which has broadcast 46 Eagles games over the past eight seasons -- will air the team's annual Military Appreciation Night (scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 7) for the fourth time in the past five years. The broadcast will be carried on the "Altitude 2" channel (check www.altitude.tv for listings in your area). (http://www.coloradoeagles.com/news.php?nid=1418)
American Eagle Distributing Co. Creates Commemorative Coins - In celebration of the Colorado Eagles' annual Military Appreciation Night (Wednesday, Nov. 7), American Eagle Distributing Company has created a collectable coin to commemorate the event. Proceeds from the one and a half inch coins (which will cost $5 each) will benefit military charities in Northern Colorado. Only 1,000 coins will be produced, so fans in attendance next Wednesday are encouraged to purchase them quickly. The coins, which feature the Eagles 10th anniversary logo on one side and "Thank you for your military service." on the other side, will be available at three different locations on the concourse, including the Water Valley Tap. (http://www.coloradoeagles.com/news.php?nid=1422)
Cowbell Night - This Friday night is your chance to get this season's collector's item that has become a symbol for every Eagles fan -- the Meadow Gold Cowbell! Supplies are limited to the first 2,500 fans through the doors, so get to the game early. Tickets are still available. (http://www.coloradoeagles.com/calendar.php?day=09&month=11&year=2012)
First of Two Skate With the Eagles Nights This Saturday - Eagles Season Ticket Holders...following this Saturday night's game (Nov, 10), the first of two Skate With the Eagles events will be held on the Budweiser Events Center ice. Each event is limited to 200 participants, and pre-registration and a signed waiver are required. (http://skatewitheagles.madwirebuild2.com/)


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Critic did 'Rush' to a conclusionDear David from Georgia:I want to thank you for the email you sent last week. It made me laugh out loud.
Which moved you to write: "If Rush Limbaugh were on that bus that day, like so many of us, he would have insisted that Ms. Parks REMAIN seated. ... Rush doesn't need me to defend him from your silly assumption, but I just like to bring it to your attention that just because Rush is WHITE doesn't mean he is not a gentleman!" Ahem. David, Rush Limbaugh is the man who once said the NFL "all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips" and told a black caller to "take that bone out of your nose and call me back." So the idea that, in Alabama, in 1955, as a black woman was committing an illegal act of civil disobedience, this particular white man would have done what 14 other white passengers did not is, well, rather fanciful. But then, it's seductively easy to imagine yourself or your hero on the right side of history once that history has been vindicated. So of course "Rush" would have stood up for Rosa Parks. Of course "Rush" would have defended Jews who were turned away while fleeing the Holocaust. Of course "Rush" would have supported women agitating for the right to vote. Of course he would've defended human rights. Wouldn't we all? Actually, no. Not then, and not now. As it happens, David, your email appeared the same week as news out of Flint, Mich., about Tonya Battle, an African-American nurse who is suing her employer, the Hurley Medical Center. Battle, an employee since 1988, was working in the neonatal intensive-care unit when, she says, a baby's father approached her at the infant's bedside, asked for her supervisor, and then told the supervisor he didn't want any black people involved in his child's care. So, of course, the hospital stood up for its 25-year employee, right? No. According to her lawsuit, a note was posted on the assignment clipboard saying, "No African American nurse to take care of baby." The hospital, naturally, has declined comment. David, this is ultimately not about "Rush." He is a rich blowhard and, therefore, unexceptional. No, this is about the implicit, albeit unstated, "of course" that comes too easily to you and, frankly, to many of us, when we contemplate how we would have responded to the moral crimes of the past. There is to it an unearned smugness that insults the very real courage of those like Medgar Evers, Viola Liuzzo and James Zwerg, who did take the morally correct stand at hazard of life and limb. It is easy to "stand up" for the right thing when doing so requires only paying lip service 50 years after the fact, something at which Limbaugh and his brethren have become scarily adept. But the need for real courage, for willingness to stand up for human dignity, did not end in 1955, something to which our gay, Muslim and immigrant friends - and Tonya Battle - would surely testify. So there is something starkly fatuous in your vision of "Rush" defending Rosa Parks. No, sir. We know where he would have stood then because we know where he stands now. Perhaps you find comfort in your delusion. But some of us realize we live in an era where bigotry has its own talk show and cable network. Can we find comfort in delusions like yours? Of course not. Email Leonard Pitts at firstname.lastname@example.com. Editorials represent the institutional opinion of The Hutchinson News. All other opinion content – individual local and syndicated columnists and letter writers to the "Western Front" – represents the viewpoints of the individual authors. blog comments powered by Disqus Previous Reader Comments (if any): Inappropriate comments include those which: are libelous or defamatory are obscene, pornographic or sexually explicit; substituting characters for letters is not acceptable degrade others on basis of race, gender, class, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or other classification are predatory, hateful or intended to attack, intimidate or harass writers or other commenters. contain advertising or solicitation misrepresent your identity or affiliation Also: Please don't hijack comment threads to controversial topics; keep comments relevant to the topic. Click here to read the entire policy |


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Ever since Christopher and I were diagnosed and treated for ADHD (with different subtypes and level of severity), we have both been doing so much better.
Christopher's growth and performance in school has been amazing.
I can count on one hand the terms where he hadn't been failing a subject.
Now he's getting all A's and B's in an academically aggressive curriculum.
I couldn't be more proud.
In fact, he just got an A on his final about the Earth in science, a subject we both struggle with. He even made a very impressive slideshow.
My contribution was totally wanting him to include a graphic of Marvin the Martin in his presentation with a caption that said, "I'm going to blow up the Earth."
It would have been hilarious. Hey. While my science skills may still suck, I totally retain my sense of humor.
As many of you know, my twin sister has had a major brain operation looming for a few months. For those that don't know, this is the situation in a nut shell. My twin was born with brain damage. This damage causes seizures that have increased in severity over the years. It isn't epilepsy…her diagnosis is all her own.
She's had years of heavy medication, magnetic implants, and many medically induced comas to try to control the damage that multiple seizures can do to delicate brain tissue and nerve endings.
But all of that is not working anymore.
So, now, here we are.
There are big negatives. It's a seriously frightening surgery. I can't kid anyone about that. They have to go in and remove a portion of her brain in an area where very important things happen. To put it bluntly, everyone would feel much better if she could have had the surgery where a whole hemisphere of her brain was removed. It will take 2.5 hours just to hook her up to all the monitors they need to use.
They took her in a 6am and they will likely still be going at 6pm this evening.
They are doing one surgery instead of two because we both have a clotting disorder, which is not a good thing when you are dealing with brain surgery.
My mom and sister and her husband are with her. I was very sick this week and so between that and someone needing to be with my dad, I stayed at home.
There are positives in all this. We all have a lot of faith. Which matters. She has an excellent surgical team in an excellent hospital that she has been treated at since she was diagnosed with brain damage and her seizure disorder at 16.
Her doctors are optimistic.
And well…it's this or her brain will be destroyed by the seizures and she'll die.
I know that last one doesn't actually sound positive but when you have to pull the trigger on a surgery this complex and with such high risks it actually makes things easier.
So, there you have it.
I am much quieter and private when issues are not my own, but I also know there are many concerned family members and friends who have asked to be kept in the loop so I'll keep you as updated as I can.
Thank you for all the love, thoughts and prayers.


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Anybody else see/hear Clinton's speech?greenspun.com : LUSENET : TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) : One Thread |
I particularly liked the Skull and Crossbones on the airplane behind him...Day 9 of air assaults... HUGE numbers of refugees... (1/2 a million?) Albania and Macedonia worried about being destabalized... Peter Jennings - "It certainly seems to be the policy at the moment; bombing, more bombing, and more bombing..."
-- pshannon (firstname.lastname@example.com), April 01, 1999
Quote from http://home.earthlink.net/~beand"No one has ever succeeded at keeping nations at war except by lies" -- Salvador de Madariaga
-- me (email@example.com), April 01, 1999.
I heard his whole speech there in Norfolk. This President is without question, a meglomaniac. Not only has he refered to himself as "One of the great leaders that happens along only every hundrfed years or so", but this situation in Kosovo is all about HIM. His desire for greatness. His desire for a legacy.This guy is our modern-day Hitler. NEVER have I heard so much smoothness and emotional wrenching before! He's a MASTER!! If I din't know how to analyze facts and strain thru the state-run media, I might be a blind follower.
There are reports on the radio today that Clinton ignored warnings from NATO leaders about the dangers of getting involved there, and that Clinton's POLICY ADVISORS pushed this policy forward ---for HIS legacy!!!!
This guy systematically disarmed our military and at the same time deployed our forces more times around the globe than in any other time of peace!
Clinton has signed our death warrants folks.
It's only a matter of time now before we shall reap the wrath of so many we have offended in the world thanks to this President.
Say a good-bye prayer....and dig your bunker quickly.
WWIII is about to begin.
-- INVAR (firstname.lastname@example.com), April 01, 1999.
Gee INVAR,tell us what you *really* think!
Jolly doesn't like Klinton either.
-- Jollyprez (email@example.com), April 01, 1999.
Clinton now has a legacy. The Third Balkan War....
-- kozak (email@example.com), April 01, 1999.
WWIII already began, March 24, 1999.
-- h (email@example.com), April 01, 1999.
I despise Willie as much as anyone, but it might be time to chill a little bit. Dianne Squire found the site:http://www.stratfor.com
And, this intelligence organization rationally believes a broader war will be avoided. They say we rapidly are moving towards a negotiated end to the conflict. Check it out.
-- No No (email@example.com), April 01, 1999.
Why would anyone listen to a confessed liar tell more lies ?? Beats me !! GET A GRIP!! Spend your remaining time wisely . Eagle Got mouse traps ???
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Invar,I totally agree! Don't quit!
Keep the faith!
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Invar,"There are reports on the radio today that Clinton ignored warnings from NATO leaders"
Gee, let me guess, that wouldn't by any chance have been Rush Limbaugh, the biggest liar in the world, would it?
Let's see some proof!
-- @ (@@@.@), April 01, 1999.
What a bunch of losers on this thread. You lost the impeachment drive, and now you want to see a couple million people die. Get a life.
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Latest news just heard on NPR:36,000 Kosovars crossed the border yesterday. 630,000 forced to leave their homes. Another aircraft carrier sent to the region.
Billy Jeff is supposed to speak from the White House shortly...
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Personally, I think the guy deserves an Oscar...
-- Valkyrie (firstname.lastname@example.com), April 02, 1999.
INVAR -Wasn't it VP Gore who referred to Mr. Clinton as "one of the great leaders that happens along only every hundred years or so"? Could have sworn I heard that just recently.
You remember Mr. Gore: the man who said that he's the "Father of the Internet"...
-- Mac (firstname.lastname@example.com), April 02, 1999.
pshannon, I do agree, it does suck. War is awful, but perhaps we need to focus on why he was there. May I point out some facts? Having been stationed in Norfolk, my hubby aboard a destroyer, many friends are in the battlegroups that have recently left Norfolk. Fact #1, media got all screwed up, he was at NAS, which is a Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, not Norfolk. We used to live close to NAS that is how I know that. He was there to address and comfort those who are in the military as well as those loved ones awaiting their hopefully 'safe' return. When he stated "America takes care of its own" he was telling the TRUTH. In combat, once these 3 were captured, it increased moral in the military, not decreased it. As for the rest of his speech, well, what should he have said? Military moral was very low in 1992-1993, my husband went out on a 6 month med cruise, ended up over by Iraq and it was hell on my nerves. When he finally did get back into port, he was immediately sent back out to pull dead children out of the water during the Haiti exodus. When he was done, and it came time to reinlist, he opted out. Right now, he is inactive reserve status, IF it gets bad, he will have to go. Russia's involvement is the scarey part. I believe we all know their position is that of a spy nature, however, each day the ships and aircraft change codes so it will be very difficult to monitor what/when we do what we do. I am not saying that we are right for being there, I am saying, Sons, husbands, dads, moms, etc...are over there. Let us SUPPORT them...and if anyone has a better solution, share it. If not, then let those who are there for US know we care. These men/women see footage of whats going on here. Anti Demonstrations are very disheartening. Last week my hubby went Downtown to counter demonstrate those who are burning our flags and carrying signs stating HATO, quit your bombing, he did this for those we know and love. I am not attempting to flame, but share.Fondly remembering all those who gave me love and support when my hubby was in harm's way.
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1. Your PM is left unanswered. Deal with it. You can always check if your friend is playing alone or partying with others, whether the difficulty is Inferno or something else. Shit happens, and killing shits happens, and you know how fast the message scroll up in the thick of a battle.
2. do NOT. I repeat again, do fucking not, go into your friend's Inferno game without permission. Do you know how much hp the enemies get when a player joins in? Have the courtesy to ask first if it's okay to drop by, or hey, party together. How difficult it is to ask?
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