So many shining moments!
Well, the hype and the hoopla have subsided for another year. The national frenzy of the last two weeks pretty much surpassed Super Bowl...
A month of gladness, madness, and sadness
Since my birthday on February 24, more than a few children have garnered my attention. Thanks to media of several kinds, I have witnessed...
Including everyone makes the community better
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of outreach columns from the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities.You may have heard radio commercials...
Farm Rescuers among us
Last Thursday, millions of Americans celebrated the luck of the Irish with the wearin’ of the green. But there was another holiday on the...
Feeling entertained, informed, challenged
Recently I thoroughly but unexpectedly enjoyed Sea Glass by Anita Shreve. I kept reading until my eyes grew tired, and then read just a...
Is it new-fashioned or old-fangled
Early in our lives, the boundaries of old-fashioned and new-fangled seemed clearly defined. In adolescence we rolled our eyes whenever our parents mentioned clothing,...
Stand tall and find the sunlight
It was a come-uppance of sorts a while back from my former exchange colleague and longtime friend, Ingrid Klimke-Schmoll. We often discuss politics in...
All about early intervention
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of outreach columns from the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities.Did you know that children who...
Gold and Silver and Bronze, Oh My!
It was not TV snow the cable guy recently checked out. No, the white stuff on my screen was actual meteorological precipitation covering the...
Books: Windows and mirrors
I recently experienced a graphic novel: a currently-popular format, just not one I had actually read. Briefly, a graphic novel is an adult comic...