Nonviolent Communication Class offered at UU
As we continue our vision of creating a culture of peace, the Alicia Titus Memorial Peace Fund will offer a free six-week Nonviolent Communication...
Life Chain held on Oct. 1
On Sunday, Oct. 1, Champaign County Right to Life held its annual Life Chain on Monument Square, this being a national witness to all...
Election reform is about more than fraud
A dozen years ago, the preface to a report on federal election reform began with these words: “Polls indicate that many Americans lack confidence...
Investing in state of the art schools
If we want to prepare our students for 21st century jobs, we need to invest in 21st century classrooms. But too many of our...
What about the other 10,077 minutes?
On a beautiful September morning sixteen years ago, my German 3 students and I together heard news of the attacks in New York. We...
Work comp leader: Investing in safety is good business
Recent research published in the Journal of Accounting and Economics finds that managers of U.S. companies struggling to meet earnings expectations may risk the...
Hospitals with poor care may get accredited
Earlier this year an Illinois woman sent an email telling me of the poor care her husband received at a large Chicago hospital. After...
Alerting Ohioans to forced arbitration clauses
The recent fake account scandal at Wells Fargo and the data breach at Equifax have brought to light so-called “forced arbitration.” These clauses, tucked...
Sunflowers, among other things
Maybe it is my imagination, but sunflowers seem to have increased in popularity in recent years. For most of my life, they were just...
Carol Marak invites you to opt-in to her weekly newsletter, Age with Purpose
As we age, memories, old photographs, music, movies, and food give us comfort. We find a sense of connection with our elders even though...
