Category Archive for: "Community"

The Power of Words: Recognizing and Reclaiming the Power that Words Have Over Us By Cassandra Michel You’ve probably read somewhere or heard someone say that words are powerful, but have you ever [...]

Just Like You By Mike Daly It is the beginning of June, and I am writing about mental health.  But wasn’t mental health awareness last month?  May is mental health awareness month. Isn’t it?  So [...]

  Wood-n-Tap, Que Whiskey Kitchen Restaurants Ready For June 17 Inside Dining Reopening “Welcome Back” Opening Promotion to Benefit Hartford’s Jordan Porco Foundation It will be a banner [...]

A Bittersweet Birth Date | June 5th By Rachel Papke June 5th is my birthday. It’s a day of celebration, shared with my Grandma, cousin, friend, and co-worker—a special day of shared happiness. [...]

Allies In Action By Rachel Papke For weeks I’ve been trying to write a heartfelt statement of solidarity in light of the most recent senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud [...]

The graduation ceremony, final exams, send-off parties—these can feel like the most important moments of your life. But I promise you, they are just moments. These events can [...]

First of all, congratulations on making it through college. This is an accomplishment, whether it came easy to you or not, and you should be proud of yourself. Your family and friends sure are. I [...]

You can take away and cancel the things: school, prom, graduation commencement, sports, tournaments, events, vacations, jobs, the gym—but these are all just things. It is human nature to be [...]

Dear Steve, It’s been a wild ride filled with so many wonderful experiences, joys, and beautiful moments, more than you could have ever imagined.  And, yes, there have been almost as many [...]