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Katie Curtis Guest Columnists Nov. 29, 2020 5:00 am1898d ago
The Foundation 2 mission is to be a trusted support when life gets tough for all people, any time, every …
Tisha Ritter Guest Columnists Nov. 29, 2020 5:00 am1898d ago
For some of us, the ways we choose to gather, celebrate and give this holiday season will be altered, adjusted …
Stacey A. Pawlak
Guest Columnists Nov. 29, 2020 5:00 am1898d ago
This has been a challenging year, to say the least! In 2020, each of us has faced numerous stressors related …
Kristin Roberts
Guest Columnists Nov. 29, 2020 5:00 am1898d ago
This year has thrown everyone for a loop, and the nonprofit world is no exception. Traditional ways of communicating with …
Kay Fisk
Guest Columnists Nov. 29, 2020 5:00 am1898d ago
I’m an older adult. I’m writing this on a Monday. I know because my cell phone says so. It’s actually …
Sherry Steine Ross
Guest Columnists Nov. 29, 2020 5:00 am1898d ago
Stress, loneliness, isolation, fear and fatigue are just a few words to describe the effects of 2020 on mental health. …
N/A Guest Columnists Nov. 28, 2020 6:00 am1899d ago
The other night I was standing at my kitchen sink, washing dishes, water running, small radio tuned to a news …
Reginald Williams Guest Columnists Nov. 27, 2020 6:00 am1900d ago
I woke on a recent morning later than usual. Since working from home, I’ve come to expect the quiet of …
Jim Miller
Guest Columnists Nov. 27, 2020 6:00 am1900d ago
Last week I had a breakfast meeting at Lucky’s on 16th, lunch from Anvil Meat Market, picked up my Obama …
Mark Reynolds and Eric Johnson
Guest Columnists Nov. 25, 2020 6:00 am1902d ago
In the home stretch of the 2020 campaign, presidential candidate Joe Biden leaned hard into the issue of climate change, …
Arthur Rizer and Casey Witte
Guest Columnists Nov. 24, 2020 5:59 am1903d ago
By all accounts, 2020 has been a watershed year for policing. Now more than ever, Americans are looking at how …
Norman Sherman
Guest Columnists Nov. 24, 2020 5:52 pm1902d ago
Only three presidents in our history have not attended the swearing in ceremony of their successors. The last was Andrew …
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