Punishing our Enemies…What?
I have had the privilege of spending some time in the “field” over the last few days and the feeling on the ground is very different from anything I have witnessed during any other election season....
View ArticleSecond Chances…the Difference a Day Makes!
Our country is at a crossroads. Today is a new day. I think it is an opportunity that might have been missed after the 2006 election of a Democratically controlled Congress or the 2008 election of...
View ArticleThe Craziest Rollercoaster ever built…
Each and everyone of us have ups and downs in life, that’s part of being human and it’s something we can’t change. We all know too well the emotional rollercoaster we ride when life throws us a single...
View ArticleThe Story that Wasn’t Covered at West Springfield High
As I went to bed on Thursday evening, the night before the second annual Relay for Life of Springfield Burke, I was surprised that area journalists saw fit to report on a senior prank that got out of...
View ArticleTransitions
Life is full of transitions. For our family, this seems to be a season of transitions – and I am sure we are not alone. The good news is that our transitions are exciting, they are good transitions,...
View ArticleCompelling Theatre Just Down the Street at your Local High School
Sometimes we overlook our local high school as venues for compelling theatre and once again West Springfield High School did not disappoint. Last night I saw “Nerdicus (My Brother With Autism)” and I...
View ArticleThe ABLE Act – A Rare and Welcome Example of Bipartisanship
Tonight the efforts of countless advocates, legislators, former colleagues and congressional staffers converge as the U.S. House is poised to consider the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games – Musical Theatre Edition
A few years back, I applied to five colleges when trying to decide my future. I wanted a school that would prepare me for what I knew would be my graduate work – law school. The process was simple....
View ArticleCollege – a new beginning, or has it all ended?
And so without too much ceremony, the “end” that we have been planning for and talking about for the last two years has arrived. The last of “the last high school (fill in the blank)” for all our...
View ArticleIt Should be about Accountability….
Once again, I wish we could just get to the heart of the matter and strip away the comments that tend to color our arguments and incite the opposition unnecessarily. I am certain I do not have all the...
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