Search Content
Getting Used to Retirement and a New Community Apr. 09, 2018
Q: My wife and I have been married for 31 years and were finally able to retire last year. We looked... Read More
School Customers Mar. 31, 2018
The other night, I attended a branding session for my school district. Yes, branding. A letter went ... Read More
Thoughts on Parents Whose Children Have Died Mar. 20, 2018
In decades of writing columns, I have taken risks but perhaps never one as big this: writing a colum... Read More
A New Lesson Plan in West Virginia Mar. 07, 2018
What a glorious thing, watching West Virginia teachers, most of them women, shut down the state's pu... Read More
Church as Connection Dec. 13, 2017
You can commune with God-as-you-perceive-him while you're out walking or riding in a car — any... Read More
Volunteerism and Connection to Community Dec. 06, 2017
The recent wildfires in Northern California were a dramatic testament to the need for community, pro... Read More
Community as Connection Nov. 29, 2017
Linking yourself to the community is the next step in widening your circle of connectedness. By join... Read More
Festival Sighting Jul. 01, 2017
You have heard of Bigfoot sightings. You know the search continues for the Loch Ness monster. Thousa... Read More
Liberals Find Community, and That Could Be Big Apr. 06, 2017
During the presidential campaign, many Hillary Clinton voters in Atlanta's suburbs thought they were... Read More
Grappling With the Trust Gap Feb. 25, 2017
SAND PATCH, Pa. — For more than 100 years, trains have battled the steep grade from Washington... Read More
Give Back by Doing What You Love and What You're Good At: An Interview With Katie Prentiss Feb. 21, 2017
Katie Prentiss is breaking the ugly stereotype that millennials don't care about their country. Thro... Read More
Blacks and Politicians Nov. 16, 2016
Donald Trump's surprise win has millions of Americans, many of whom are black, in a tizzy. Many, suc... Read More
Challenges for Black People: Part II Jul. 20, 2016
The prospects for a better future are nearly hopeless for roughly 20 percent of black people —... Read More
We're Only as Strong as Our Weakest Link Dec. 03, 2015
For more of us, the words "homeless shelter" are just words. We will never step inside one, never li... Read More
Are You Happy, and How Would You Know? Nov. 24, 2015
Like many others, I can't resist academic studies on happiness. They often come up with persuasive r... Read More
A Crazy Idea to Bring Back Childhood Apr. 30, 2015
For the past five years, the movement that I founded, Free-Range Kids, has been promoting Take Our C... Read More
Americans Love Community, Hate Politics Oct. 24, 2014
To understand the lack of enthusiasm most Americans feel about the midterm elections, it's important... Read More
Do We Need a Place Called Home? Sep. 11, 2014
There's this scene in Shakespeare where the straight-talking Rosalind tries to make sense of Jaques,... Read More
Technically Relapsed Aug. 16, 2014
Family members are critical to our understanding of addiction. A spouse or a parent or a grandparent... Read More
Charles (Chuck) Norris Had the Answers Jul. 15, 2014
I discovered someone this week who embodied the practices that I believe would restore our republic ... Read More
