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That’s Cool, (Tom Kohler)!

written by Tom Kohler, Chatham Savannah Citizen Advocacy The phrase “that’s cool” stands the test of time. People have been saying it for decades. You hear it in the Sentient Bean, you see it on Facebook…You read it in Bis, … Continue reading

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Introversion is not Isolation

This post is less edited, less meticulously thought over than others I’ve written.  I often try to balance honesty with sensitivity to situations, but this seems too important to put off until the perfect words come to mind. When I … Continue reading

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Searching for an oyster

“Why then the world’s mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.”  ~ William Shakespeare ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My husband wrote the following as a preface to a ‘Vision of the Future’ plan we developed for Joe seventeen years ago.  The effort was initiated … Continue reading

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SRV (in grandpa’s words)

For every birthday growing up, I received a card from my grandparents with a check in the amount of my age.  Scrawled out in Grandpa’s characteristic lefty-handwriting, with a smiley face in place of an “o” or two, it was … Continue reading

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riding the white horse – part one of a two-sides to every story tale.

This post is in response to a writing prompt given during a Social Role Valorization Training in West Virginia this May. The prompt was: “write about someone else’s life from his or her perspective.”  Below is my own personal account … Continue reading

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More With, Less For

So, today was my first full-day “back in the program.”  I’ll be spending my Wednesdays networking, building capstone committees and working with two people on their senior capstone projects.  Since we’re early in the year (only into week 2) we’ve … Continue reading

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Things Change, And That’s the Way It Is ~ Part 2

Disclaimer!  This post is continued from here.  Probably makes sense to read that first before jumping into Part 2. One of the first PATHs I remember was Kathleen’s.  You remember Kathleen’s story from here where she writes of her PATH … Continue reading

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Things Change, And That’s the Way It Is ~ Part 1

“I’d like to go back to when we played as kids, but things change, and that’s the way it is.” –2PAC I’ve not allowed myself much time to reflect on the past four years, and what it means now that … Continue reading

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with gratitude, 6-28-12

This is the back of the program from last night’s commencement for people finishing up their fourth and final year of Starfire U.  It was written by Candice, and is a beautiful way to sum up everything all of us are … Continue reading

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Sticks & Stones

I got a phone call this morning from a reporter from one of the local news stations.  He wanted me to comment on the ongoing saga of Ally Bruener, a local comedian (and a fellow Campbell County High grad…Go Camels!) who has … Continue reading

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