• “Lift off.”

    An address from, to, for the Class of 2016 in the Harvard Graduate School of Education, by Donovan Livingston, Ed.M. ’16 – which phrasing sells way short what you will experience if you play this brief and inspiring video. [Some very brief biographical information: Mr. Livingston is a 2009 graduate of UNC Chapel Hill (BA History),…

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  • Memorial Day

    (Above photo by Todd Heisler / Rocky Mountain News) Monday, May 30, 2016, is this year’s Memorial Day – a federal holiday set aside to honor Americans who died while serving in our nation’s military. Officially, the day has been noted in some manner since 1868, when it was called Decoration Day. It is not to…

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  • And to all a good night …

    On a Christmas Eve more than 50 years ago, my parents got me out of bed and took me to the window near the head of my bed. “Can you hear that?” my father asked. “I think I hear bells!” he said. “Look up there! Does that look like a sleigh?” He was pointing up…

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  • Meet Lauren Rousseau

    These are links to stories and commentary about Lauren Gabrielle Rousseau, of Danbury, a teacher who was murdered on Dec. 14, 2012, at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. From Lauren’s mother, a year after the tragedy. A year of grief and gratitude Commentary, which includes a poem by Lauren’s sister, Emily.From Emily…

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