I have been participating in some difficult conversations of late, and enjoying the opportunity for growth they present. Sometimes, my very full house strains a little at the seams of passionate debate and I think about how lucky we are to live among people who care so deeply, express themselves so freely and listen with [...]
I write today because I believe an absence of words in this conversation I've hosted for nine years might convey a message of apathy I don't intend. But I've wrestled with whether my thoughts would add substance or noise to a conversation our country so desperately needs and in which others have so passionately participated. [...]
The next time Appleton names a school after someone, I hope they consider calling it Jim Zwerg. Born and raised in Appleton, Zwerg became an unlikely, literal poster child for the civil rights movement. Given the volumes of articles written about him, I am disappointed in myself and in my Appleton public and private school [...]
A few hours before we saw the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's remarkable production of Raisin, and one day after I posted a reflection of my own neighborhood's sweet Halloween celebration, I saw a Facebook post that broke my heart. Written by an occupational therapist for the Appleton Area School District, the post told the story [...]
Did you ever look back on historical events and wonder if you’d have been brave enough to stand up for all you hold dear? Would you risk your life and those of your family like Antonina Zabinski did to protect Jewish families in Poland during World War II? Would you expose your home to potential [...]