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Friday Field Trip: Brewery Arts Center
Us, Now & Then

Friday Field Trip: Brewery Arts Center

Brewery Arts Center Most people in Carson City have attended some sort of event here. An art class, a play, … Continue reading Friday Field Trip: Brewery Arts Center

I took a chance and look what happened!
Us, Now & Then

I took a chance and look what happened!

Last week, following advice from Mark Coker’s Smashwords Book Marketing Guide, I sent a news release to Carson City’s newspaper, … Continue reading I took a chance and look what happened!

Reading, like riding a bike, takes practice
Nevada Appeal Columns

Reading, like riding a bike, takes practice

This column first appeared in The Nevada Appeal, February 19, 2003 while I was still working as a literacy specialist … Continue reading Reading, like riding a bike, takes practice

Scrapbooks turn the pages of our lives
Nevada Appeal Columns

Scrapbooks turn the pages of our lives

This column appeared in The Nevada Appeal in 2002, when I was DEEP into scrapbooking. I am no longer. While … Continue reading Scrapbooks turn the pages of our lives

Remembering the day the world changed
Nevada Appeal Columns

Remembering the day the world changed

I wrote this column eighteen years ago. It was originally published in The Nevada Appeal on September 26, 2001 My … Continue reading Remembering the day the world changed

Nevada Appeal Columns

Sadly, education testing is BIG business

This column for the Nevada Appeal is from five years ago when I saw school budgets erode when it came to … Continue reading Sadly, education testing is BIG business

Nevada Appeal Columns

Lying about one’s age runs in my family

In a column I wrote six years ago for the Nevada Appeal, I tell the truth about my family, but … Continue reading Lying about one’s age runs in my family

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Are you a worrier?

  “If there is no solution to the problem, then don’t waste time worrying about it. If there is a … Continue reading Are you a worrier?

Remembering

Make time to actually enjoy the holidays this year

This column for the Nevada Appeal was one of my first. It was published on December 1, 1999, before they … Continue reading Make time to actually enjoy the holidays this year

Remembering

A message to that orange-haired monster

You know who I mean. The guy who thinks internment camps were a good idea. But you know what they … Continue reading A message to that orange-haired monster

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