This is what love looks like. The blue of Sunday’s sky blessing the afternoon in vibrant contrast to the trees of Brewer Creek Park that embrace the sculpture honoring the memory of Kent Harfst. Kent, we would rather have you. But to remember you, to trigger that recall of the great ...
There is a very real privilege in serving a community. In doing good. When we bring our hearts to a task, focusing on the best intentions, we improve our lives and the lives of the people we touch. This, my friends, is a manifestation of love. But you know that. What you may not know is that three years ago, when we lost Kent Harfst and this community’s heart was so broken, a handful of people decided one way to honor him was to commission a sculpture in his memory. Of course, I am talking about Arts R Alive and, disclosure, I am a member of that organization. So is ...
Rick Young is passionate about getting Hamilton County’s kids on the right track, right off. But he needs some help. As you may have read, the Financial Literacy Council of Greater Hamilton County, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, has in mind a task that will help kids, beginning at kindergarten age, stow away a nest egg for their post-secondary education. The goal is to inspire hope in each child that a post-secondary education is within their grasp. The program is intended for all Hamilton County children, with parental approval. Seed money for each student who enrolls in the program will ...
I congratulate the self-starters of the world, those who have found success all by themselves, without needing anything but a minimal education and a load of chutzpah. You are an inspirational few. And I congratulate, equally, those of you whose families handed down enough to sustain you, to stake you to a beginning that would help you cultivate whatever you can. You are blessed. I am in neither of those groups. I land squarely in a much, much larger pool of folks, a big pool where we work some hard physical tasks for a while until we realize that, say, refinishing furniture ...
We are compelled to look back on this day. Mostly because it is the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 – this is being written on Sunday. But also because the world has lost its most compelling monarch, who was a bridge to a past that is setting sail with her death. Good-bye, Elizabeth II. Fare thee well. Though our opinions of her will differ, I acknowledge here that, to me, she was an example of commitment and duty. Yes, her commitments came with some impressive fringe benefits. But her example is worth noting. She shouldered more than a nation; she shouldered, in many ways, the ...
The paternal side of our family made a beeline from Sweden to Hamilton County circa 1850s. So, six generations later, some of us have moved a whole 10 miles. On the maternal side, mom's ancestors took a 100 years to get here via Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Arkansas, landing in north ...
