Opening Letters
COLUMN: Acts of Care in the Face of a Grump
neighborhood grouches and book nabbers can't stop this Little Free Library!
COLUMN: The Five Stages of Smartphone Ownership
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, then acceptance. In that order.
COLUMN: Mounds Abound
a middle-aged guy looks to the hills for a hobby – and an inspiration
COLUMN: In Defense of Romanticizing Our Lives
gooseberries & healing & escaping up north
COLUMN: After Living In Eau Claire For One Year, I Think I'll Stick Around
What does it take to feel at Home?
COLUMN: The Rumble on Patton
the heat of brotherly bouts (which this writer totally always won)
Spring & The Slingshot of Adulthood
greenery and crow's feet and shopping for pants with your parents
Sacred Spaces & Secrets
'I think of the cemetery, in a way, as a place where the community gathers.'
Winning Meat For Charity Tastes So Good
Chippewa Valley bars offer a chance to get lucky at meat raffles
COLUMN: Who's Keeping Score Anyway?
a (humble) basketball game at the local YMCA and the real point of it all
COLUMN: Birdsongs In The Storm
old enough to remember; wise enough to keep listening and learning
COLUMN: Solid Ground & Shared Stories With My Friend Dan
crossing paths and rekindling connections within the Chippewa Valley
COLUMN: Dignity, In The Blink Of An Eye
‘Maybe love is the last dignity we have. Maybe love is the only dignity we have.’
COLUMN: Eau Claire Has A 'Care Gap'
'If the answer is people don't feel connected, or proud, or engaged, then the work is clear: We have to make it easier for people to care.'
COLUMN: A Sacred Place
Some 4,000 of these earthen mounds remain across Wisconsin, and a fair number of them are nearby
COLUMN: Have a Nice Trip, See You Next Fall
Taking a tumble? Check. Public humiliation? Check.
COLUMN: Local Life Lessons
what I've learned while raising a son in the Chippewa Valley
Eau Claire, WI 54703
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