One of the most pragmatic thinkers about serving people at the margins is Father Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest and most successful felon and gang rehabilitation program based in Los...
(Second of two columns) For individuals who learn differently or have neurological challenges, opportunities to find meaningful employment and contribute to civic life tend to be few and far between. These individuals want and...
Chelan County Public Utility District commissioners will soon make a critical decision that will have profound ramifications for the long-term economic vitality and quality of life for the entire Wenatchee Valley. The commissioners have...
(First of two columns) Chelan-native Zoee Stamps is embracing college life at the University of Iowa as part of UI REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes)lizing Educational and Career Hopes), a program designed to...
The most important work we can do as individuals and within businesses and civic organizations is to become trust builders and bridge builders in our communities. It is vital that we develop the personal...
One of the most vital human services in our community in these troubled times is the PowerHouse Ministry Center in East Wenatchee, which offers people experiencing homelessness a place to warm up during winter...
In the last 20 years, the Washington Apple Education Foundation has developed an innovative and highly effective educational program that changes the lives of students whose parents work in the industry. WAEF is one...
In the early 2000s, a small group of individuals in the information technology team at Chelan County Public Utility District put their careers on the line to expose abuses when the utility was led...
The insightful columnist David Brooks recently observed that teaching is a human endeavor — that students learn from people they love. There is a clear connection between the emotional connection kids have with their...
Some situations in life are so disturbing they shake our confidence in human beings. While at first it seems the problem is caused by the bad actions of some “other” person, it is rarely...