A group of nine local individuals led by seven pastors has engaged in monthly conversations exploring the racial history of this country and the impacts on our society. We call our group Living Into...
The passing of internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso Camilla Wicks last week was felt deeply by many of us in North Central Washington. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Lise-Marie Wertanzl. in...
Last week was Transgender Awareness week. This annual, global event helps raise and center the voices and visibility of transgender people; it brings to light the myriad of issues and discrimination trans and non-binary...
The Washington Apple Education Foundation is in my view doing an extraordinary job of creating educational growth opportunities for the children of workers who otherwise would find it daunting to pursue higher education. The...
Our Living Into Inclusivity group recently held our third conversation about race and inclusion and the focus was on discussing the signs we see that our community and country has not yet overcome our...
I recently finished a fascinating book about Harriet Bullitt written by former Sleeping Lady manager Werner Janssen. Conversations with Harriet Bullitt: The Development of Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat provides a fascinating portrait of the...
My late father Wilfred for decades shared his love of North Central Washington history with the readers of The Wenatchee World through his Talking It Over column. He was a voracious reader and had...
Rev. Nancy Gradwohl, the pastor at Faith Lutheran in Leavenworth, is the kind of person who never stops learning, growing and evolving as a human being. She’s comfortable in her own skin, speaks her...
One of the most important and ignored challenges in our communities is the toxic stress from untreated trauma that wreaks havoc on the lives of so many people — impacting their health and well-being...
One of the ways Jill Nielsen-Farrell has been inspired to build community is by working with the Compassion Prison Project, an organization that acknowledges the strong connection between childhood trauma and incarceration. The project,...