Perspectives of a Lifelong Learner
Back in April we made our annual sojourn to the Los Angeles Festival of Books. We do our best to support emerging writers and even ones we personally know. Battling the ingress and egress lines in a University of Southern California campus parking garage, we separate off to listen to our respective... Continue Reading →
Professor Hill is a man after my own heart. The level of national civic ignorance is not only appalling, it's frightening. I have published my own articles on this very same subject. https://patimes.org/civics-lost-no-apparent-priority-education/ . I've even approached our local K-12 system about the problem and suggested programmatic methods that brings a greater focus... Continue Reading →
The Balance of Time It was a balancing act. A tug of war if you will. It was the continuum of competing interests for the most valuable commodity of all; time. In reality, it’s always been that way. The demands we put on ourselves, the expectations from others. It was a search to find... Continue Reading →
Time is flying by. It's been ten years since the stars aligned. That's when you hit that magic age. You had just completed a 40-year career. The kids, now adults, are grown, married, accomplished, and self-sufficient. You do remember writing those last tuition checks? It was like getting a pay raise. Still, you and your... Continue Reading →
Every local government practitioner needs to understand the importance of cultural tribalism in their own communities. To ignore it is to witness the negative outcomes of extreme populism and the tearing of the national fabric. It becomes visible at the local level and requires a true commitment to an open dialog focused on the things... Continue Reading →
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