Retirement 101 by Tisha Tate Garcia What does retirement mean to you?  Every American likely has their own definition of the word.  You may already be experiencing the phenomenon known as retirement, it may only be a fleeting thought because it is decades in the future or you may have “been there and done that,” […]

New decade, new opportunities for Rotary to impact change by Cindy Allen We’re entering 2020 and a brand-new decade! The New Year is always an exciting time to renew focus on issues and projects that are dear to us. Ushering in a new decade is an even greater opportunity to pledge to set goals and […]

We need you Mister Rogers? by Russell Ray In a world of deepening political, racial and generational divide, a movie about Fred Rogers, the man who preached love, kindness and understanding on a television show that reached millions of children, is the reminder we all need to see each other as neighbors, not adversaries. We […]

Keep the clichés on Thanksgiving table by Ted Streuli It would be fun to eavesdrop on other people’s Thanksgiving dinners. Someone always suggests that you go around the table and tell others what you’re thankful for, a tradition that no one at the table is thankful for in the slightest. One year, we tried to […]

Rotary Reflections – John F. Kennedy By Tim Berney   The entryway table in the house I grew up in was more like a fancy cabinet. I recall the first time that I opened the doors to it when I was about six years old. Inside the dark chamber, wrapped in light blue plastic similar to […]