Month: January 2020

Apply for the 2020 Luminari Award

Today’s ever-widening political and social divisions have become a normal part of modern discourse. Finding the common ground needed for which real communication and diplomacy can occur seems all too elusive. However, we need to find new ways that empower …

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January – Resolve to quit resolving

by Gina Catanzarite, Teen Writer! Director   Resolve is such a great Power Word.    It is the root of resolution. . . a word that gets bandied about a lot this time of year.   Any decent thesaurus will list a bevy …

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Fear/Anger/Hate

by Beth Dolinar, contributing writer In the last fifteen months, men espousing white supremacist and racist ideology have murdered dozens of people, both near and far—in El Paso, Texas, Christchurch, New Zealand and, closest to home, at the Tree of …

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The Queen’s Gambit

by Ashley Lynn Priore When you are a chess player, you often hear others say, “that game is so good for you.” When you are a chess teacher, it can be difficult to put into words the enormous benefits and …

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