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“A nice word can go a long ways.” Those are the words of 17-year-old Kevin Curwick of Osseo, MN. I can attest to their truth. When [...]
August 20, 2012
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Is there any way to tell if a child is being bullied? Yes, according to Carrie Goldman, author of Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid [...]
August 13, 2012
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YA Confidential is an excellent blog about all things that concern young adults. Last week their teen participants discussed bullying with one [...]
August 6, 2012
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I’ll admit to being an Olympics fanatic, so I have one eye on the “telly” while I write. I’m also a fan of live action [...]
July 30, 2012
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While studying for my graduate degree, I took a class taught by a professor who had developed a theory that all human interaction is based on the [...]
July 23, 2012
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I taught school in the days when teachers were allowed to hug a student who was having a bad day, a student who might not get much affection at [...]
July 16, 2012
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I’ll admit to being a fan of Pawn Stars and American Picker on the History Channel. A picker at heart, I felt like a bee in clover when [...]
July 9, 2012
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In a June 26th Troy Media post of a two-part article called Canaries in the Mine, Anne McTavish, conflict coach and lawyer, writes that our [...]
July 2, 2012
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I gripped the steering wheel, fretting and generally having a rotten day. Life had dumped on me what seemed like an unfair share of burdens and I [...]
June 25, 2012
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I’ll be away from my desk for the next two Mondays. Rather than schedule posts and hope they publish, I’ve elected to take the time [...]
June 9, 2012