Literacy

Taimane Mejia, a volunteer at McTureous Hall aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, reads to children from the Child Development Center for the annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Bash, March 2, 2012. During the event, children had stories read to them to help stress the importance of literacy at all ages and participated in other activities such as coloring and games. (United States Marine Corp via Wikimedia Commons)

January 31, 2014February 21, 2017

Need in the News, Vol. III, Issue 1

At the end of every month, I summarize local, national and international “stories of need” from news sites, blogs, press releases and editorials. The following are some of January’s most

U.S. Army pilots and crewmembers go into thick smoke to release water onto the fire at Black Forest, Colo., on June 12. The fire has since been extinguished, but not before earning the ignominious title of most damaging fire in state history. (Photo by The U.S. Army, Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault via Wikimedia Commons)

June 30, 2013February 21, 2017

Need in the News, Vol. II, Issue 6

I summarize local, national and international “stories of need” from news sites, blogs, press releases and editorials at the end of every month. The following are some of June’s most

Karen and Rene Calderon have been married for 38 years. (Marrton Dormish)

August 29, 2012February 4, 2017

Neighborly Mobile-ity

Retired pastors Karen and Rene Calderon moved from Grand Junction, Colo., to a mobile home park in Broomfield, Colo., in September 2000 to be close to their four kids and