President’s message: NextDoor is a place we must be neighborly
Jul 09 2019
Most days, NextDoor restores my faith in humanity. Often, the first posts of the day are my neighbors asking for advice…
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President’s message: SCNA board feels shelter proposal is worth trying
Jun 18 2019
The SCNA board voted at its April meeting to support the city’s plan to construct a temporary homeless shelter at…
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President’s message: Fantastic new Safeway is result of community efforts
Apr 14 2019
How about that Safeway?
I freely admit, while I don’t like shopping…
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President’s message: Our community is defined by how nice we are to each other
Mar 13 2019
My neighbor Trent brought me an avocado pit he had sprouted in his kitchen. He did it to be kind. We had not known each…
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Should SCNA board be more diverse? If so, how?
Feb 19 2019
The SCNA board, and by extension the Sierra 2 Center and SCNA’s programs, would benefit from increased diversity because working among people…
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President’s message: Always late… but never short of warm feelings
Dec 26 2018
This column was always late. A day late, a week late, but always late. Hence, I start off my last column as SCNA president by offering a huge…
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Trick-or-treat varies by street, but Thanksgiving is everywhere
Nov 16 2018
If you’re reading this in the southern half of Curtis Park, then you’ve survived another year of the joyous chaos that is Halloween. Witches!…
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President’s message: Flying a flag attracts new acquaintances from afar
Jul 08 2018
I love flags. My mother made homemade banners for birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Halloween… you name it. Although I didn’t inherit her craftiness,…
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President’s Message: From one leader to the next — cautious optimism
Feb 09 2018
It is my privilege to begin a sixth term as SCNA president while looking forward to devoting the board’s energy to things that are not Curtis…
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President’s message: Feeling thankful in our part of the world
Dec 13 2017
It’s hard work writing a column when all the blood in one’s body is busily diverting itself to the stomach, extracting nutrients and hurrying…
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