Hello citizens and people of our great neighborhood, I thought it only fair that I write this to you as I am the new editor of your newspaper. Don’t you worry, the hurricane that is Alice M. Waraxa will not disrupt too much, just yet. I am a native to this fine neighborhood. My family […]
2014
Posted inRiverwest Elders
Riverwest Elders: Focus on Writing & Calendar for November
Riverwest Elders: Focus on Writing by Lorraine Jacobs Wisdom Gathering, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 (see calendar) “Don’t ask me to write.” “I’m just not creative.” “Hey, I don’t have a single idea to write about.” “What do you mean?” “What do you want?” OK, now pause, sigh, breath. Often descriptions and promises of personal writing […]
Posted inNeighborhood News
The Ballot Box
by Jan Christensen FALL GENERAL ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Polls will be open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Voters DO NOT NEED to show a photo ID to receive a ballot. After the polls close, results will be reported on local news stations and the web. SAMPLE BALLOT To view a sample […]
Posted inCommentary & Opinion, Editorials
“I’m just passing through on my way to Australia.”
Title quote – Sheriff Jason McCullough, Support your Local Sheriff (1969) by Janice Christensen When I arrived in Riverwest in 1999, I was just passing through. I had been on the road for a couple of years, passing through intentional communities in Wisconsin, Colorado, California and Oregon. I had been living by my wits, picking […]
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Ghost District
Author’s Note: My upcoming book, Monster Hunters: On the Trail with Ghost Hunters, Bigfooters, UFOlogists, and Other Paranormal Investigators (June 1, 2015, Chicago Review Press) saw me travel through nine states to meet people who study and track unknown entities. Curious as to what I might be missing in my own backyard, I put out […]
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