by Ellen C. Warren photos by Alice Waraxa Imagine a cheerful, bubbling, joyful person. We will call her Celeste Contreras. Then think about death. Why? Because, as incongruous as it sounds, she does, much of the time. Because it is a subject that has drawn and intrigued her for a long time. Because it led […]
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Year in Review: December 2016 Neighbor Spotlight – Else Ankel & RAA Artist Profile Erika Diamond
Else Ankel: Community builder, leader, teacher – – in life and in death by Peggy Schulz, Photo: Else Ankel and Roger Coleman in the classroom trailer that later was transformed into the Urban Ecology Center; Coleman now works at the UEC as an executive assistant. (Photo credit: Urban Ecology Center) Else Ankel fulfilled one of her […]
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Neighbor Spotlight – Old Man 2014
by Ellen C. Warren “Hey buddy, why are you lying there in the gutter? Didn’t you remember we have an interview to do today?” I ask, somewhat politely, of Old Man 2014. “Yeah, I didn’t forget. I wanted you to find me like this. I’m making a statement,” he shoots back. “O.K.,” says I. “Can […]
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Neighbor Spotlight – Eugene Parmenko
I started volunteering at the People’s Books on Thursdays, the closing shift. One Thursday I received a call from Eugene, who was briefly mentioned to me in passing. He was an older gentleman who taught Chinese after store hours at the end of my shift. I gave my pretty natural yet generic salutations anyone develops […]
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Neighbor Spotlight – Martha Davis Kipcak
by Ellen C. Warren. Photo by Peter diAntoni Although Martha Davis Kipcak has lived in Wisconsin for over fifteen years, her sweet voice still betrays a touch of Texas. She likes it that way. “If it starts to slip, if people tell me they can’t hear an accent, then I know it’s time to go […]
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