by Teri Brown | Jul 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
So, so many. So many resisters in our free press have stood to be counted. These rock stars make me feel better just by knowing they’re on the front lines… Dan Rather Yes, that Dan Rather. After a less than optimal end to a fine and illustrious career,...
by Teri Brown | Jul 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
When I received the offer for my new job, I was overjoyed at the opportunity. I suddenly had a full time job doing something that would make a concrete difference in both the lives of the students I would be working with and the world at large. I would be taking the...
by Teri Brown | Jul 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
I took my granddaughter to the beach last Friday. The weather cooperated—even though it was foggy, it was about 65 degrees and there was no wind—not bad for the Oregon coast. Rina-bug, Sahalie and I walked the beach and I watched my granddaughter and puppy frolicking...
by Teri Brown | Jun 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
As many of you know, I have become increasingly more political since November 8th. No more half-assed political posturing for me-I want to actually be as informed as I can. I believe our Republic is in jeopardy and we got to this point because of ignorance. I’ll...
by Teri Brown | Jun 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Summer of reset: New Beginnings New Beginning #1: Even before my job at Common Ground ended, I’ve been training for the new job. The woman I’m taking over for was in the middle of moving and retiring, so it was paramount that we snatch as many training hours as we...
by Teri Brown | Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
For the past nine years I’ve worked at an afterschool program called Common Ground Extended Care. In that capacity I was a teacher, the head teacher and then last year, stepped back down to teacher again. We had 60 k-5th grade kids and the idea was to create a program...
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