History Category

The Little Fund That Could-Social Media for Social Change

Friday, August 5th, 2011

Guest post by Jay Jaboneta
Last April 1, 2011, I wrote about concept of the Little Fund. It was a simple concept. I wanted to share the story of the Zamboanga Funds for Little Kids, a little project that started on Facebook among my friends. It was a story about kids who swim [...]

Luke Reinschmidt-Sue C Boynton Poetry Contest Winner

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Bellingham, Washington has an amazing poetry contest in honor of my maternal grandmother, Sue C. Boynton. Here is one of the 2010 winners, Luke Reinschmidt, presenting his work, “I Remember.”

Kevin Murphy-Sue C Boynton Poetry Winner

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Bellingham, Washington has an amazing poetry contest in honor of my maternal grandmother, Sue C. Boynton. Here is one of the 2010 winners, Kevin Murphy, presenting his work, “The Falling Apart.”

Paper books: Dead? Dying?

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

I recently started a post on this subject at my Webgrammar social networking site. Here is another wonderful response from writer, poet, educator, editor, and more.
Guest post by Holly Jahangiri
It will make me very sad to see them go.
I like to literally curl up with a good book - and not worry about the batteries [...]

Are books, as we know them, dead…or dying?

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

I recently started a post on this subject at my Webgrammar social networking site. Here is one response, with more to come.
Guest post by Angela Allen
I think books are on their way out, and it makes me sad. I think there will always be books, but they will fall into two categories — the disposable [...]

Olympia, on a typical winter evening when it isn’t raining

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

This just in from my sister, Jan Pierson, who lives in Olympia, Washington:
“Life in rainy Washington State isn’t always without its beauty and sunsets! I am blessed living on the bay and I know it.”
Jan is my gorgeous, talented younger sister who sometimes writes under the pen name Calamity Jan. She is [...]

Six Phoenix libraries to close

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

What is a library? It is ideas. A town without a library is like a baseball team that never practices…Libraries house ideas, as abundant as lemons on a well-watered tree but with all the fruits of the world in one small plot of land.

Arizona Highways publishes sister’s article

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

It’s been a long wait! My sister, Jan Crook Pierson, wrote an article for Arizona Highways several years ago, and it’s finally published. It’s about our dad, Cal Crook, and his photography:
Trip of a Lifetime: Monument Valley is a mystical place that has attracted artists, Hollywood directors, family vacationers and other vagabonds for years. It [...]

Meet Renbaudus, a child in 1079

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Do you want to learn how children lived and thought in 1079?
For authenticity, life, and color, look no further than this work of love by Jean-Philippe Touzeau. It’s for children everywhere to learn about medieval life, family, education, religion, insight, and humor.
Here’s what Touzeau says:
The codex Renbaudus was found in 1962 in Southeastern France. [...]

Hawaiian sugar cane’s role in making ethanol or bio fuels for part or all of America

Monday, March 9th, 2009

The State of Hawaii has set high goals for energy independence using home grown resources but as yet no realistic plans have developed.