September – in – Brief
Barbara Lloyd McMichael explores how federal funding can increase equity, connectivity and opportunity. Established by the Navajo Nation in 1968, Diné College is the first tribally controlled and accredited collegiate institution in the country.
Notes from the road The Holocaust of Trees
Patricia Vaccarino writes about the changing climate in the Pacific Northwest and its impact on the great trees that gave the Evergreen State its name and reputation.
Building Back Better:
Barbara Lloyd McMichael’s monthly column examines the impact of the Biden Administration’s Building Back Better initiative. This month she writes about the Department of Education.
A Perfect Mystery by Patricia Vaccarino
Life unfolds noisily at the warp speed of a page-turning mystery novel. With many nuances, twists and hairpin turns, you never know what is around the next bend.
Moving Words by Barbara Ruth Saunders
Moving Words is a 5-week course that brings together an intimate group of writers for guidance and support. The instructors are Crispin Spaeth, a choreographer, performance coach, and teacher of the Integrative Alexander Technique, and Barbara Ruth Saunders, an award-winning writer and poet who works as a technical writer. Take note: PR for People Readers are being offered a discount to take the 5-week course.