by Kate Fuglei | Jun 30, 2020 | Everyday Hero, Guest Writers |
Working the Frontline at Trader Joe’s: Everyday Hero Max Lazebnik Dedication to his colleagues and his customers during the Covid-19 pandemic I have great respect for my nephew Max Lazebnik. He is a visual artist with stunning talent. He has had two recent...
by Kate Fuglei | Jun 16, 2020 | Guest Writers |
What do we do? What do we do when the problems of the world, of America, of our city, our street, tear at our hearts and our souls, waking us up in the middle of the night and appearing before our eyes and our ears in a constant drumbeat? What questions should we be...
by Kate Fuglei | May 31, 2020 | Everyday Hero, Featured |
Everyday Heroes Meet Front Line Newlyweds Jo and Megan My niece Kim’s son Joe Calcagno was married to Megan on a beautiful day in Oak Brook Illinois last September 7th. They had a glorious wedding for the ages, with hundreds of family and friends in attendance....
by Kate Fuglei | May 25, 2020 | Guest Writers |
It never failed. Whenever my Grandma Bernice saw my cousin Susan she would gather Susan into her arms and pat her hair. “Look at these beautiful curls and ringlets. Like tiny sausages.” Susan would climb on to her lap. My Grandmother would play with her curls while...
by Kate Fuglei | Apr 24, 2020 | Guest Writers |
All of our lives have shifted in ways we could never have foreseen even four weeks ago. From the most monumental to the smallest detail the manner in which we measure our lives will be forever changed. The things we crave as human beings; touch, the gatherings to...
by Kate Fuglei | Mar 16, 2020 | Guest Writers |
“Keep in touch” is a phrase that takes on new meaning when you are a military family. In these days of constant contact via cell phone and other devices, the concept that you could not be in touch with your son or daughter is nearly unthinkable. It is an almost...
by Kate Fuglei | Feb 15, 2020 | Guest Writers |
Acts of Love: Every Morning, Without Fail My Mother woke up at 4AM to get to work every day. She was supervisor of the kitchen at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. She was in charge of getting breakfast and lunch trays to every patient. She managed dietitians...
by Kate Fuglei | Jan 14, 2020 | Guest Writers |
Creating a Ripple Effect I come from a blue-collar family in Omaha Nebraska. My father hung drywall for a living and I doubt seriously whether he ever entered an art gallery. He did not wear a beret, frequent coffee houses or discuss Proust. He was not a perfect man...
