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Solving Puzzles With Dr. Zaneb Beams

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It’s a Puzzle Because I know the Beams family so well at this point–they’ve become dear to RoCo’s heart over the last three years–I knew I could let myself into their house. I turned the knob of the garage door and stuck my neck in with some sense of hesitancy, so as not to act like I was entitled to come in, no matter how close we’ve become. Dr. Zaneb Beams was standing at the kitchen counter with one hand on top of a blender. She was getting ready to make a green smoothie, which are some of her favorite … Read more

Getting the Down Low on Improving Your Community With Sue Geckle

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Sue Geckle loves people. People love Sue Geckle. I am a person, therefore I love Sue Geckle! Sorry–but I was just having a conversation with Colleen, and she was remembering how they learned a lot of logic in her Master’s program in rhetoric and composition. But it’s still true: I really do love Sue! She and I met last week at The Common Kitchen to talk about her membership on the executive board of the local community service organization, HopeWorks. “At HopeWorks I’m a member of the Board of Directors,” she said with her hands resting politely in her lap. … Read more

Am I Doing Any Good? A Conversation With Becca Niburg, Esq.

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Despite that she’s as slim as can be, fit as a fiddle, and runs on little sustenance or water most days, even though they’re packed with professional and service work and mom duties and being there for her friends and keeping up with her big family, Becca Niburg asked me a couple times last week for recipe recommendations. She cooks too! But me–of all people. I’m a horrible cook. The only thing I can “make” is Basmati rice in a rice cooker. Oh, and I can boil water, too. Anyway, I decided to order Becca a cookbook online called Pakistani … Read more

Progressive Partnerships With Tim and Debi Lattimer

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I’d been thinking a lot lately, based on all the activism Robert and I have gotten involved in since we came to HoCo, what makes some people care so much about making their communities better places to live in and others…well, not so much. At the weekly Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest near the Columbia Mall this past Sunday afternoon, I thought, “How come some of us are standing on a street corner on a chilly, breezy April evening holding up signs emblazoned with racial justice slogans until our arms tire and beyond? How come yet other HoCo-ans are driving … Read more

Pass Me That Bill, Would Ya’, Ken Stevens?

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This post is dedicated to Senator Guy Guzzone (D-13) on his birthday! Happy Birthday, Guy and thanks for being another person who teaches us so much about politics! I heard a light rap at the door of the room at the Sheraton in downtown Columbia where Robert and I are staying until we find more permanent HoCo digs. “Mom-…Dad…it’s me, Rachel. I have to show you something.” came a muffled voice behind the heavy, semi-soundproof door. “Do not disturb, please—oh, Rachel!” I leapt out of bed, because even though I was further away from the door than Colleen I’m the … Read more