Harriet Tubman, the American abolitionist and activist, said it before I did: “Don’t ever stop. Keep going.” Tubman was speaking to escaped slaves she was helping get to the North via the Underground Railroad. “If you want a taste of freedom, keep going,” she said. Tubman had escaped from slavery …
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Allow Yourself to Question and Revise Your Own Beliefs
It’s inevitable that in your development as a human being, you will come to believe things you don’t currently believe. And you will stop believing things that you currently do believe. You will change your beliefs about yourself, your life, the world, other people, your relationships, your job and work, the universe — practically every aspect …
Read More »Barry Schwenk Finds Calling as CCYS Globe Miami Piranha Swim Team Coach
The CCYS Globe Miami Piranha Swim Team has many challenges, but finding a great coach is not one of them. Coach Barry Schwenk, who serves as pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Miami, is in his second year at the helm, bringing a lifetime of community service and talent …
Read More »What I Would Tell You About Life If I Died Today
I’m writing this from a hotel room in Peel, a tiny town on the west coast of the Isle of Man. This morning I had breakfast watching the Irish Sea wash the beach just steps from the hotel’s front porch, and tonight I plan to sit on a bench on …
Read More »Running the rocks: Rotary hosts 19th annual Round Mountain Sunrise Challenge
The Globe Rotary Club hosted its 19th annual Round Mountain Sunrise Challenge on Saturday, June 8, bringing boulder bouncers from as far away as Safford to Globe for the annual race that featured a 5K race and a 2-mile walk. David AbbottJournalist, writer and editor who has worked for community …
Read More »Dispensary no longer a walk-in facility
The Nirvana Center Dispensary in downtown Globe has changed the way it operates and will soon begin pickup and delivery services, no longer selling on a walk-in basis. Additionally, there will be a physician on site two Saturdays each month to offer referral services and renewals and the store will …
Read More »Helping others to overcome rough patches
Malissa Buzan finds a way to fill needs. Serving the community can be a complex task. But for Malissa Buzan, the Director of Community Services for Gila County, the approach is simple. “Find a need and fill it,” she says. “I don’t like to duplicate services. But when there’s a need, …
Read More »Tonto National Monument to Celebrate Heritage Days
Roosevelt, AZ – Celebrate Heritage Days with Tonto National Monument in recognition of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month on March 9 and 10 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Guest ContributorGuest Contributors include press releases, guest authors, and columnists who contribute less than 4 times a year.
Read More »4 Herbal Teas for Winter Health
Even Arizonans know that when the weather turns cool, it’s time to pull on warm clothes and start eating more hot foods and warming drinks – it’s a natural instinct that keeps us healthy. When I lived at Reevis Mountain School with Peter Bigfoot, I learned to use herbal teas …
Read More »Toys for Tots ensures local children have Christmas gifts
Spread the Christmas spirit by donating locally Toys for Tots ensures local children have Christmas gifts That is why Aimee Staten, director of Cobre Valley Youth Club, has taken over as coordinator of Toys for Tots for Gila County this year. The program has provided gifts for children at the …
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