Posts by Ashley Thornton
What do water, public health, a police station and your medicine chest have in common?
By Melissa Mullins So what do water, public health, a police station and your medicine chest have in common? They are all a part of National Prescription Drug Take-back Day. There’s an epidemic in this country, and it’s killing people and ruining lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) drug overdose deaths in…
Read MoreTami’s Big Do Over: Fear Factor
(Tami Nutall Jefferson, a married mother and grandmother, is going back to school and she has invited us all along to enjoy the ride. For more posts in this series, click here: Tami’s Big Do Over. – ABT ) By Tami Nutall Jefferson So, this month – at startup camp – I made history. In…
Read MoreTeal Pumpkin Halloween
By Ellen Filgo When my son was three, his daycare switched their lunchroom to being peanut-free. At first, I wondered what my son – who pretty much subsists on PBJ sandwiches – was going to eat, but soon figured out that he liked the almond-butter and jelly sandwiches I ended up packing in his lunch. …
Read MoreSometimes there truly is no room at the inn…Sally’s House
By Louise Powell A year ago at Christmas time in our city, a young family with a tiny infant was suddenly homeless. When the baby’s father requested help at a local emergency shelter, he was told that Mom and Dad were welcome, but their baby would have to be placed somewhere else. When they called…
Read MoreThe Sex Talk
By Sarah Frank At age 21 I feel as lost about sex as I did at 15. Raised in a strong Christian community in a tiny Texas town, my sex education focused on abstinence. I can’t recall having a formal conversation about sex with either of my parents. The majority of my knowledge on sex…
Read MoreHealth terms everyone needs to know: Advance Directives and Palliative Care
By Glenn Robinson Given the complexity of today’s health care system, weighing options and making treatment decisions are difficult enough as it is. While we are all grateful for the wonderful doctors and nurses who work long hours and go above and beyond for their patients, often it is family caregivers who are the unsung…
Read MoreA Summertime Challenge
By George Stonikinis The importance of spending time with my children was instilled in me by my father who always made it a point to make time to take my sister and me to some museum or an afternoon movie during the long days of summer. My father is an excellent cook, and he often…
Read MoreNew Mayborn Museum Programs Reach Out to Underserved Zip Codes
By Rebecca Nall In 2008, Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum Complex introduced a Free Sunday program that offered free admission on the first Sunday of every month, with the goal of reaching under-served audiences in the community. The success of Free Sundays continued to grow, in fact, last year the average attendance was around 1300 people.…
Read MoreWaco Calligraphy Guild: Creative People United by a Love of Letters
By Jeanne Dittman Have you ever stopped in a store to appreciate a handlettered sign simply for its beautiful artistry and not just for what it was selling? Do the shapes of letterforms intrigue and delight you? Do you have a favorite pen that you must use for certain special occasions? Then the Waco Calligraphy…
Read MorePlugging in to Waco
The mission of AVANCE is to unlock America’s potential by strengthening families through effective parent education and support programs. The AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program empowers families to break the cycle of poverty through proven two-generation approach combining parent education and early childhood development. We envision our families as the child’s first teacher, as advocates for…
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