Posts by Ashley Thornton
How Do We Get There From Here?
By Lucas Land How do we get there from here? Not to spoil the rest of the article, but the answer is… together. The two major party candidates for President have spent precious little time talking about the greatest threat faced by the United States, and the rest of humanity. It’s not ISIS, immigration, health…
Read MoreSacred Journeys: Community and Purpose
By Trey Crumpton What journey have you taken? What journey will you take? Do you have a friend or relative who has taken a journey according to his/her faith? Might you have occasion to cross paths with someone whose faith tradition is different from yours? These are all questions which we explore in our fall…
Read MoreProposed Greater Waco Construction Sciences Academy: Great for Waco Students and Great for the Waco Economy!
By Scott Bland Over the last 30 years there have been two trends in our educational system and the construction industry that have been slowly and steadily creating an issue that has the potential to create dramatic problems within our economy. The construction industry that is critical to our economic health is experiencing a massive…
Read MoreThe Dignity of Getting Food the Ordinary Way
By Craig Nash I don’t remember how old I was. Old enough to remember, I suppose. If the research I conducted on the historical conditions that led to this memory is correct, probably somewhere between three and six. It’s one of those cloudy early-life memories, the type you attach details and, more importantly, meaning to…
Read MoreDowntown Waco: What do the Millennials want?
By Rolando Rodriguez Soto (This post is part of an on-going series about Downtown Waco. In a sense, Downtown is “everybody’s neighborhood.” In this series of blog posts we hope to contribute to the on-going conversation in Waco about what it takes to have a great downtown, and what we want for our own “Wacotown.” …
Read MoreNational Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: The Face of the One in Four
by Dena Quigley October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Did you know? Five years ago, I was completely and blissfully ignorant. But since then I’ve learned that one in four women will have a pregnancy that ends in either a stillbirth or a miscarriage… one in four! That means when I…
Read MoreCultivating Creative Sustainability
By Jenuine Poetess This past weekend I traveled back home to Los Angeles to celebrate the Quinceañera—15th Anniversary—of Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural. I became involved with this centro in 2009 and within this community, my authentic, whole self was born and raised. It was there I first called myself a poet, an artist, a community…
Read MoreChanges to FAFSA filing process make getting financial aid a little easier
By Rolando Rodriguez Soto Every college student knows about the dreaded Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) they have to apply for each year. This year, big changes to the FAFSA will make it easier for students moving forward. On Sept. 14, 2015, President Obama announced starting with the 2017-2018 FAFSA, students will be…
Read MoreWe accept the Challenge to be a Healthy City!
By Courtney Restivo Wollard Did you know that not eating enough fresh produce can lead to poor health problems such as obesity and heart disease? Data shows McLennan County residents don’t eat enough fruits or vegetables. Wacoans are making great strides to eat more fruits and vegetables, so we have been accepted as one of…
Read MoreWorking Together for the Good of Every Child
By Hope Mustakim September 22, 2016 – Today I sat in a room with 10 professionals from various agencies as they thoughtfully coordinated how to best serve some of the brightest yet most needful students of Waco ISD. This partnership follows a wrap-around concept in student transitions from Wiley Opportunity Center (“Alternative” or DAEP) and…
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