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Postcards from the Rogue Valley

Postcards from the Rogue Valley

“Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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A collection of some of the best stories and photos from Postcards from the Rogue Valley (Next Generation Press, 2021). Order a copy.

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Past Posts

2018

2019 (Part I)

2019 (Part II)

2020 (Part I)

2020 (Part II)

2021

2022 

2023

2024

About

“There is ecstasy in paying attention,” the author Anne Lamott says. “If you start to look around, you will start to see. . .. The act of writing turns out to be its own reward.”

In the spring of 2018, after more than five decades living in New England, I moved to Ashland, Oregon. These Postcards from the Rogue Valley have been my way of paying attention in my new home.

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I have spent my professional life championing “powerful learning” by our nation’s adolescents. From 1994 to 2000, I directed that largest private donation in U.S. history to improve the nation’s public schools. In 2001, I co-founded the nonprofit What Kids Can Do, which documents the vision and power of youth worldwide, along with Next Generation Press, which celebrates youth as co-authors. I was one of the first national recipients of Civic Venture’s Purpose Prize for individuals over 60 who are leaving a distinctive mark in communities across the country.

I have a B.A. and an Ed.D. from Harvard University.

http://www.whatkidscando.org

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