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Information, Communication, Back to Basics

What an interesting month! Who would have thought it would turn out to be such a good month just a short 3 to 4 weeks ago? Many people actually, if you seek out alternative voices to that which you see in the daily paper or newscast. I talk about this in this week’s video below.

Also, I talk about how you should assess the level of communication in the past 2 to 3 months from your adviser. Did you hear from him/her? You sure as heck should have.

Lastly, now is a great time… Read More

My Suggested Reading List

You’ve already taken the first step to greater understanding by reading my blog.

Okay, I guess that was a little self-serving, but after my blog there are other sources you should consider following for a more detailed discussion of topics than what you’ll get in your daily newspaper or newscast.

Websites I Like

There are lots of sources of information, some of which are irritatingly inflammatory.

Here are the sites I go to, or more specifically, have set up as RSS feeds into my Google Reader.

I don’t agree with them all the time, and as a matter of fact, the same webpage will have articles from different points of view, but if you’re looking for an analysis of WHY or WHAT a news event might mean, then here are some of the sources I go to.

Websites I Like – Link

Longmont Community Justice Partnership

I recently became President of the Board of Directors of a local charity called Longmont Community Justice Partnership.

It’s an Restorative Justice organization that brings together offenders, victims, and the community with the goal of repairing harm that has been done by an offender. This might sound “soft on crime” but experience has shown that sitting across from your victim and members of the community can be more difficult than our traditional criminal system.

Offenders have a contract agreed upon by all 3 parties, 90% of offenders complete… Read More