Every Community Has a Story, What's Yours?
As told by Anna Kelley On the morning of March 1, 1954, I woke up to a red sky. I did not know why it was red; I was only seven years old. I was on Utirik, one of the Marshall Islands in the Ratak, or “sunrise,” chain of islands, but that is just a word to use. That does not mean the skies always … [Read more...]
As told to Heather P. and Grant H. Alcohol was always around me. I knew it’s effects and the way of life that went along with it. Freshman year of high school I was invited to play on the adult softball league. My dad said I could join the team on one condition: I wasn’t allowed to … [Read more...]
Mia Johnson’s story written by Andrea Wolfe Mia is 36 years old About a year and a half ago, a colleague of mine at Ivy Tech Community College and I were working remotely with an Ivy Tech employee from another region. We were to meet this other woman at a conference for community … [Read more...]
I was pretty into music growing up. After I got to high school, I started playing in rock band, and we won the “Battle of the Bands”. So after that I knew I wanted to be: a rock star. I moved to Greeley with my band in 2006. A couple of us were going to UNC, a couple of us were just working up here. … [Read more...]
Anonymous Story When I have the money, I come down and buy coffee from you. It’s not because I like the taste, or the environment is really chic. It’s you. You, and your scruff and the cheesy jokes you make. It’s your smile, your nerdiness and the way you say, Hello. You probably … [Read more...]
As told to Rachel E. and Nicole B. My name is Ken Adler. I represent one of the many faces involved with the criminal justice system in the Chippewa area. This is my story. Growing up, I was always involved in the community. When I was in high school, my mother told me that I didn’t … [Read more...]
Ruby Cain’s story written by Aimee Robertson-Fant Ruby is 64 years old I didn’t know what to do. My sister and I were walking home from school and saw the police swarming around my father in our driveway. They were there to arrest him. Looking into my father’s face, I understood … [Read more...]
As told to Meaghan Summers by Bob Carr “You will find that a person that’s going to ridicule someone for something is usually guilty of the same thing.” I remember how I came out to my brother. I invited him to accompany me to a bar in town. I think I secretly wished he’d say … [Read more...]
As told to Eli Underwood How do I do this? I’m not really sure how the hell I am going to do this. I’m supposed to say all the things about me, summed up neatly in a few pages, and still leave an impression that I am more than just these words I’ve so carefully picked and preened over. I don’t … [Read more...]
WaTasha Barnes Griffin story written by Seth Carrier-Ladd Tasha is 41 years old “Madeline, what ‘choo doin?” That was the moment everything changed. Madeline was my best friend. We’d known each other since we met in kindergarten, delighted when we figured out that we lived across … [Read more...]
