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admin / February 15, 2017

“Ordinary People” Making A Difference

The following is a post I made on Facebook today after watching Ashton Kutcher testifying on his ideas for addressing human trafficking (watch here) and reading the attacking words in the comments. While you may not consider Ashton to be “ordinary,” I think what makes him extraordinary is his participation in our political process. I’m […]

jemagers / December 30, 2016

Searching for Normal: The Story of a Girl Gone Too Soon

From One Parent to Another   (Excerpt from) Karen Meadows, Dec. 09, 2016, author of “Searching for Normal: The Story of a Girl Gone Too Soon.” My daughter lost her battle with mental illness. Through this heartbreaking experience, I’ve learned a lot from my mistakes. …and I hope that even one of these suggestions might prevent another lost battle. Accept […]

jemagers / October 4, 2016

Emergency Department Crisis Care

  In Crisis – Out of Room is a report of a very challenging crisis, presented by Ross Jones in the form of an article, video, interactive feature. Jones’ exclusive reports on a Scripps News investigation that “reveals psychiatric boarding doesn’t discriminate by families’ race, income or whether they are insured, and there are no […]

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