Beverly J. Graves
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Travel & Destinations
How a Grandmother Inspired Her Grandson’s First Trip Abroad
A retired teacher, a teenage grandson, and the rocks that carry their story. When the phone rings, this grandmother answers…
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Life & Lifestyle
When Protest Becomes Personal: A Vietnam War Memory
Today’s protest movement in America is taking me back to the Vietnam War era, as we mark the 50th anniversary…
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Health & Well-Being
How My Depression-Era Parents Taught Me Sustainable Living
“Use it up; wear it out; make it do or do without” was a lifestyle for me as a kid,…
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Money
How a Senior Living Advisor Helps Families Find the Right Care
Interview by Beverly Graves with Jasilika Davidson. Making decisions about where and how to live in later years isn’t easy.…
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Topics & Perspectives
A Farmer’s Final Journey: A life well-lived on the land he loved
Kahil Gibran writes: “When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you…
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Travel & Destinations
Grandma-Granddaughter Travel Adventure
You can’t slight one kid at the expense of the other. As parents of more than one in a brood,…
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Health & Well-Being
A Teacher’s Bold Lesson on the Power of Literature
When I taught, getting students to read—really read—was one of my biggest challenges. Nowadays, convincing kids to open a book…
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Topics & Perspectives
The Evolution of Giving and Receiving
The concept of giving and receiving has evolved for me over the years, shaping my views on generosity, balance, and…
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Topics & Perspectives
Voting Season
Pick your cause: Gaza, Ukraine, refugees, immigrants, political polarization, climate change, inequities, terrorism. The list grows longer when you also…
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Life & Lifestyle
Memories of My Days at Summer Camp
In the movie “Avalon,” patriarch Sam Krichinsky tells his grandson, “If I knew things were going to be gone, I…
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Topics & Perspectives
The Importance of Letters
One of “Sesame Street’s” mission is to develop letter knowledge and vocabulary for kids beginning to understand their place in…
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Topics & Perspectives
Being in the Right Place to Make a Difference
When I taught school, I always thought my challenge was to be the right person in the right place at…
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Topics & Perspectives
Embarrassing Our Kids — It’s Generational
I taught in the high school both my kids would eventually attend. At first, they didn’t understand that it was MY…
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Topics & Perspectives
A Trip to Rwanda
Admittedly, I don’t think much about cows every day. They are not on my radar except for the milk jug…
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Grandparenting
Experience Gifts for Grandchildren
A gift given is also a gift received by the giver. To many, this is the definition of being a…
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Health & Well-Being
Pickleball — A Sport for All Ages
The new sports phenomenon taking over the country is pickleball. A game invented by three fathers from Bainbridge Island, Wash.,…
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