by Megan Durham | Jul 2, 2010
Can a stereotype kill you? Eighty-six percent of all adolescent suicides are male. And it doesn’t get much better with age; across all age groups, males are four times more likely to commit suicide than females. In fact, suicide is the eighth leading cause of death...
by Megan Durham | Jun 15, 2010
In this long line of kennels Chewy is by far one of the best behaved. A beautiful chocolate lab he’s eager for attention, eyes and ears perked for the faintest sight of fingers coming through the grate for a scratch. He’s eager to please, acting out commands of “sit”...
by Megan Durham | May 8, 2010
I need to stop procrastinating! But it’s a good break I suppose, and I get to feed my roommates.
by Megan Durham | May 7, 2010
Koro, it’s a disease eerily reminiscent of old B-movies. You’re a not-so-mild-mannered shop keeper, engaged in a hearty argument with a foreign customer. You’re practically boiling over with anger when suddenly he firmly takes your hand and shakes it until you notice...
by Megan Durham | Apr 24, 2010
Most of the time in the nonprofit world the sponsor-sponsored relationship is fairly sterile. Sponsors give money, sponsored organizations put sponsor’s names on t-shirts and banners. Not so with City Year’s and Comcast. Comcast, one of our national sponsors, does...
by Megan Durham | Apr 17, 2010
{This and the entries around it are excerpts from my journal, written during the return of my 6 month curse. Approximately every 6 months I hurt myself in some sort of spectacular fashion, usually necessitating a hospital visit. This time, though, the injury was a bit...
