By Lisa Norris. Come on, they pleaded. Let us go out. We’ll be fine. No one’s going to shoot us. We want to see what’s going on. … More That Fall Day

By Heidi Rosenberg This summer we vacationed in Door County—similar to the summer before and a few summers before. We love Door County—plenty to do, water, good weather (usually for late June). Nothing to complain about at all. But this story is not about Door County and it’s not about our vacation. At least not … More 18 Years

By Lizbeth Hartz I shared the shock and pain of people violated by mass murder when thousands gathered together to grieve and protest on that spring day at the March for Our Lives Rally in Washington, D.C. High school student Emma Gonzales triggered tears among the massive crowd in her unwanted, newfound role as anti-gun … More Healing Violence Through Activism 

By Mark Evan Chimsky Actors are shaped by the plays they perform in. When tragedy struck, drama club students were ready. As a young man, I was an unabashed theater geek. And I haven’t changed much since I corralled the neighborhood kids to act in my production of The Sound of Music in my family’s … More The “Fiddlers on the Roof” of Parkland

   By Silas Maxwell Switzer   In my 15 years of life, I have witnessed the headline “Largest Mass Shooting in America” scroll across TV screens over seven times. Twice that I can truly recall, both in the span of the last year and a half. Orlando. Las Vegas.   Music, a gunshot, run for … More A Message To Those Who Don’t Believe in Gun Control