By Carol Radin Photos by Maureen Tricase What does a mother say to her 10-year-old daughter, who is about to take on a big responsibility with her mom in a very public community event? “I tell her,” Lindsay Shaw...
Category: Causes
KINDNESS COUNTS: Annie Taylor
by Farah Jadran Photo by Alice G. Patterson It’s a simple message — a proposition, really. “Be kind.” The human ability is one mother of three Annie Taylor lives, breathes and works. It was more than 14...
COVER STORY Tafiea Stokes: Float like a butterfly, fight like a girl
By Jamie Jenson Photos by Alice G. Patterson Like most tattoos, the one on Tafiea Stokes’ right wrist tells a story. The zig-zag lines of a heartbeat surround the cursive script that spells out the name of her 3-year-old...
FOR A GOOD CAUSE: Father Champlin’s Guardian Angels
Sarah Ioele, Director of Community Relations Who was Father Joseph Champlin? Father Champlin was one of a kind. Many of us called him the “People’s Priest” — he made you feel like you were the only person in the...
QUEEN OF ARTS: Selma Selman
By Sharee Turpin Photos by Ana Gil-Taylor Art lives within Selma Selman. As a child in Bosnia, she used to sell her drawings for lunch money. One teacher noticed her gift and created opportunities for her to experience the...