Partners for Rural Washington, Zero Emissions Northwest and Washington State University Extension are joining forces to help rural school districts and their communities realize millions of dollars in savings by…
Summer is most definitely upon us (despite a recent Saturday here where the high didn’t even reach 60). Kids are out of school, and it’s vacation month. And I want…
Whenever my husband asks me if I want the good news first, or the bad news, I always respond, “bad news.” My preference is to take the hit and move…
A fire station, a lawnmower, and a mammoth walk into a bar (just kidding, a mammoth wouldn’t fit in a bar). These are seemingly random, totally unrelated things. But not…
These days, I feel a bit like Ross Geller holding the couch on the stairway in an episode of Friends, repeatedly shouting “pivot!” I’ve been debating about when to share…
If ever there was a time to play the drum roll app on your phone, this is it (if you don’t have it, I highly recommend downloading it…you will use…
Nine communities throughout Washington will be participating in a pilot initiative aimed at helping rural towns find the technical expertise and funding they need to tackle their often overwhelming infrastructure…
Community work is, I’ve realized, a little like getting ketchup out of a glass bottle. You’re working away, trying to break things loose, waiting…full of anticipation (cue classic commercial jingle)…
Timing is everything – whether you’re baking a cake, trying to hop on a moving merry go-round (do those still exist?), or figuring out how to replace a crumbling but…
It seems appropriate, on a rare day when the sun is shining brightly outside my office window, to talk about our latest endeavor with the wonderful folks at ZEN. We…