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  • I Don’t Know, But

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation I had a great idea for this week’s column. Then I forgot it. See, I was driving through Franklin earlier…

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  • The Upstarts

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation The sun finally came out in the last few days, AND our skid loader is finally up and running again.…

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  • Nothin’ But Mud

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation There’s nothing like renting a relatively expensive piece of outdoor equipment to have you watching the sky and mumbling to…

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  • The Week Before the Work

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Happy May! I really wish my brain would come up with something other than “Where did the year go??” when…

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  • Trying to Decide

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation You know those moments when you’re standing in the middle of your kitchen, staring at nothing, completely forgetting about what…

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  • Sound Familiar?

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Tell me if this sounds familiar. People are talking. It’s going well. The conversation is thoughtful; folks are asking good…

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  • Says Who??

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Each week, when I sit down to figure out what I’m going to write about, I usually go back and…

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  • A Little Adjustment

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation A couple weeks ago now, we recorded our first podcast episode, which went…surprisingly smoothly.  In hindsight, that probably should have…

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  • When Conversation Connects

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Over the last few weeks, Rachel and I have been sitting across from each other on these pages, talking about…

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  • Connection Across Differences: Part 4

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation The question we left off with last week was “How do we create communities where differences don’t immediately divide, and…

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  • Connection Across Differences: Part 3

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Our snippet of conversation last week left off with a thought about processing difficult feelings, like anger, and staying grounded…

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  • Connection Across Differences: Part 2

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Last week, we ended with an open question: “Maybe the question isn’t how we resolve every difference, but how we…

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