By Karen M. Sughrue | Feb 18, 2015
Some years ago, I unexpectedly found that Lexington, Kentucky, my hometown, had its own chapter of Spellbinders – a national nonprofit group connecting seniors with children through Storytelling. This is it, Aha, at last! I knew I had found what I wanted to do...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Feb 18, 2015
I taught math at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York for 34 years. The school kept a huge blue dumpster behind the school. There were countless times when I looked into this dumpster and found hundreds of discarded math books, science books and library...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Feb 18, 2015
I am a 79-year old former biology professor and I now operate the first no-kill cat shelter in Jackson County, North Carolina. When I retired to Jackson County, I found the only animal shelters were “we kill” shelters that killed most of the cats in their...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Feb 18, 2015
I have dedicated my life to my family. Amidst carpools, ballet lessons and football games, my four children grew to become men and women. One day, one of them, Paolo, said “Mama, I am gay.” That was a devastating day. I asked myself, “Why was this...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Feb 18, 2015
After decades teaching ballet to children whose parents were affluent enough to afford the lessons, I felt compelled to give less-privileged youngsters the opportunity to be imbued with the joy and self-esteem that come with participating in the liveliest art’s...
