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Posts published in “Rocking Chair Reflections”

Smooth Driving

By Nancy Leighton What a pleasure it is to drive on newly laid asphalt on our neighborhood streets. Recently Robinson Street and Mead Street were…

Ruminations About Teacher Pay

Duke Bradley, III, Ph.D. As Executive Director of Atlanta’s Wesley International Academy, I am often asked about our school’s approach to teacher pay. Although a…

The Flu Poem

By Bob Titus If you’ve got a cold And fever too Then you know What you must do Don’t go to work Don’t go to…

Want to Make a Difference?

By CJ Clark Do you want to give back to your neediest neighbors? Would you like to serve your community without opening your wallet? Yes?…

EAV Prison Farm 

By Rich McKay Atlanta environmentalist Scott Petersen says that dangers lurk about 1.3 miles from East Atlanta Village on property that he says should be…

Yoga, Friendship, and Mental Illness

By Danny Szemple   When I first began my internship at Holy Comforter’s Friendship Center I had only ever done yoga twice in my life,…

2014 Legislative Session Update 

by Senator Nan Orrock, District 36 I am honored to serve my neighborhood of Ormewood Park, Grant Park, Benteen Park, Glenwood Park, and all of…

27 Years of Bring One for the Chipper

[singlepic id=288 w=320 h=240 float=][singlepic id=287 w=320 h=240 float=] By Henry Bryant On January 5, the wood chipper and hundreds of Christmas trees returned to…

755 Hank Aaron Drive

By Tracey Long After taking a few days to digest the news of our beloved Atlanta Braves moving 12 miles north to Cobb County, many…

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