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A Place That Says, "I Love You"
I hope you live in a community that says “I love you”.
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Phil Eich
Throwing Pennies at a Parking Ticket
Why the emotional connections between people and a place mean everything
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A Message to Saginaw
This keynote was given at the Pride in Saginaw Downtown annual meeting on March 7th, 2024.
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Even if You’re Right
I interviewed a woman on Zoom about the shop she owns in a small town.
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Dirty Parks and Black Eyes
“We want this to be a place where people can drive around and say, ‘This is a pretty cool place to live’, and you can't do that without pride."
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We Only Get One
Here’s the thing about kids: some of them...they just don’t care.
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Imposter Syndrome, Sloppy Seconds, and Fighting Your Way Through
I hadn't heard from a friend who I knew was about to make a big move, so I sent him a text for an update.
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Are you a storyteller?
Oh yes.
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Rose Colored Glasses are a Race to the Bottom
One of the strongest expressions of love for a community is saying, “We can do better.” Bonus love-where-you-live-fuzzy-heart points if you tell us how.
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Mermaids and Dwarves
I think mermaids can be Black.
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An Equation for Community Potential, Part I
What 5th grade math, birthday cakes, and a $50 million shrine to comedy can tell us about the future of our places.
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Seeds of Possibility
"Great cities love themselves," wrote Jane Jacobs, a journalist turned urbanist and activist after a series of stories focused her attention on the…
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