Comments for John Creighton on Community Life and Public Leadership

Comment on Emma to the Rescue by Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:28:44 +0000

Really…..shy????? And love the glasses in the picture…..our age is showing!!!!

Comment on My Second Graduation by Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:17:59 +0000

I am behind on your stories so I am catching up!!! You crack me up…..this was a good one!!!

Comment on My Second Graduation by Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:26:36 +0000

great story John! and great idea! may have to try it some day back in Bloomington, IN!

Comment on Emma to the Rescue by Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:25:45 +0000

ha ha ha!!! I’m the opposite of you: I like the actual garage sale, NOT the set up or break down/haul away. Emma and I would make a good team!

Comment on Taking Back Our Nation Begins at Home by Rick

Rick — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:18:35 +0000

I agree with much of what you say here, John, and much of it needs to amplified many times. For my part I think “begins at home” starts with actually having a clue about many of the issues. I see absolutely no comparison between Katrina and the current oil spill disaster, by the way. Only about 1% of the voters in our country can name the nine Supreme Court justices. And virtually all the Tea Party rallies are about being against something with virtually no solutions beyond some notions amounting to a Founding Fathers’ Theme Park. In the end our country is very much self absorbed from the big shots on Wall Street getting bonuses in spite of incredible failures to the local businessman making passes at most of the women in the office.

Comment on Last Supper by Wilda Walker

Wilda Walker — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:26:05 +0000

I felt your pain at the time your mother was going through the cancer story. Charles’ grandmother died of Hodgkins before it was curable. Then his mother died of breast cancer at 66 and his sister at 59. His dad died of cancer at 86 and my Mother at 91. So we are very familiar with the disease. My grandfather lived with us after he had a face cancer cut out of his cheek, leaving a big hole where, as a kid, I watched his tongue move, the chewing tobacco run out and the whiskers grow until someone shaved them off. It was quite a task for him to eat all his food on the other side and try to keep that from running out. He died from cancer two weeks after he requested to go to a home in Salina. These are the memories your touching story brought back for me. Not pleasant, but part of life.

Comment on Last Supper by Kay

Kay — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:37:54 +0000

John this brought tears to my eyes – I remember like yesterday lunch with my dad – tuna fish sandwiches!!! Mom was in Boulder for the day and dad and I had lunch together – later that day he passed away. Thank you John for the wonderful memories.

Comment on 13! by Kelly sanseverino

Kelly sanseverino — Sat, 29 May 2010 04:45:49 +0000

oh my, these pics are darling!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on A Mother’s Child by Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:03:34 +0000

Sweet, tender, and true. One of your best comments, ever.

Comment on Retirement Dinner Remarks by Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:57:28 +0000

Well and accurately said, John.
I have the great pleasure once a year to have lunch with many of my old high school sports team mates and the several coaches who coached us in our various sports. Our coaches had a crucial role in determining what we value, how we think, and what we do. We team mates shared experiences that shaped us and are with us today. The best part of our annual “lunch with the coaches” is that we get to say Thank You to these great(but not rich or famous) men each year.