Cathy Tompkins

I apologize in advance for struggling today. Things are happening in our country that remind me too much of the shooting at Ohio State in 1970. In the past weeks, two citizens have been killed in Minnesota by people poorly trained for their jobs in law enforcement. I will not debate the facts nor defend... Read More

He may have been the young man I remember walking down the hall toward me from reception. On a Saturday night his single row of shoulder length hair would have been backcombed and doused with enough got to be glue that it would stand up an impressive 9 inches off his head. In that moment,... Read More

As I write this, yesterday was Thanksgiving and 2025 is coming to a close so I’m pretty wrapped up in wrapping up a mixed bag of a year. I think a lot about the effects of our current digital world on our children. Before laptops and cell phones, there were radios and televisions. Watching the... Read More