Jun 8, 2016
This was the commencement address given to the Youth Initiative High School class of 2016, written and delivered by teacher Matt Voz with his usual gift for striking the perfect balance between sardonic humor and deep wisdom. Enjoy! Greetings. It is a great and one of...
Jun 2, 2016
Staged along Railroad Ave in Viroqua, Wisconsin are three beautiful old tobacco warehouses, each one wrapped in rust colored bricks that hold onto the sunlight like a child onto their blankets. One would be sufficient, but all three host tall, cavernous spaces begging...
May 12, 2016
This speech, recently given to the faculty, parents and students of Youth Initiative High School by teacher Zoe Drew-King, speaks to the challenge we all face in cultivating will, and that failure can sometimes be our best teacher. At 7:30 AM on August 17th...
May 2, 2016
Once again, Matt shares his unique perspective on small-town living. In Honor of Nancy Reagan’s Death and Her Ludicrous Drug-Abatement Slogan —We Explore the Untapped Power of the N-Word I’ve never understood the suburbs. Apart from being vacuous cultural and...
Apr 1, 2016
This is a remarkable place. A place born out of the passion and hard work of a handful of young, idealistic people, holding on to the belief that with hard work and a committed group, any dream is achievable. Twenty years later, it is a place where students are called...
Mar 30, 2016
Despite the fact that I have been a longtime devotee of Parker Palmer and have read much of his work, when he published his book, Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit in 2011, I was reluctant to read it. I still...
