Amanda Gunter: It’s All About Finding Your Balance
August 4, 2010 by Whitney Aken
Filed under Amanda Gunter, Cover Girls
The rust-orange waiting room walls of the Brain Balance Center in Peachtree City are covered with taped-on gold paper stars and trophies. Each one bears a hand-written acknowledgement of a student’s accomplishments. “Worked hard today.” “Wrote an amazing story.” “Great sit-ups!” “Had an I-can attitude.” The center’s students, with neuro-behavioral disorders such as ADHD, Asperger’s [...]
Local mom is on mission to improve school lunches
November 11, 2009 by Whitney Aken
Filed under Parenting
What is the opposite of fast food? The Slow Food Movement, and Melissa Kotch is on a mission to bring this concept to Fayette County schools.
Linda Wells, a dance warrior, tells her story
May 1, 2009 by Whitney Aken
Filed under Linda Wells
Linda Wells’ story is one of disappointment and heartache, of hope, redemption, and love. It is a story deeper than words, a story told through the language of dance.