Category Archives: Over Coffee
What Ducks Are Really Like
People call Carol Chrysong “The Duck Lady”. Carol founded Lucky Duck Rescue and Sanctuary in 1991. To this day, her nonprofit is the only one in California that’s devoted to rescuing abandoned and abused domesticated ducks. With Lucky Duck Rescue … Continue reading
Carol Chrysong Interview, Part Two
Carol discusses the ways our elementary schools are contributing to the plight of tame ducks, and her current efforts to find sanctuary for the mother duck and brood that showed up unexpectedly at Killian Elementary School, in Rowland Heights.
Carol Chrysong Interview, Part Three
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Her Journey to Herself
Many people talk about their “spiritual walk”. Journalist/educator Amy Chavez chose a different path. In 1998, Amy unexpectedly lost her university teaching job. Living on Japan’s island of Honshu, writing columns for the Japan Times and suddenly lacking a full-time … Continue reading
Words Are Just the Beginning
Implementing new ideas, encouraging talent, and reaching for the future. All of those activities are at the core of what’s currently happening for Pasadena City College’s English Division. Their Lotus Club, which is a campus club of writers, readers and … Continue reading