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Category: Growing Up

Tis the Season for S’mores

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by Darrek Ferrell

The stores and the television marketers would have you believe that S’mores are best enjoyed on a warm summer day with hot dogs by a lake. Perhaps the magazine ad executives would tell you that the delightful treat is the best way to calm an anxious tummy after a ghost story by the campfire. These…

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From Adulthood Looking Down

Posted on July 24, 2023July 13, 2023 by Darrek Ferrell

My son and I often build things with his Magna-tiles , and I love to watch as he catches on to what parts are essential to ensure our creation stays standing after we let it go. Recently, I was thinking about some downtown redesign conversations we had when I was the City Manager in Commerce,…

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