Life and Times of...

I was reminded recently on the power of a sincere thank you. A local reporter who I worked with on a lot of stories with asked to get a beer...

I have made this the past few years... slowly getting better and better, and this summer I was in Bolivia and my Tia Lilia showed me some of...

Coates Cousins in Saginaw On September 28th, 2017 my grandma Millie, Mildred Coates, left this earth. I had gone up a couple weeks befor...

Why Vote for Taqueria Chicago for Taco Wars?   LINK Vote. Vote Again.  So Taqueria Chicago is in Visit South Bend 's Taco...

I have jumped head first into the fight for Immigration Reform. If you have followed my journey while working at La Casa de Amistad you can ...

So each time a friend posts a Hacienda "Give Back" night coupon on Facebook and asks for friends to support their child's ...

Click to Join Our  Campaign I get this a lot, "I want to help"... and I give a couple suggestions, some people follow up. So I...

As we wrap up the year I get reflective, and one of my goals for next year is to celebrate milestones better. So I was looking at the La Cas...

Tonight I spoke to close the La Casa de Amistad Immigration Forum at Harrison Primary Center. I was inspired to give advice to advocates. ...

November 9th, 2016 I cleaned my desk, organized my office, sorted my office archives... Around me calls came in, people worried, staff...

I wore my sneakers this week. Everyday. Even on days I should of dressed up a little... Not sure why, I also cleaned my office. I di...

I have a pretty good imagination, I mean look at my online profiles, I love the Einstein quote about creativity being more important than kn...

This weekend was I think my 20th Tire Rack Street Survival school. I kinda lost count, but man I enjoy it, and for the past 6 plus years hav...

This has been on my mind a lot lately, and I made the comment on a few different threads and I think people get the term I have started usin...

This is my first LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) Convention and I was excited to go. In my work with La Casa de Amistad w...

One of our planning meetings at La Rosita People ask me how do I make my to do lists, and honestly, I don't. Each day is a blur of p...

Today was an early morning. It is a long drive to the border so we had to get a jump on it. Our plan was to fill some of the Humane Borders ...

Lois sharing her experience Monday we crossed the border. Tuesday the border crossed us. We started the morning with a meeting with s...

The Wall This morning we left at 6AM... we ate quick and headed down the highway across the Sonoran desert to Nogales Mexico. The cold c...

Airport Cactus Selfie I arrived in Tucson on Saturday with a group of from the University of Notre Dame. Most of the group is ND faculty...