When I told people in Santa Fe I was going to my 20-year high school reunion, I was met with guffaws, eye rolling and incredulity. Most of them would never even consider returning to whatever dim backwater or tired industrial landscape or secluded, wealthy enclave that hatched them, especially not if it meant rubbing elbows with former classmates.

Jack Sullivan represents District 5 on the Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners. He will complete his second four-year term at the end of 2008.

Scared that the world is collapsing? Don't forget to be nice to your neighbors.

My faith in the Conference on Creative Tourism's success ranked somewhere between believing a trillion dollar “bailout” will save the economy and believing Keanu Reeves will win an Academy Award.

We’re frantically preparing for what most sober adults would consider a bad mix: full moon, fire, electronics, piles of candy bars and 15 seventh-grade girls wielding cell phones as if they were luminescent ID badges for the hormonally inconvenienced. My daughter Poppy thought having her new classmates over for an outdoor movie party was a good idea; sadly, we agreed

Valerie Gremillion, PhD, is a neuroscientist-turned-ecologist, research assistant professor at the University of New Mexico and a long-time resident of Santa Fe.  See her writing in The Global Dialog Project as well as her blog, Why You Should Care About This.

When I started working at the school where I currently teach, my daughter Poppy was only a few months old. Many of my new colleagues would pat me on the back and say, “You just wait ’til she comes up here.” Even though it’s a dozen years later, some of those same colleagues are still standing. But this time, their advice about a daughter roaming hallways with her father sounds a bit more restrictive.

Doug Booth is a lawyer in private practice in Santa Fe. His practice has focused on bankruptcy and personal injury law for the past 26 years.

New volunteer, Michael Schippling, points out the expansive role of volunteer first responders.

My family and I are standing in line at a hotel in Green River, Utah, waiting for the breakfast that is included in the cost of our room. It’s just after 6 am. The four of us are bleary-eyed yet nervous because even though this buffet is free, it comes with some very strict rules.