by Trevor Barton | May 8, 2013 | Opinion
T.E.D., which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, is a nonprofit devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading” that shares the ideas of some of the world’s most curious, inspiring thinkers and doers. Ron Finley is one of those thinkers and doers....
by Trevor Barton | Mar 14, 2013 | Opinion
The announcement was broadcast at the end of the day over the school’s public address system. “Our Teacher of the Year for 2013-2014 is … Mr. Barton. Congratulations!” I walked out into the third-grade hallway where students were lined up for...
by Trevor Barton | Mar 6, 2013 | Opinion
Sam Swope is one of my favorite writers. His book, “The Araboolies of Liberty Street,” was published by Clarkson Potter in 1989. It became an “underground” classic, a favorite for people who live and move and have their being outside of the...
by Trevor Barton | Jan 25, 2013 | Opinion
I received a “galimoto” for Christmas. In case you didn’t know, a “galimoto” is a toy vehicle created out of sticks, cornstalks, wire or anything children can take into their hands and make into a thing with wheels. Mine is a bicycle made...
by Trevor Barton | Jan 17, 2013 | Opinion
I first met John Irving’s writings in Mali, West Africa. My reading buddy, Joanne, had a wonderful library and a beautiful heart, and she became my literary oasis in our Saharan desert country. One day she handed me a ragged copy of “A Prayer for Owen...
