The last time I wrote this column, I wrote about standing at the edge of my driveway and watching the school bus pull away for the very last time. I wrote of looking across the frontier of the unknown, wondering how to navigate an uncertain future for my special-needs son. This time, I’m contemplating a […]
“Special needs” is a tricky phrase. On one hand, it means nothing. On the other, it means everything. Nothing, because it attempts to label and classify a huge range of ability and disability. Everything, because it’s a shortcut It’s code. When I say I have a special needs child, everyone knows what I mean. My […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
