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 […]
Fathers of special needs children don’t always get the same kind of press as special needs moms. So, this month I asked a few of them, What should people know about what it’s like to be a special needs dad? Dave, whose adult daughter Sam has spinal muscular atrophy, wrestled as he reflected on his […]
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.
