BEDFORD — The rush of cars along Industrial Boulevard is little more than a murmur in the serenity of the Community Garden. Dirt and leaves sail through the air as Marcus pounces onto an overgrown patch of soil, ripping unwanted foliage from the earth. Underneath the overrun trestles of the adopted plot, morning sunlight dances…

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There’s an old saying about the difference between being called to something and being equipped for it. We usually assume that a calling follows the equipping and that the equipping is very intentional. Sometimes, though, we find ourselves at the front of something we never thought we’d do. In those instances, hindsight almost always reveals…

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In terms of strategic impact, there is no volunteer role within the Community Powered Revitalization program that matches a Homeowner Liaison for importance. A liaison is the direct link between our offices and the homeowners who request our help. Without that line of communication, we’d have no way of evaluating and cataloging needs, nurturing relationships…

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In early October, we hosted the Black and Blue Food Drive, as per usual. The community responded with an outpouring of love and goodwill, as per usual. The Blue side of the metroplex won, with Bedford Jr High claiming an individual school award, as per usual. And they gave us the money back. As. Per. Usual. For three…

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High School rivalries are a strange phenomenon. They generate an intense semi-animosity between young men and women who are, by most accounts, the same. Students at Trinity and LD Bell, for instance, come from the same geographic and economic atmospheres. They frequent the same places, listen to the same music and play the same games. Ask…

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