Author page: Mitchell Mylius

Sometimes I wonder if I’ve slipped into a parallel dimension. In this world, a buffoon can be taken seriously and become the leading political candidate despite being a documented liar and leading multiple businesses into bankruptcy, whose ludicrous ideas (such as killing the…

By Ian D. Jones Copy Editor As a disabled person, I have learned to expect questions, especially from kids… And I handle them well. Usually. I’m an introvert, so I need a lot of me time. In fact, as I’m writing this sentence, I’m alone in…

Ian D. Jones @idjonesphotog I’m nearly 40, and three of my pre-k to third grade classmates have died in the last year. It’s sobering, in the way only death or a brick to the face can be. But contrary to the popular conception of…

By Ian D. Jones @idjonesphotog There are several terms for a person who uses a wheelchair. Disabled, handicapped, crippled (shudder) and wheelchair bound (shudder again). But which one should you use? If I wanted to be glib, I’d say “use the person’s first…

By Glenn Wohltmann @GLENNERGY1 You suck. But that’s OK. If you want to do something, be prepared to stink first. And possibly for a long time. I learned this when I got my first job in journalism. I sucked. Every single day, I considered quitting, and…

By Ian D. Jones Copy Editor There are several terms for a person who uses a wheelchair. Disabled, handicapped, crippled (shudder) and wheelchair bound (shudder again). But which one should you use? If I wanted to be glib, I’d say “use the person’s first…