Hanging By A Thread
By Donna Griffin Why I love teaching: This week I was the substitute in third grade. I read the most awesome book to the class, “Patchwork Quilt” by Valerie Flournoy, with the theme of how families are joined by love, by action, and memories – I highly recommend it. Each class member then got to […]
The 5Ws and the H of being a teacher-candidate

The 5Ws and the H of campaigning By Donna Griffin, candidate, Indiana House District 88 At the heart, I am a journalist and a teacher and that’s how I am approaching this political campaign for Indiana House District 88. I started out as a journalist to present all sides of the issues and to give […]
Signed, Sealed, Delivered…

By Donna Griffin Those of you who know me will not be surprised to learn I filed to run for the Indiana General Assembly as a State Representative for District 88. My family has already chalked it up to genetics since my grandfather was a Marion County Commissioner in the 1950s. To my teacher colleagues […]