http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ en-us gkurtas@phillynews.com 2009-02-25T09:46:19-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/02/new_citizenhunter_address.html Please reset your Citizen Hunter bookmarks. Citizen Hunter is now found on the philly.com site here: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/flavia/ If you use the address "citizenhunter.com," that will now take you to the philly.com site. Thank you.... 7778@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ 2009-02-25T09:46:19-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/02/new_citizen_hunter_address.html Please reset your Citizen Hunter bookmarks. Citizen Hunter is now found on the philly.com site here: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/flavia/ If you use the address "citizenhunter.com," that will now take you to the philly.com site. Thank you.... 7777@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ 2009-02-16T16:50:19-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/01/declare_yourself.html "When I first looked at the Declaration of Independence, my eyes welled up. I thought - this is our nation's birth certificate, the people's document, and it should visit Americans, rather than sit somewhere on a wall waiting for Americans... 7776@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2009-01-28T12:57:37-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/01/sisterhood_is_powerful.html Check out this piece on the benefits of being a big sister that was on the Huffington Post. I am a big sister to five siblings so I get to enjoy the benefits and joys everyday! I love you guys.... 7775@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2009-01-26T13:09:24-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/01/what_makes_a_smart_cookie.html Valerie Sobel Knows. She's a great friend and the smartest cookie I know. She's a finalist for the 2009 Smart Cookie Award, recognizing extraordinary women who balance family and a career making life better for other moms. The winner receives... 7774@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2009-01-21T16:48:35-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/01/finding_common_ground_and_digg.html Yesterday, evangelicals and political progressives took a significant step towards ending the polarizing "culture wars." Through a process of dialogue with Faith in Public Life, Third Way and each other, these leaders found common ground on tough political questions from... 7773@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2009-01-16T15:46:05-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/01/on_travolta_with_king.html In case you missed this from a few days ago, here I am on CNN with Larry King, discussing the tragic death of John Travolta's son (transcript here). Losing a child would be unspeakably awful and to do it in... 7772@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2009-01-14T12:03:20-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/01/five_ecoresolutions.html 7771@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2009-01-12T16:27:17-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/01/on_slaying_dragons.html I wanted to share with you a passage from from Rilke's "Letter to a Young Poet" that inspires me to get a grip on my fears and be more courageous in the way that I live my life. Rainer Maria... 7770@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2009-01-09T23:42:25-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/01/a_poem_for_the_new_year.html The begriming of the new year is a time for planning and reflection of the qualities we must nurture to help us succeed in life, love and work. A couple of dear friends sent this to me in the last... 7769@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2009-01-05T11:16:04-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2009/01/resolve_to_green_your_office.html In the midst of the holiday hustle I did not get a chance to highlight an article in the Wall Street Journal on how we can inspire our office mates to be more green. There is no better time to... 7768@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2009-01-01T01:50:54-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2008/12/care_and_feeding.html One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, 'My son, the battle is between 'two wolves' inside us all. 'One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret,... 7767@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2008-12-29T12:16:16-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2008/12/its_a_wonderful_life_but_its_c.html On Facebook I always smile when someone has a "relationship status" that says it's complicated. I feel that could be the status update for just about everything. "It's complicated" is the way I have always felt about the holiday staple... 7766@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2008-12-27T15:45:36-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2008/12/christmas_all_year_round.html Do you ever marvel at how annoying songs don't annoy you at Christmas time? You write cards and say thank you more than normal -- OK,much more. You smile and wonder and are joyful. You love the smell of pine... 7765@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2008-12-23T15:58:29-05:00 http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/2008/12/stuck.html This is a blog by request and I will be stealing most of it from a NY TIMES piece on Sunday -- full disclosure -- from memory. I am so sorry for all of you that are stuck in airports... 7764@http://blogs.phillynews.com/dailynews/flavia/ Flavia Colgan 2008-12-22T13:10:53-05:00