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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, Englewood This year I would love to write about Santa’s falling poll numbers, the North Pole’s vaccination rates, elf gender fluidity, (I always wondered about those green tights), toy factory supply chain issues, and the alarming rate of “too fat to fly” obese reindeer, but I’m duty bound to end the year on another topic. Bummer... Wednesday, December 22, 2021 click to read more

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Value: what is it, how does it apply to the Old Englewood Village and who is responsible for it? A quick Webster’s search found a version of value defined as: “the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.” That was interesting, it had lots of strong words like regard and deserve, but it did not answer the deeper questions. This leads me to my second search: Social Value. Paraphrasing one lengthy definition that I found at www.socialvalueportal.com, social value is broadly described as organizations or businesses, which make a conscious effort to ensure that their efforts are positive and add social value by contributing to the long-term wellbeing and resilience of individuals, communities and society in general. Tuesday, November 23, 2021 click to read more