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Articles by Derick Fiedler
Breaking the Stigmas
When I was in high school just 10 years ago, anxiety and depression were subjects reserved for private conversations with your therapist or if you were lucky enough, your immediate family. Publicly announcing: "I see a therapist" would be cause for judgment. The trend of Columbine was still in incubation and the mental health crisis was only a concern in the minds of individuals suffering every day.
Erie At Large: Vote your conscience
Many have said that this year’s mayoral election is the most important city election in a generation. After decades of managed decline, the effects of urban sprawl and deindustrialization have placed Erie at a crossroads. Down one path waits a potential prosperity born out of a millennial renaissance. Down the other are the vestiges of time gone by, changes never made, and chances never taken. Amid this urgency, city voters have an actual choice to make.
Erie At Large: September 27, 2017
It was this time last year and the administration of Erie’s Public Schools was experiencing its most dire financial crisis in the district’s history.
The Erie Reader Gives
Erie Gives Day is coming, and it’s time to put our monies where our metaphorical mouths are. Now in its seventh iteration, this event has grown year after year, both in donors and in money raised. Last year, the total amount given was $3,451,087, up more than 20 percent from 2015’s results. Bringing together donors and nonprofits, the event has cemented its spot as one of the largest single days of giving in our community.
Tuesday Evening Brimming with Events During National Night Out
33 years ago on August 7, 1984, 2.5 million Americans across 400 communities in 23 states took part in National Night Out. Labeled as “America’s Night Out Against Crime,” the event is nationally sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch. United Way of Erie County and National Night Out aims to empower local neighborhoods, heighten the awareness of crime prevention and reinforce the spirit of community.
Beer on the Bay Bookends Busy Month for Erie Brewing
As if July could not get any busier for the Erie Brewing Company, Erie’s most headline-grabbing brewery of the summer will be hosting Beer on the Bay. Set against the glittering waters of Lake Erie under (and around) the recently renovated Highmark Amphitheater at Liberty Park, Beer on the Bay is in its 10th year and shows every sign of making its 2017 event the best yet, with over 50 brewers peddling their foamy wares.
Distant Relatives
You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family. You can’t always choose your enemies, either — but through dedicated outreach, collaboration, and compromise, you can attempt to redefine those relationships. This was the original inspiration for Sister Cities International (SCI), which grew out of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s White House summit on citizen diplomacy in 1956.
Erie At Large: July 5, 2017
July marks the official start of summer in Erie. The beaches are open, the lake water is warming, and we enter a sustained period of fun that is family friendly, culturally enriching, and (mostly) free. Many of those events are made possible by funds from ECGRA, the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority. Without ECGRA support, many of the events we enjoy each year would be less robust, would carry a cost for admission, or would simply cease to take place.
Between Erie and Me
Erie has the fourth highest percentage of its population diagnosed with depression in the country. More than 300 million people in the world suffer from depression, and I am no exception; I have dealt with mental illness since I was just a child at the age of 12. Nearly half of those diagnosed with depression also face anxiety disorders and panic attacks. That’s where it started for me. Throughout my childhood I was impacted by anxiety with the most intense, crippling panic attacks.
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