HANGIN WITH TEDCertified therapy dog, Jack, taking a well-deserved bow at TEDx Lansing talk.Let the certified-therapy-dog-in-every-school-in-the-nation-educational-reform revolution begin.My TEDx Lansing talk is now on YouTube. I look/sound like I mean business.I...

Replacing r-word use with RESPECTThe big yearly push by Special Olympics to replace r-word use with Respect is today. I hope you’ll consider supporting this important effort. I do. And yes, it does matter.Here’s a piece I wrote in 2012 detailing why ending...

Yes. I do support this campaign. I think you should, too. Words hurt, especially this one.Find out more, here.

Registration is now open to ALL campers (returning/new) for the 11th Annual Eric ‘RicStar’ Winter Music Therapy Camp, aka RicStar’s Camp.Don’t delay. Fills up fast. Scholarships available.Find out all you need to know, including registration...

Who’s the real inspiration in this powerful, well-written Olympic story about ice dancing stars, Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue, and a gusty mid-Michigan teen recovering from a serious car accident?Read it here.