About: Kristen Hirschfeld

When you walk into the main entrance of Browning Masonic Community (BMC), you get a distinct feeling of coming home.  From the plants and the fish pond, to the view outside to the gardens, it is an extremely welcoming place.  Also in the front lobby, hanging over the fish pond, there is a plaque which…

When the cornerstone of the Ohio Masonic Home (OMH) was laid in 1892, the organization was already committed to caring for elderly Masons who had little or no assets. By the end of the decade, that hand of compassion had been extended to the children of struggling Masons. Over a period of 60 years, the…

Educators today are seeing more “relational” bullying than traditional, physical bullying. Relational bullying is “gossip, spreading rumors or lies, humiliating others, intimidating others or excluding or isolating others,” middle school staff were told at a bullying prevention program at Claymont High School. About 80 staff members participated in the daylong session, called the Masonic Model…