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Articles written by Melissa Einboden


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  • Hop Up and Spring Into Action! Sign Just One More Year Petition

    MELISSA EINBODEN|Apr 23, 2025

    As we return to our routines, we're reminded of the hope and renewal that this season brings. Just like spring brings new growth, our children deserve the chance to bloom with support, education, and care from the very beginning. Our Headstart Program in Whitehall is more than a preschool-it's a foundation for lifelong learning, confidence, and opportunity. If you believe every child deserves a strong start, we invite you to stand with us. Let's work together to protect and uplift this vital...

  • Op-Ed: Asking for Just One More Year

    MELISSA EINBODEN|Apr 23, 2025

    Dear Rocky Mountain Head Start Board of Directors and Whom It May Concern, My name is Melissa Einboden, and I am writing with a sincere and heartfelt request on behalf of our local preschool program's families, children, and supporters. In the past year, I have been in the classroom a lot. Just ask Whitehall classroom staff. I have developed a passion for these kids and just like the Head Start kid I was, my mom would have told you- I have a hard time accepting, uh, not getting my way.... We...

  • Dear Editor: We Can't Lose Head Start

    MELISSA EINBODEN|Apr 16, 2025

    Dear Director, Policy Members, and Board Members of Rocky Mountain Head Start, (and Ledger Editor), My name is Melissa Einboden, and I am writing to you today not only as a mother, but as someone whose life-and whose family-has been deeply impacted by the Head Start program. I hope you'll take a moment to read our story, because it speaks to how truly powerful and essential this program is for families like mine. When my youngest son, Ryder, was a baby, I was working a demanding, high-stress...