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Memorial Day: Taking Ownership Of Our Wars

May 31st, 2010 · No Comments · politics

Happy Memorial Day.  I recently had a conversation with a new friend, Cynthia, who had grown up in a military family. (I met her  in the  excellent week-long Nia dance intensive I just completed). Cynthia and I agreed that as painful as the Vietnam War was for all concerned, the fact that it involved a [...]

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Of Health Care And Rideshare

March 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · health & well being, politics, transportation

I’m deeply pleased that President Obama is signing our nation’s health care bill into law today. I have a couple of thoughts about it, and then a parallel in my own work-life.
In my view and perhaps the view of other progressives, millions of people gaining access to doctors and medicine is important, even fundamental to [...]

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The Hard Work Of Being A Citizen

November 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · global warming and climate change, politics

Frank Rich’s editorial today on Sarah Palin and her book (he has actually read the whole thing) is a good one. Mr. Rich has convinced me that Ms. Palin’s appeal to American citizens is  larger and deeper than her entertainment quotient, which I lightheartedly wrote about earlier in the week.
The part of Ms. Palin’s political [...]

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The Right Calling For Sarah Palin

November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · entertainment, global warming and climate change, politics

Disclosure: I haven’t read Sarah Palin’s just-released book Going Rogue: An American Life. The context in which I may eventually read it would be standing up, at the Borders on Southwest Morrison, as I wait ten minutes for the light rail to arrive. I think I’ll enjoy it in that context.
I see Ms. Palin differently [...]

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Responses To: How Does Change Happen?

November 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · lifestyle, politics, simplicity, sustainability

My post on How Does Change Happen? appeared to strike a chord.

Juliet Wilson, the Scottish blogger of Crafty Green Poet, wrote in response:
“There’s a circularity to it in some senses. Politicians feel they don’t want to make laws that will be unpopular but a lot of people won’t take their own actions if they don’t [...]

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