Category Archives: News

Police Deaths and the Ferguson Protest Movement

Posted on December 21, 2014 by A Dreamer

I haven’t written much at all on the Ferguson protest movement, but I have been following it (and supporting it) closely since August. The violent deaths of two police officers in NYC last night is nothing short of a tragedy. … Continue reading →

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Ferguson

Posted on August 15, 2014 by A Dreamer

Where to even begin.  I have wanted to write about it since it started, but I was honestly too consumed by the changing events to be able to stop and say anything about it. It’s bad enough that an unarmed … Continue reading →

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Another shooting

Posted on January 26, 2014 by A Dreamer

This morning, I was out running errands and I turned on the radio to hear the news that there were three dead in a shooting at a mall in Columbia, Maryland. Any number of things could have first come into … Continue reading →

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Living wages

Posted on November 20, 2013 by A Dreamer

The living wage debate has reared its head again in the wake of revelations that Wal-Mart is having a food drive for their own employees, and McDonald’s is telling employees to sell their stuff and apply for food stamps.  Most … Continue reading →

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Some days I am just done with it all.

Posted on November 2, 2013 by A Dreamer

And this week is seriously pushing me to go far, far away and just be a hermit. — 5th circuit decides that corporations can apparently have religious consciences and that is more important than women’s health.  (Which I suppose women … Continue reading →

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When will it stop being “too soon”?

Posted on September 16, 2013 by A Dreamer

My alarm is set to turn on the radio, and so the first thing I heard this morning was that there was a mass shooting event at the Navy Yard.  By the time all was said and done, 13 people … Continue reading →

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So, looks like Edward Snowden wants to move to Ecuador.

Posted on June 23, 2013 by A Dreamer

Can’t blame him, I hear the weather is lovely there. OK, I have to say I’m conflicted about the entire Edward Snowden thing.  I think domestic surveillance is something we need to have a long and uncomfortable talk about – … Continue reading →

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Well, this has been a hell of a four days…

Posted on April 19, 2013 by A Dreamer

Marathon bombing.  Ricin in the mail.  Fertilizer plant exploding.  MIT shooting, carjacking, and who knows what else. Part of my brain wonders, “What unholy madness will tomorrow bring?” And another part of my brain thinks that we’re insanely lucky that … Continue reading →

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