How to Bring a Dog Back to Life: Part 1
This is Part I of the moving story of Scruffy, a miniature Australian Sheperd rescued from a puppy mill in Lind, Washington, and brought back to life by a very kind woman and plenty of love.
Gathering What Has Been Broken
A Lakota woman torn away from her mother spends her life looking for the connection she lost — and ends up healing others.
My Bi-polar Blood Stained Existence in A War-Ravaged Society
My life is full of contradictions, or what I call my bi-polar activity. Not that I have some clinically diagnosed chemical imbalance in my aging grey matter; rather, unlike most of my friends whose work and home life are often inter-related, mine is completely disparate.
My Time in the Federal Pen
I’d done some stupid things in my life, and even more strange ones, but one of the weirdest was performing in a play about three women who were bitter and angry at men, in a federal prison. A men’s federal prison.
My Private Sudan: Part II
Does the Western world really get the truth about what is happening in far-flung countries? Do reporters overseas see the real picture – the big picture? These issues are explored in second installment of My Private Sudan from writer and helicopter pilot Allan Cram in which his recollections of Sudan differ dramatically from reports in some Western newspapers.
It Ain’t Easy to Wipe Away George W. Bush Forever
If you’ve been missing George W. and his crazy antics, here’s a little snip of his most recent faux pas — the already-famous hand wipe!
James Howard Kunstler: The Tragedy of Suburbia
"In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what exists in America is a nation of places not worth caring about. Kunstler may be … Read more →
Social Dukkha: Addressing Suffering on a Global Scale
In reflections on western Buddhism, our writer ponders how to see beyond individual practice to address the suffering of the world.
International Women’s Day: A Day to Celebrate, Imagine and Act
Happy International Women's Day to to all women in all of our wonderful incarnations ... mothers, daughters, aunts, sisters, friends, grandmas, nanas and more ... Today is a day to celebrate who we are and how far we've come, and to set our … Read more →
Oh Those Mayans: 2012 Prophecies vs. Current Realities
I have no idea what will happen on December 21, 2012 when the Mayan calendar ends. Maybe the world will end. Maybe it won’t. Maybe the poles will shift? Maybe. I do know what’s certain — climate change is upon us.




































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