A friend of mine recently got a DWI and I asked him what is the difference between that and a DUI. He stated that DUI designates driving under the influence, while DWI refers to driving while intoxicated. Either way you look at them, drunk driving is either DUI or DWI. But there really is a […]
Giving up My Birthday for Water
What could be more human than our universal need for clean drinking water? Recently, I met the CEO and founder of Charity:Water, Scott Harrison, at an international conference on fundraising. Scott delivered an impassioned and inspiring talk about his non profit. Charity:Water brings clean, safe drinking water to people in developing countries. In six years, […]
The Power Of One
Every time there is an election my work colleagues complain that they have to vote (voting being compulsory in Australia). “What’s the point of me voting? My vote is not going to make a difference.” Then my mother’s voice goes off in my head “Suffragettes made so many sacrifices so we can vote.” Visions of […]
How to Remake a Town, Part 1
Bil Atwood, Project Manager for the Town of Lockeport, reluctantly poses for a photo in front of a major new construction project in Seacaps Park at the centre of town. He folds his arms and grumbles good-naturedly about being in the picture at all. He wants this story to be about Lockeport, not him. Behind […]
MAGDA
MAGDA Marionettes carved from wood. Chimney sweeper. A girl, Magda— Nut trees and pines. Carpathian Mountains. Blueberry picking in August. In the days of tallow candles, walls hung with hand-loomed tapestries. Flat weave kilim rugs. My mother’s childhood house: one low window, attic rooms. Red mud of the Maros River, Grandmother Mariska picks wild sorrel. […]
Remember
During the last couple of years I have been exposed to a whole sub culture of people who are presently incarcerated or have recently been incarcerated. A large percentage of these people are caught in a tangled web of addiction and recidivism. It’s heartbreaking to hear the lonely voices, the cries of the broken people […]
THE GUITAR PLAYER
Guest Author, Ilona Martonfi, provides a window into her world, her daughter’s world and the world of so many women who need to find a place that will help to ease their suffering and get them off of the streets.
The Women’s Shelter: Day 16
Guest Author, Ilona Martonfi, shares a poem about domestic violence, safe houses and the ability women have to change their lives.
“Speaking Out, or, How I Let My Friend Die”
This was written at a very intense moment of self reflection, attributed to friends, as well as personal experience. It is completely true as I see it.
Adequate Wages are a Moral Issue
Martha Sherwood draws upon a heated discussion over the holidays to argue that the gap between the rich and the poor is not only increasing but many working people do not earn enough to sustain themselves. She argues that the current social welfare model in the US is failing everyone.
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