A new stage of the Israel / Palestinian conflict Not a new story of violence against children. Photos of children in Gaza during many years of bombings. It’s horrendous and there are no words to describe this. https://news.un.org/en/story/2014/09/479592-not-single-child-untouched-recent-gaza-conflict-says-un-rights-expert A bearded old man holds a placard:“You take my water, burn my olive trees,“Destroy my house, take… Continue reading Children in Gaza
Category: Cautionary Tales
The disappointment is painfully deep
I’m feeling deep disappointment about the explosive situation in the Washington County Court. What are the sick motivations of that handful of county Justices who see themselves as keepers of the purse and deciders of who deserves help and who should suffer? Our homeless population (roughly 2000 souls) is 30% long-term homeless, 33% veterans,… Continue reading The disappointment is painfully deep
Distressed beyond measure
Since I’m roiling inside and can’t really think of much else the topic for today has to be public leaders who don’t care. Yes, I’m still distressed at the Washington County Quorum Court, and the disdain that was shown to people in need at Thursday night’s meeting. JP Eva Madison tried very hard to make… Continue reading Distressed beyond measure
The Nuclear Monster Living in Fayetteville
Somewhere deep in the halls of the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas there’s a lab designing nuclear weapons. It’s true. We know it because of a publication recently released by ICAN: “Schools of Mass Destruction: American Universities in the US Nuclear Weapons Complex” https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/ican/pages/430/attachments/original/1574113227/ICAN-Schools-of-mass-Destruction_nov2019.pdf?1574113227 ICAN is the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear… Continue reading The Nuclear Monster Living in Fayetteville