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wish we had more senators like him

By rebecca On January 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Wayne Morse was a prescient man — a progressive who fought to prevent many of the national problems we are facing now. If only more had listened to him.

Read my new post about Wayne Morse, a principled and fearless US Senator from Oregon.

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ida b. wells: the B stood for (cojones)*

By rebecca On January 8, 2012 · 1 Comment

You’re sitting in a non-smoking train car when somebody tells you that you must get up and go stand in the smoking car. Why? Because a white person wants your seat. Even though you paid for it.

You resist. You’ve had it with second-class treatment, so you maintain your seat until you are physically removed [...]

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beautiful town

By rebecca On December 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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i’m a writing fool

By rebecca On November 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I’ve been productive lately. Working on my novel, revisions, and writing a few freelance articles along the way:

Here’s one recent piece, about a merger gone awry:http://tinyurl.com/3jwlr6j

And another business article, on a local start-up’s new funding round: http://tinyurl.com/6bbzuns

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mindfulness and grace

By rebecca On October 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Recently while perusing a magazine I came across this beautiful quote from British writer G. K. Chesterton:

You say grace before meals.
All right.
But I say grace before the play and the opera,
And grace before the concert and pantomime,
And grace before I open a book,

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how the states got their shapes

By rebecca On October 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Mark Stein’s book How the States Got Their Shapes takes you through the story of how every state ended up looking as weird (or, in the case of the Dakotas, as boring) as it does.

There are dozens upon dozens of interesting tidbits in the histories of these state boundaries: the once-crucial access [...]

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top 5 reasons to continue shunning network TV

By rebecca On October 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

After watching a few fall premieres, I’m reminded why so many of us have veered away from network TV.

There’s a lot of crap out there.

Laugh tracks, predictable plot lines, unmemorable characters.

Top 5 Reasons to Continue Shunning Network TV:

5. Whitney. A show that stars an awkward, loud-mouthed, not-funny comedian. [...]

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coupon etiquette

By rebecca On September 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Check out my recent article on coupon etiquette.
 

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i remember

By rebecca On September 9, 2011 · 2 Comments

The mistaken notion that it was some sort of accident. When the second plane hit, the horrible realization that it was an act of war. Fear. When the Pentagon was hit, the thoughts of: Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco…what’s next? Fear for my friends who lived in New York. Relief when I found out [...]

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the national

By rebecca On September 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Looking forward to seeing these guys on Friday!

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