Noel and Catherine and Linus (Noel’s cat) were here for Christmas. It was a good day. Yesterday we drove up to Seattle with Noel and Linus back to Noel’s place and then Noel went with Alec and me to the UW Medical Center. So I saw the doctors and they said the infection looks like …
Colette Beighley grew up in the San Francisco Bay area (where I came of age) and she now lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan and works as the West Michigan Field Organizer for Triangle Foundation, a terrific organization that Carolyn Wagner introduced me to. Read two of her recent bloggings to see why I admire her. …
FROM the 1880s to the 1960s, at least 4,700 men and women were lynched in this country. The noose remains a terrifying symbol, and continues to be used by racists to intimidate African-Americans (who made up more than 70 percent of lynching victims). and And the number of hate groups, according to the annual count …
I love this. Steve Schalchlin wrote: As part of the Spirit of Broadway Awards this past weekend, Julie Reyburn was asked to sing “Going It Alone” so the audience could get a sample number from THE LAST SESSION, which is going to be produced there in Norwich this coming season. Julie wrote me rather in …
This year the San Francisco organizers invited Charles King — the president and CEO of Housing Works — to give the keynote speech at the City by the Bay’s observance of this day of the World AIDS Day. Doug Ireland wrote: If you do only one thing for World AIDS Day this year, read Charles …