Welcome to The Beloved Community

“The Beloved Community” is a term that was first coined in the early days of the 20th century by the philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce, who founded the Fellowship of Reconciliation. However, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., also a member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, who popularized the term and invested it with a deeper …

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Cool creative newspaper comic

9 Chickweed Lane is a comic strip about a single mom, her adolescent daughter and gritty grandma.The strips three generations feature strong characters with McEldowney’s grasp of relationshis through incredible artwork & flights of fancy. Check it out. 9 Chickweed Lane

Olympia named #10 on best places for business in USA on Forbes’ list

The Olympia metropolitan area ranks as one of the top places in the country for business and careers, according to a new Forbes magazine study. and The study ranks Olympia 10th out of the 200 largest metropolitan areas in the country. The Olympia metro area, which comprises all of Thurston County with its population of …

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The Wives of Marty Winters

On Alec’s blog: South Sound Arts etc. ~ Posted: 07 Apr 2007 The Wives of Marty Winters is my latest novel. I’m in the midst of my second complete rewrite — up to page 147 of 212 right now, after having two trusted friends who are good writers read it and make editorial comments. One …

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McCain & Lindsey’s stroll and what it hath wrought at the Shorja market in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The crack of shots fired by unseen snipers echoed on Monday through Baghdad’s wholesale Shorja market, a day after U.S. Senator John McCain held up his visit there as one sign of improving security in Baghdad. and “Who said there was security?” asked carpet salesman Abu Ammar, 55, who said he sold …

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