The Year 2015 in Review
Dear Friends, There’s so much to share about 2015! As I review the year’s highlights, it seems best to simply offer twelve random snapshots. January. Despite vowing to stay put Continue Reading →
Month: December 2015
The fusion of politics and civility
Dear Friends, Despite all the woes of the world, there’s so much to be thankful for. Near the top of my long list are the local business owners who make the Fallon Continue Reading →
Let’s Be Honest: Sanders’ Climate Plan Is Inadequate
When it comes to understanding the dire situation facing our planet, the Paris Climate Summit offered a sobering wake-up call, a solar-powered shot heard round the world. Science prevailed over politics, and the Continue Reading →
Register Flirts with Climate Denial
Dear Friends, I wish Des Moines were Los Angeles. Well, not really. But I wish we had a newspaper that embodied the integrity of the LA Times. Two years ago, Continue Reading →
All Eyes on Iowa
Dear Friends, I feel such deep gratitude to all of you for the many kind, encouraging responses you shared during my 200-mile trek across Normandy to Paris for the U.N. Climate Continue Reading →
Walk to Paris: Day 16
November 29, 2015 – Paris to Le Bourget What lousy timing! I went to bed last night with the onset of a sinus infection. My night’s sleep was dismal, and Continue Reading →