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César Chávez Day & Three Types of Love

- April 9, 2025 - Laura Wells comment

March 31 is the anniversary of the birth of César Chávez (1927-1993). Alongside his wife Helen and many others, in the 1960s he organized a successful grape strike and co-founded United Farm Workers. I was…

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Simplify Simplify Simplify — Connect Connect Connect

- March 7, 2025 - Laura Wells comment

Photos: Thoreau's cabin (reconstructed) and Emerson's house SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY On page 240 of my raggedy 75-cent copy of Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden; or Life in the Woods is a quote that I found…

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WHAT? The ERA passed, and needed Biden’s signature,…

- February 10, 2025 - Laura Wells comment

Photo from ERA History UPDATE: This blog was sent out on January 15, 2025. Biden needed to direct the US Archivist to certify the ERA while he was still president. Here's an update per Wikipedia:"On…

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VOTING SURVEY

- January 26, 2025 | February 3, 2025 - Laura Wells 5 Comments

In order to get a reality check on the political environment in the U.S., I sent a short survey to the members of various circles I participate in. Almost all are in West Coast states,…

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CSA: Yummy New Year’s resolution for you, and…

- January 8, 2025 - Laura Wells comment

As a New Year’s resolution, consider giving yourself something that is… Beautiful Organic Local Seasonal Surprising & YUMMY! Way back in the early 90s, just after the Green Party became a ballot qualified party in…

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What can we say now?

- December 10, 2024 - Laura Wells comment

Sometimes I think it's a problem that we as humans can find humor in the most serious of times, and sometimes I think it's the very thing that keeps us (somewhat) sane. For this very…

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The Elections – YIKES

- November 5, 2024 - Laura Wells 1 Comment

Within a day this election will be over. This blog offers you some lists, readings, and videos concerning the election with almost NO COMMENT from me other than to describe them. Please dip into whatever…

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GREEN VOTER GUIDE – state propositions and more!

- November 4, 2024 - Laura Wells comment

Here are links to the Voter Card and complete Green Voter Guide, a well-respected election guide produced by the Green Party of Alameda County.VOTER CARD (also copied below)Complete GREEN VOTER GUIDE - PDF A NOTE…

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Make democracy better NOW — hold their feet…

- October 21, 2024 - Laura Wells comment

Does it really work to vote for a candidate and then "hold their feet to the fire" to make them do what we really want and need? Or is that a fantasy? Too often we…

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How to vote strategically, peacefully and SAFELY

- August 30, 2024 - Laura Wells comment

Here's a three item glossary for you for the November 5 election. 1 — POPULAR VOTE does not determine the winner of the US presidency. In 2000 and 2016, George W. Bush and then Donald…