Great piece Katie! I was so happy to be there with you to pop the prosecco and celebrate with your family and those precious little guys! And your advocacy has an impact - stay with it! And as Margaret Mead said , "Never doubt the power of a small group of people to make change in the world, indeed it is the only way."
It sounds like a wonderful birthday, Katie, with your family and out in Nature. I’m with you in thinking of those mothers who are separated from their children on Mothers Day by our current racist administration. I’ll donate to ACLU again today, in honor of those mothers and of you, on your 64th birthday.
Thank you for this reminder of events of just a few months ago. The whirlwind catastrophes of this regime become more unbelievable with each day's peruse of the news. ICE doesn't operate the same here in Nevada as it does in other areas of the U.S. The local sheriffs don't allow that kind of pillage upon communities, so it's difficult to imagine or even keep in mind the horrors that are happening. The result of NV's "deal" with ICE to only report immigrants if they've been arrested for real crimes has brought down the label of "sanctuary state," a big surprise to our governor and Congressional representatives. A collective "HUH?" ensued. Regardless, Nevadans don't appreciate the Feds' control or interference into our lives here, so it rankles to be labeled wrongly for doing something that is just the morally right thing to do.
We're all over 64! (not really!) Castiglion Fiorentino is a lovely small Tuscan town and Norma has become a "madre lingua" ... teaching English to the middle schoolers. I'm a big city person but life here is sweet.
Thanks Katie! The people of Juneau are special people. I believe we were all drawn here to support each other. Thanks for the reminder of how important that is!
Another excellent column, Katie! Thanks for reminding us of how fortunate we are and of the struggles of so many others. It’s really hard to imagine the daily horrors so many mothers and children face in concentration camps in our country and in poor nations around the world. I’ll make a contribution to Amnesty International today.
The day after my 64th birthday with that Beatles song in my head, I hit black ice and careened off the road and into an unforgiving spruce tree! My Toyota was totaled and I had a broken femur. For the next six months, countless people in our beautiful community, fed me (will you still feed me) drove me and housed me! ❤️
Great piece Katie! I was so happy to be there with you to pop the prosecco and celebrate with your family and those precious little guys! And your advocacy has an impact - stay with it! And as Margaret Mead said , "Never doubt the power of a small group of people to make change in the world, indeed it is the only way."
Thank you Linda!
It sounds like a wonderful birthday, Katie, with your family and out in Nature. I’m with you in thinking of those mothers who are separated from their children on Mothers Day by our current racist administration. I’ll donate to ACLU again today, in honor of those mothers and of you, on your 64th birthday.
Thank you for this reminder of events of just a few months ago. The whirlwind catastrophes of this regime become more unbelievable with each day's peruse of the news. ICE doesn't operate the same here in Nevada as it does in other areas of the U.S. The local sheriffs don't allow that kind of pillage upon communities, so it's difficult to imagine or even keep in mind the horrors that are happening. The result of NV's "deal" with ICE to only report immigrants if they've been arrested for real crimes has brought down the label of "sanctuary state," a big surprise to our governor and Congressional representatives. A collective "HUH?" ensued. Regardless, Nevadans don't appreciate the Feds' control or interference into our lives here, so it rankles to be labeled wrongly for doing something that is just the morally right thing to do.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing this info Sue!
Beautiful. Thank you, Katie.
A wonderful piece, Katie. Thank you & Happy Mother's Day to you.
Thanks Kim. This means a lot, coming from you.
64: What a nice age! Ah, to be 64 again! Lovely piece.--ct
Great hearing from you Cary! How is Italia?
We're all over 64! (not really!) Castiglion Fiorentino is a lovely small Tuscan town and Norma has become a "madre lingua" ... teaching English to the middle schoolers. I'm a big city person but life here is sweet.
Thanks Katie! The people of Juneau are special people. I believe we were all drawn here to support each other. Thanks for the reminder of how important that is!
Another excellent column, Katie! Thanks for reminding us of how fortunate we are and of the struggles of so many others. It’s really hard to imagine the daily horrors so many mothers and children face in concentration camps in our country and in poor nations around the world. I’ll make a contribution to Amnesty International today.
The day after my 64th birthday with that Beatles song in my head, I hit black ice and careened off the road and into an unforgiving spruce tree! My Toyota was totaled and I had a broken femur. For the next six months, countless people in our beautiful community, fed me (will you still feed me) drove me and housed me! ❤️