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Letter to Fellow Democrats upon the Re-election of Barack Obama

November 9, 2012 by Tricia Gates Brown 1 Comment

I, like you, look forward to things to be done in a second Obama term. But I suggest one action is called for before we move past this election. I envision a collective “thank you” to the Latino voters who made this Obama victory possible. Without these voters, Obama could not have won.

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Filed Under: Culture, Feature, Politics, ULE Tagged With: immigration, Latino vote

My Ballot Choices

October 31, 2012 by Rabbi Bob 5 Comments

On this Hallow’s Eve 2012, we are only 6 days away from another scary event – Election Day! Here in Oregon, we have the luxury of mail-in voting, and though we got our ballots almost 2 weeks ago, I just opened mine yesterday, and don’t intend to send it in (actually, bring it in to the county offices) until the last minute, as I always do.

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Filed Under: Politics, ULE Tagged With: ballot, election

Why the Presidential Election Might Not Matter

October 24, 2012 by Tevan Goldberg 3 Comments

Well, that seems like a strong thing to say. Entire eras of American history have been defined by and named for certain administrations, and certainly there have been unique, exceptional actions performed by the individual officeholders. So why might it supposedly not matter? A lot of it has to do with Congress.

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Filed Under: Politics, ULE

Bring Back the “Guy” Magazines

October 15, 2012 by Edward Gallagher Leave a Comment

I think we need to quickly bring back the good old days of the “guy” magazines. Maybe, just maybe, we could get some relief from the current phenomenon of the angry, conservative “hot talk” that fills our AM airwaves day and night.

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Filed Under: Feature, Politics, ULE Tagged With: Guy Magazines, Real Men

Indian Summer

October 5, 2012 by Watt Childress Leave a Comment

Autumn conjures up hallowed thoughts of education. Scholars conversing under sturdy campus oaks. Visits to libraries late at night, haunted by information.

Yet harvest’s end heralds an older turn from physical to mental labor, one that predates mortarboards and standardized tests. It’s a release of time to reflect on our ways, raid the smokehouse of knowledge, slice into some farm-cured ideas. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Nature, Spirit, ULE Tagged With: Appalachia, Dobyns-Bennett Indians, Kingsport, Long Island of the Holston, Tennessee, Warrior's Path, White Buffalo

Back to Interlochen – Observations on the Roads of the Lake Michigan Watershed

September 21, 2012 by Rabbi Bob 2 Comments

Last summer, I traveled with my son Tevan to Interlochen, Michigan, where he attended the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, an amazing conglomeration of over 2000 kids from all over the world, studying music, theater, dance, creative writing, film and visual arts. [Read More]

Filed Under: Culture, Featured Images, Nature, Photography, ULE Tagged With: Interlochen, Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, Muskegon, Traverse City

Butterfly Net’s Catch

September 19, 2012 by Vera Haddan 1 Comment

Soaking in black raspberry vanilla scented water, classical poetry in song repairs Millie’s parched spirit. Her what the hell is it all about thoughts swirl clockwise — she pokes her big toe in the stopper’s loop pulling upward letting small amounts of water escape. The bathtub’s plumbing makes a ravenous sucking sound.

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Filed Under: Fiction, Poetry, ULE Tagged With: Andrea Bocelli, Bailey's Irish Cream, boxer shorts, Breakfast Blend, Downy, Laneda Avenue, Millie Brown, revised tsunami probability map

We the Small…Fall (Short Fiction)

September 12, 2012 by Rick Bonn 3 Comments

“After leaving an air show just before a crash, and reading an article about our government’s increasing reliance on drones, I imagined this column written by a witness to a  flying robot crash in a future air show.” — R.W. Bonn

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Filed Under: Fiction, ULE Tagged With: Drones, Flying robots, Portland Air Show

Prairie Dogs, Tunnels, and Politics; Welcome to My World

September 8, 2012 by Stevie Stephens Burden 5 Comments

Why is it that we are always so sure of ourselves, so convinced that we’re right, about everything, all the time? Why do we consistently act as if how we perceive the world is “the one truth” – the RIGHT way?

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Filed Under: Culture, Politics, Spirit, ULE Tagged With: culture, humor, Oregon, Oregon Coast Stories Humor Mayor, politics, spirit, Stevie Burden, Stevie S. Burden

In Praise of a Quiet Life

September 4, 2012 by Tricia Gates Brown 2 Comments

The quiet life is about listening and attending to your existence and to that of the universe and spirit around you. It is about stilling the noise enough that you can hear. What you hear will depend on your singular vocation, your calling.

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Filed Under: Art, Culture, Featured Writing, Spirit, ULE

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  • Watt Childress April 28, 2025 at 11:48 am on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltAlso, you inspired me to insert a sentence crediting Hoyt Axton with the song's genesis. Many thanks!
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