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“She built an empire on artificial ground…”

May 8, 2012 by Rabbi Bob 1 Comment

Should Howe be thrown in a cell for her role in the local bus system’s near demise? Do the elected board members over the years bear any responsibility? Do you use the bus to get around Clatsop County? Don’t be shy, on this issue or any other that you feel is important. If something in the Daily A, or HIPFiSH, or any other news source you have access to, gets your goose, let the Upper Left Edge be one way that you express your opinion and weigh in on the matter.

Filed Under: ULE, Uncategorized Tagged With: grassroots journalism

Reach out for Life

May 8, 2012 by Mike Springer 3 Comments

For most of us it’s hard to peel back someone’s layers to find out what a person is really feeling, especially when that person doesn’t want to show what they’re feeling. It’s easy for us to put on a mask and not burden people with our problems. But what we need to recognize is that other people hide under their facades too; and even though they may be smiling on the outside, they may be crying on the inside…

Filed Under: Culture, Feature, Spirit, ULE Tagged With: depression, life, suicide

What Love Means to Me

May 7, 2012 by Mariah Lewis 1 Comment

Since childhood I’ve been exposed to love in a thousand different ways. It started with the love I have for my mother and the love she has for me. She was my first example of what love is, how it feels, how it sounds and what it looks like. Then, in my childlike brain it was translated into holding hands as you crossed the street and kisses on my fallen knees.

Filed Under: Feature, Nature, Spirit, ULE Tagged With: love, relationships, romance

Untitled Moments

May 4, 2012 by Ms. Stumbleine 1 Comment

She sobs like the storm clouds,
Loudly. Never ending. Rocking, rocking,
in the wash of the open faced, omniscient moon; with each tear,
it magnifies her (un) placed (un) heavenly beauty, reminding the God of
Eternity. For only a moment.

Filed Under: Poetry, ULE, Uncategorized

Here’s to a thriving hive

May 3, 2012 by Watt Childress Leave a Comment

I found this video during a quick internet fly-over. Some instinct moved me to bring it home and share it, not just with select friends and family — in standard online fashion — but for the betterment of a whole community website.

Filed Under: Nature, Song and Dance, ULE, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bee, Beekeeping

The Grocery Store Dilemma: Real Effects of Food Politics

April 30, 2012 by Marlaina Isbell 8 Comments

Picture this: you’re a single mother, unemployed, and reliant on food stamps to feed your family. You walk into your local “Bargain-Mart” and the so called bargains can only be spotted on the towering pyramid display of sugar covered “Cocoa Puffs”. Next to that display, the whole grain organic “Life Fiber” brand sits dusty on the shelf.

Filed Under: Culture, Feature, Food, Politics, ULE

The Wrecking Crew

April 28, 2012 by Stephen Berk 4 Comments

Thom Hartmann, an adroit scholar, writer and speaker, conversant in a wide variety of fields is generally known for his nightly news and opinion program, “The Big Picture.” Hartmann has stated a number of times on his program, as well as in print, that the US Constitution never gave the Supreme Court the power to pass on the constitutionality of a congressional law.

Filed Under: Feature, Politics, ULE Tagged With: Congress, Constitution, Supreme Court, Thom Hartmann

Where the Sidewalk Ends

by Shel Silverstein

April 26, 2012 by Watt Childress Leave a Comment

Yes we’ll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we’ll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

Filed Under: Poetry, ULE, Uncategorized Tagged With: Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends

Grieving for the Green

April 22, 2012 by Watt Childress 6 Comments

On the morning of the first Earth Day a seven-year-old boy seached for salamanders in a creek. He didn’t know adults were launching a new holiday to encourage care for creation. His heart and mind were filled with amazement at the critters who lived under the damp mossy rocks. After lunch he climbed one of his favorite trees.

Filed Under: Books, Culture, Feature, Nature, Spirit, ULE Tagged With: Earth Day, Jesus, Spring, The Giving Tree

In memory of Earl Scruggs

April 21, 2012 by Watt Childress Leave a Comment

Here’s a great video clip in memory of Earl Scruggs. Thank God for that laid-back lightening twang he gave to the world.

Filed Under: Song and Dance, ULE, Uncategorized

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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!
  • Watt Childress April 27, 2025 at 10:55 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltThank you kindly Jim for reading this and commenting. I enjoyed your review of "Sun House" by David James Duncan,
  • Jim Stewart April 27, 2025 at 8:26 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltNice! Hoyt Axton wrote the Jeremiah song and sang it with great gusto. Life wanders on and I'm still glad
  • Watt Childress April 26, 2025 at 3:51 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltDuring spring I think of you, and all the May Pole celebrations you've organized over the years. So grateful for
  • Watt Childress April 26, 2025 at 3:18 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltIn my dreams I sing to the multitudes, with a voice as clear and sweet and churchy as Lou Reed.
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