Yesterday, I received by mail the Voters’ Pamphlet for Oregon’s November 3rd General Election – yeah! It’s a thick 167-page pamphlet, and since I’ve been out of the country more than here during the past 10 years, it was exciting. Hopefully, the ballot with follow without issue. I’m prepared to vote in person, since absentee […]
Surely, we can all agree that 2020 has been a filthy little year! With over three months to go, it’s painful contemplating what more havoc might come. After an extended trip abroad, I returned to the US in December 2019, with no idea what was soon to follow in 2020. Long flights are difficult, and […]
After brutal killings of women during the past two weeks, #stopkillingwomen is trending on social media and helping to bring South Africa’s cases of gender-based violence to the surface. Some believe that “frustration and anxiety caused by the Covid-19 lockdown increased violent attacks in South African households”. Social workers also think the June 1 lifting […]
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