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Michael Moore, a Flint native, has written an eloquent and accurate analysis of the situation in Flint, Michigan.  The headline is “How can you help Flint?  Do not send us bottles of water.  Instead, join us in a revolt.” He … Continue reading →

Yesterday I wrote about a leading I had to urge people to respond to the Flint, Michigan, water crisis–Sound the Alarm.    Michael Moore has an excellent response web page here. Leadings are difficult to explain.  As a scientist I work … Continue reading →

I awoke this morning with a strong leading to issue a call to action to Friends and all who care to proclaim the water situation in Flint, Michigan, has to be addressed immediately. Every minute children are exposed to that poison.   … Continue reading →

Randy Gene Porter was born in Hawaii on January 26,1960, and left us December 26, 2011. I first met him and the Porter family in 1971 when I moved into the other side of a double that was owned by … Continue reading →

This picture of the water coming out of the tap in Flint, Michigan, says it all.  For two years, ever since immediately after the city water supply was switched to save money, this is what Flint residents have had to … Continue reading →

Imhotep Adisa, Director of the Kheprw Institute (KI) in Indianapolis, often says conversation is overrated and I have found that he is correct.  KI has been holding monthly book discussions for several years, which anyone is welcome to participate in. … Continue reading →

Even with the wind chill of 7, people came out to march and rally for Bernie Sanders in downtown Indianapolis today.  I rode my bicycle so I could keep up with the marches while taking photos.  http://1drv.ms/1JY4OzY I guess I … Continue reading →

Climate change threatens the very survival of the human race.  You would think that would be the primary issue in the U.S. Presidential campaign.  That the Republican candidates continue to refuse to even acknowledge climate change makes it difficult to … Continue reading →

Recently experiencing a couple of recent acts of generosity made me think more about that concept, especially in todays often ugly social climate.  I was surprised to find this among the definitions of generosity: “freedom from meanness or smallness of … Continue reading →

“To be Dakota is to live in peace and harmony with every living thing.” The book we will be reading for the next monthly community discussion at the Kheprw Institute (KI) is An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States … Continue reading →