Monthly Archives: November 2011

Oregon and the Death Penalty

I woke early this morning in my mother’s household in Portland, Oregon.  I quietly made a pot of coffee, fed the cat, and padded out into the cool November rain to get the morning paper for my mother, who reads … Continue reading

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Time for Protest—Again

The guitarist and songwriter, Makana, sang his wonderful protest song, We are the Many, at a gathering of APEC in Honolulu on Saturday night.  He sang it, and was allowed to sing it, for 45 minutes, to a group of … Continue reading

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