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Have You Heard of the Waterkeeper Alliance?
I didn’t know much about them other than their name until I decided to follow the actor Edward James Olmos on Twitter.
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Tagged clean water, DesertGirl Media, Edward James Olmos, Elizabeth Maginnis, Elizabeth Maginnis - freelance writer, environmentalism, Great Lakes, Great Lakes watershed, linkedin, water pollution, water safety, Waterkeeper Alliance, Waterkeeper Alliance Great Lakes, Waterkeepers
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The Power of Protest
First off, a disclaimer: having grown up during the volatile 1960s and early 1970s, I have a soft spot in my heart for protestors.
Christmas ‘Way Too Early
I heard from my daughter the other day that her grocery store had already stocked holiday-themed coffee creamers. By “holiday,” I mean Christmas.
“Class Warfare”? COME ON.
Many of the wealthy earned their millions and billions on the backs of the people who work for them, so since when is it “class warfare” to ask them to give back to the society that supported them?
Where Has Our Civility Gone?
Watching the 9/11 memorials makes me wonder: What happened to post-attack civility on the part of our elected officials, specifically Congress? How are they honoring the victims’ ultimate sacrifice?
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Tagged 9/11, 9/11 victims, Beltway, Boehner, Cantor, civility, Congress, DesertGirl Media, divisiveness, Elizabeth Maginnis, Elizabeth Maginnis - freelance writer, Eric Cantor, gridlock, John Boehner, linkedin, political compromise, political partisanship, political stalemate
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Beauty in Unlikely Places
Just got back from a trip to Las Vegas, Death Valley and Sedona, AZ. Talk about different! Yet, each possesses a beauty all its own,
Give Me Peace
Give me peace, I say, from the idiocracy in Washington, the Beltway bastards who think that the world revolves around the colors red and blue. They care only
The Great Law
This past week I watched the Sundance Channel’s broadcast of the documentary “Waterlife.” Waterlife examines how 21st Century society affects the creatures
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Tagged aquatic life, clean water, DesertGirl Media, Elizabeth Maginnis, Elizabeth Maginnis - freelance writer, environmentalism, Great Lakes, Great Law, Great Law of the Iroquois, Iroquois Confederacy, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, linkedin, sustainability, water pollution
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Harmony
Harmony. It’s a beautiful word, isn’t it? Harmony makes the world go round, no, more accurately, it makes the world go right. I’m in the midst of reading
Congratulations, William and Catherine!
Your fairytale romance and wedding were a tonic for the soul; Hollywood could not have scripted a better event! The world needs more happiness and joy such as that supplied by today’s ceremonies — in spades.
