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August 31, 2018March 31, 2022

Shadows & Dust / Vol. V, Issue 10

These are some of my favorite and/or most noteworthy tweets, podcasts, videos and books of August: Tweets TV, Movies & Documentaries — Pray the Devil Back to Hell tells how

For many, the Pine Ridge Reservation is a place of hopelessness and despair, as the New York Times article linked to at the bottom of this post attests. (Marrton Dormish)

May 28, 2015February 21, 2017

Need in the News, Vol. IV, Issue 5

At the end of every month, I summarize local, national and international “stories of need” from news sites, blogs, press releases and editorials. The following are some of May’s most

A 12-step program site in Portland, Ore., from 2013. (Visitor7 via Wikimedia Commons)

March 31, 2014February 21, 2017

Need in the News, Vol. III-Issue 3

At the end of every month, I summarize local, national and international “stories of need” from news sites, blogs, press releases and editorials. The following are some of March’s most

Trees goes up in flames at the High Park Wildfire west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Thursday, June 17, 2012. The fire started June 9 from a lightning strike and has consumed tens of thousands of acres of forest and grassland, destroyed homes, and mobilized more than 1,700 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service, state and local resources. (U.S. Department of Agriculture via Flickr and Wikimedia Commons)

June 30, 2012February 21, 2017

Need in the News, Vol. I, Issue 6

An overview of “stories of need” with links to news articles, editorials, press releases and blog posts from around the nation and the world: Front-Page Worthy UNITED STATES: On June