News of gun deaths, so very common, don’t make the front pages. “Md. Woman’s Slaying Called ‘Senseless and Tragic” and “D.C. Teen’s Shooting Death Is Probed” both appeared under the fold below a picture of a brilliant red fall leaf on a stone (“A hint of bold fall color…”) on page B1 of the Washington […]
“And know the place for the first time.” – My Return to Alaska, June 17-23, 2014
“We shall not cease from exploration/And the end of all our exploring/Will be to arrive where we started/And know the place for the first time.” These lines from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets speak to the unexpected resonance, the deepest of chords I felt when returning from a week in Alaska on June 23rd. I had […]
Tasha Williamson: Policy Walking
Policies, important as they are, often shield us from seeing and being profoundly inspired by those doing the work on the street where policy engages the human condition, where policy walks, where policy meets the frightened, the angry and, all too often, the wounded or slain. Tasha Williamson, founder of the San Diego Compassion Project […]
“Strength and Compassion” – Louisville Responds to a Crisis
Shock in Louisville Twelve months ago Louisville, , ranked by the FBI as fifth safest among the eighteen cities with a population between 500,000 and 800,00, committed itself to the creation of an ambitious comprehensive violence prevention/community health plan, which would blend prevention, intervention, enforcement and reentry of returning offenders. Led by the Office of […]
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