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The butterfly in the coal mine

“It is ultimately the natural world that protects us and provides our ability to live on the planet …You can’t just have economic growth. You also have to have conservation …  In a human-dominated world, increasingly, it’s our responsibility to do that work.”

Sometimes you need to make a federal case out of it

Clearly the new Inflation Reduction Act addresses issues, beyond just acid rain, that transcend state lines. They are truly federal issues.

Jan Van Etten used common sense for the common good

When Jan Van Etten’s daughter submitted her mother’s obituary last week, she told me, “It is the end of an era and she was truly one of a kind.”

Both of these things are true.

Sticky floors and glass ceilings must not determine a woman’s fate

Each of us can take up the challenge thrown down by Scarletta Smith: Work together to break the cycle of oppression on women.

Profiles in tide turning

None of us are alone, regardless of where we choose to live. We, as humans, are part of a larger web of life.