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Tribute to Mom

I wrote the following obituary for my mother a few days after she passed. At her memorial service, a man came up to me who had been working in the kitchen to pass out refreshments in the basement of my … Continue reading

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Taming Bears

Free clinics get all sorts of patients. That is the point actually. Every one can come to Occupy Medical to get free, professional, holistic care no matter what their economic situation is. (We are even nice to rich people.) Some … Continue reading

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Generations of Fear

My life with Occupy has given me an interesting look into the mind of the generation a few decades below me. These are kids in their 20s and 30s who are bright, motivated and politically in tune. Many of them … Continue reading

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Getting Off my High Horse

My friends have heard me rant before.  I pick up a few causes and flag them around until someone gracefully tells me to shut up. I can get a little noisy up there on my high horse. Sometimes they have … Continue reading

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Occupy Medical Clinic is Born*

Occupy Medical started as a humble first aid tent at the Occupy Eugene site on October 15, 2011. A handful of medically trained volunteers began to serve the movement with their specialized skills. We had a pop-up canopy, a few … Continue reading

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The Jester Hat

What I love about Occupy is the exciting people. Occupiers are, as a rule, no-nonsense, movers and shakers. They have big ideas. They make big plans. They organize big events. They have big mouths. Often, they have big, foot-sized mouths. … Continue reading

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Dear Pam

Dear Pam Advertisers, I have seen your ads in my mother’s cooking magazines. The tiny female model is chipping away at a hardened meatloaf mess with a pickax. The message is close to being brilliant but there is a little … Continue reading

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Kids in the Canopy

On our way out of town, the kids rattled on about climbing trees. My friend, Barb craned her neck from the passenger seat to peer at the excitement in back of my minivan. She and I had been volunteering with … Continue reading

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