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Redefining the American Dream

Published on August 31, 2010 By Tirika

“The ulti­mate mea­sure of a man or woman is not where he stands in moments of com­fort and con­ve­nience, but where he stands at times of chal­lenge and con­tro­versy.” ~ Mar­tin Luther King It’s time to stop look­ing to Wash­ing­ton for answers. We won’t get them from a new pol­icy or a new law or […]

When The Lights Go Out

Published on July 28, 2010 By Saltmarsh

How pre­pared am I for when the lights go out, when the oil party ends, when global warm­ing results in the oceans ris­ing, or nuclear war breaks out, or the global econ­omy totally col­lapses, or tsunamis, tor­na­does, hur­ri­canes, wild­fires, earth­quakes, and vol­ca­noes change every­thing? What will I be left with, when the lights go out? I […]

Becoming Community Creatures

Published on July 21, 2010 By Tirika

Think­ing of “becom­ing com­mu­nity crea­tures” brings back mem­o­ries of the Y2K “panic”.  Peo­ple started get­ting together in small groups or large within their com­mu­ni­ties and dis­cussed dis­as­ter prepa­ra­tions. There is one type of per­son that stood out in my com­mu­nity. At the time, my com­mu­nity was very small, only 1000 peo­ple, but it was part […]