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Every week I think about what has captured my attention over the previous several days. Usually I bring you a cohesive, themed, carefully crafted (heh, right!) essay on a topic that I found of particular interest, be it Colorado politics, nature,...
by ColoTim
on Mon Dec 11, 2023 at 06:01 PM PST
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Many would call out “gentrification” upon spotting an out-of-place coffee shop, bike lanes, or organic juicery. They may not be wrong—but what would they say about a vacant building? Would they find it as threatening or problematic? In the discussion...
by sophialburns
on Wed May 11, 2022 at 05:59 AM PDT
with 163 Recommends
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Though many people have returned to a (mostly) normal life in the United States at this point in the pandemic, there are still plenty of valid reasons to want to socialize outside. If you or someone ...
by Marissa Higgins
on Sat Jan 01, 2022 at 11:00 AM PST
with 37 Recommends
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As the nation faces a global pandemic, sky-high unemployment, rising food insecurity, and a bumbling federal government, people are still finding time to leave horrifying, racist letters for their neighbors. One disturbing example comes from...
by Marissa Higgins
on Tue Jul 14, 2020 at 10:05 AM PDT
with 163 Recommends
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I am blown away by the succinct explanation from Kimberly Jones regarding the history of enslaved Africans and their American descendants. I would like to see gentrification discussed in this same context. I would like to see gentrification eliminated...
by sfpcnik
on Thu Jun 11, 2020 at 11:48 AM PDT
with 2 Recommends
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Yes, the world is in the crapper (as I write this, Notre Dame is burning, the Mueller redaction is about to launch). The news is hella shitty. My life? Shitty. My friends’ lives? Also shitty, with a chance of flaming shitballs in the evening.
That’s...
by GrumpyDem
on Sat Apr 20, 2019 at 09:18 AM PDT
with 60 Recommends
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Truthfully, even though I recognize the wisdom and sheer brilliant utility of the words of that quotation, I worry over what will be the outcome of this election.
And I don’t mean just the votes. I mean us.
Progressives...
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by mettle fatigue
on Tue Nov 06, 2018 at 04:44 AM PST
with 8 Recommends
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I grew up in Squirrel Hill. Most people, when they hear that, ask, somewhat surprised, are you Jewish!?
I’m not. I’m an almost purebred (and possibly slightly inbred.) Celt and a lifelong Presbyterian. Squirrel Hill is home to Pittsburgh’s...
by LadyJeand
on Mon Oct 29, 2018 at 12:22 PM PDT
with 61 Recommends
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This is worldlotus‘s real-world report on weaving change, with her permission, from a thread in a January 1 diary (“Organizing vs Posturing” by kid oakland ) replying to comments of mine. Worldlotus said:
To add to your point, one of my...
by mettle fatigue
on Tue Jan 24, 2017 at 01:00 PM PST
with 11 Recommends
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Most of us follow most laws most of the time.
But for those times when people color outside the lines, We the People have agreed to hire those who would ensure compliance. We dress them differently from the balance of the population, we train...
by rogerman
on Wed May 11, 2016 at 08:35 AM PDT
with 1 Recommend
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While we are mulling over the future presidential candidate selections, there are very impressive chunks of back-up info on the state of families and children in our urban areas. We must ask what we are doing for the health of those who are pretty...
by pazyarte
on Sun Apr 24, 2016 at 10:41 AM PDT
with 2 Recommends
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On a recent visit to the Union Street neighborhood (aka: Cow Hollow) in an Francisco, Mr. eJ and I were amazed to see this gorgeous police station. Upon further investigation, ...
by ejoanna
on Mon Aug 17, 2015 at 09:56 PM PDT
with 14 Recommends
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Morning Open Thread is a daily post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an open forum.
The ...
by P Carey
on Fri Aug 07, 2015 at 03:30 AM PDT
with 17 Recommends
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Since the Baltimore Uprising began, many confused Baltimoreans (and outsiders) have asked about the $130 million in redevelopment funds poured into Sandtown-Winchester over a ten-year period (1989-...
by EquitableHealth
on Wed Jun 03, 2015 at 12:57 PM PDT
with 4 Recommends
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You should read "da noive" like a cartoon character saying "The nerve!"
I set this to publish on Wednesday 11/19 but somehow it published on Monday. I have reset it for Wednesday again, in case ...
by art ah zen
on Wed Nov 19, 2014 at 09:45 PM PST
with 16 Recommends
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Charity begins at home, with so many more families going down as help has been cut to survival support.
No web site, but word was spread by social media. Here - families with children in elementary ...
by Bateach
on Thu Jan 09, 2014 at 05:36 AM PST
with 6 Recommends
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So...My neighbors across the street are fairly reclusive. They both work, and have two sons. The oldest is about 20...sometimes he lives there, sometimes he doesn't. Now, he is staying there. ...
by Keith930
on Mon Apr 22, 2013 at 08:44 PM PDT
with 33 Recommends
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Tell us what you see. Do it by interview. Do it by documentation or video but do it.
I have for the past two days really started looking and observing. I want to report
what I am seeing in America.
by Vetwife
on Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 10:21 AM PDT
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If you are like most of us, you have wondered whether or not a proposal for new development in your community was a good idea, whether it was environmentally friendly, or whether you should support ...
by Kaid at NRDC
on Mon Jun 27, 2011 at 07:30 AM PDT
with 7 Recommends
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Peaceful Anti-TIF Demonstration Ends in Arrest
At a peaceful demonstration protesting the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) program which takes $250 million from Chicago’s public ...
by Hyde Park Johnny
on Sun Mar 20, 2011 at 04:24 AM PDT
with 63 Recommends
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