
Studs Terkel, 1912-2008
Studs Terkel, that great & generous soul, has passed on. For me, the voice of Studs Terkel will always symbolize a combination of passionate curiosity, prophetic conviction, and deeply generous, fatherly love. He delighted in the people of the world, and shared his delight with us.
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This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood
During my first pregnancy, I lived on a truck route. My pregnancy manual, the ubiquitous and sometimes disturbing What to Expect When You’re Expecting, said that unless I was living in a bus terminal or a tollbooth, “breathing in the big city…isn’t as risky as you might think…. Even in the 1960s, when pollution was […]
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Locals in a New Place – Reading Aldo Leopold
This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Reading Aldo Leopold
The literacy of children thus follows the passions and engagements of the parents, and starts where they are.
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