A group of local residents frustrated and horrified at what has been going on in Israel and the Gaza Strip over the last two months have banded together to create a new organization, the Inland Northwest Coalition for the Liberation of Palestine.
“We were just standing up there, watching the smoke and the debris and the paper all around us, when suddenly, the second plane hit the World Trade Center. We were stunned. No one said anything. And then, all of a sudden, everyone’s pagers started going off. And that’s when I realized this was a mass casualty event.
Whether a plant is viewed with admiration or disgust is a matter of learned perspective. How many kids have run to a parent with a bouquet of freshly picked dandelions? Most parents, it is hoped, welcome with delight this weedy bouquet.
My dear friend, Ellen, died in December 2021. Hers was a long fight with cancer. She survived far longer than doctors had predicted. And until the end, she remained active and lively.
Singing “This Little Light of Mine,” a gathering of about 12 people participated in blessing the newly lit tower of Westminster United Church of Christ (UCC) last Tuesday.