All posts by Chuck Fager

Abortion Updates: from Kansas to Kentucky, Florida & More

Washington Post, 08/18/2022: Fresh off her Kansas victory, Rachel Sweet heads to Kentucky to fight an antiabortion ballot measure Kansas voters surprised everyone when they overwhelmingly rejected an antiabortion ballot measure earlier this month. Now Rachel Sweet, the campaign manager behind that abortion rights victory in Kansas, has been hired to lead a similar effort … Continue reading Abortion Updates: from Kansas to Kentucky, Florida & More →

Let Prisoners Read More Books!

Reading While Incarcerated Saved Me. So Why Are Prisons Banning Books? Aug. 17, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ET Credit…Ben Denzer By Christopher Blackwell Mr. Blackwell is an incarcerated writer. SHELTON, Wash. — During my first decade in prison, I busied myself with exercising and hanging out in the big yard. I hardly grew as a … Continue reading Let Prisoners Read More Books! →

Guest Post: Profile of A Renegade Quaker Artist – Edward Sorel

[NOTE: Friend Gary Sandman, of Roanoke Meeting in Virginia, has long been collecting and distributing short articles about artists and performers who are Quaker, or Quaker adjacent. His latest profile is of the longtime illustrator and artist, Edward Sorel. It was so appealing that with his permission, we are re-posting it here, with some addenda … Continue reading Guest Post: Profile of A Renegade Quaker Artist – Edward Sorel →

Good Grief! Here Comes The Tomato Crisis!

Spaghetti Sauce Is Under Threat as Water Crisis Slams Tomatoes Kim Chipman — August 13, 2022 (Bloomberg) — Tomatoes are getting squeezed. California leads the world in production of processing tomatoes — the variety that gets canned and used in commercial kitchens to make some of the most popular foods. The problem is the worst … Continue reading Good Grief! Here Comes The Tomato Crisis! →