Category Archives: Current Affairs

They’re Making an (Anti-Woke) Example of Quakers in their “Christian” School:

  [NOTE: This prominent article mentions Quakers 12 times, 11 times favorably. What do Friends think of that?]] Washington Post They quit liberal public schools. Now they teach kids to be anti-‘woke.’ By Hannah Natanson — April 15, 2024 Kali Fontanilla used to teach public school in California. Now she leads her own online Christian … Continue reading They’re Making an (Anti-Woke) Example of Quakers in their “Christian” School:

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Durham: Will Another Big Bruising Bathroom Bill Battle Bust Up Bull Durham’s Burgeoning Business Boom?

I Woke up this morning to find my (adopted) home town & state made the big-time news AGAIN over our 2024 state election campaign. Anybody who recalls the NC political scene in 2016 — especially business people and boosters — likely still feels twinges of trauma when the phrase “Bathroom bill” is mentioned.  NC lost … Continue reading Durham: Will Another Big Bruising Bathroom Bill Battle Bust Up Bull Durham’s Burgeoning Business Boom?

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Three Timely Reports from Gwynne Dyer, from Ireland, Sudan, Gaza, Haiti & England

Gwynne Dyer remains one of my go-to reporter/analysts on the international scene. Here he brings three recent, revealing and concise snapshots. Three famines: Gaza, Sudan, and Haiti Gwynne Dyer There are three incipient famines in the world today, and politics is at the root of all of them. That’s not unusual, actually: Famines are almost … Continue reading Three Timely Reports from Gwynne Dyer, from Ireland, Sudan, Gaza, Haiti & England

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