Leschi Council
Nov 26, 2023
Letter to Parks Re: Pier
At our November Board meeting, John Barber’s letter to Parks was approved. He expresses concern about the proposed new pier. November 20,...
Anne Depue
Aug 26, 2023
Notes from the T Dock
We try, on sunny summer afternoons, of which there have been countless this year, to catch a swim in the lake. Typically, it’s a paddle...
Georgia S. McDade
Feb 20, 2023
A Nation Under Stress
No, thanks. I do not plan to discuss, certainly not defend, or attempt to defend the policemen—the five Black policemen—shown brutally...
Georgia S. McDade
Dec 30, 2021
Rules for Living in a Community (or your “freedom” ends where my safety begins)
Consider this: When you live in a place alone, you need no rules—or you make them, discard them as you choose. You may not think about...
Georgia S. McDade, Ph. D
Jun 1, 2021
To the High School Graduates in my Life
Congratulations! I’m proud of you. It never occurred to me that you would not graduate. I decided to write you a letter, a letter I wish...
Malcolm Harker
Mar 1, 2021
Profiles in Privilege
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought many other issues to the forefront, particularly “Racial Equity” and its corollary, White Privilege....
Susan Platt, Ph.D.
Feb 1, 2021
Selma Waldman: Witness to the Abuse of Power
“Lust for power and territory is the same lust that kills man, women, children and the land itself.” ~Selma Waldman 2002 What would...