by Carolyn M. Crane | Oct 20, 2011 | Community, Essays, Polemics, Politics |
Drunk Drivers I’m standing in the pediatric ICU at UC Med Center. I’m holding the hand of my ten year old nephew. His hand is lifeless, the nurse tells me, because they gave him a paralyzing drug to keep him still. Common practice with a brain injury, she says. ...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Sep 9, 2011 | Education, Essays, Polemics, Politics, Uncategorized |
“In every culture in decline, the watchful ones among the slaves know that all that is genuine will be scorned or conned or cast away.” Joni Mitchell Recently, this blurb has been circulating Facebook: “As a child I saw Tarzan almost naked, Cinderella arrived...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Mar 28, 2011 | Education, Essays, Polemics, Politics
“And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations They’re quite aware of what they’re going through” –David Bowie For a few weeks now, in response to the union crisis in the Midwest,...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Feb 22, 2011 | Essays, Polemics
February 22, 2011 Nevada City “I’m a woman, not a corporation.” Alice DiMecele I thought of DiMecele today as I tried to find out the actual source of Rachel Maddow’s claim that Wisconsin started the year with a huge surplus. Jeff...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Feb 2, 2011 | Abbey Country, Essays, Mining, Polemics, Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival |
by Carolyn Crane Pima County, Arizona Last Saturday, I found myself on the old Thurber Ranch outside Sonoita, Arizona, listening to a presentation about a proposed open pit copper mine. The site-coordinator, Dennis Fischer, gave an excellent presentation. He is truly...
