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Back in the streets
Four hundred people came out Friday for a candlelight vigil in Olympia to commemorate the victims of violence by federal immigration agents. Won't be…
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the run's over
Been killing my ego lately, and yesterday I penned my obit.
Jan 3
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Flood it again
I love a good Nor'easter. Plus, a note on the No Kings demonstrations Oct. 18, and my upcoming reading in Somers Point, NJ.
Oct 15, 2025
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Politicians killed my (your) newsroom
The closure of Cascade PBS means less investigative reporting on government, business and society in Washington state. Just how powerful people want it.
Oct 4, 2025
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The House on Pacific Avenue
The underground railroad, the KKK and the questions that linger in a Jersey Shore town.
Sep 19, 2025
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poem no. 1
haven’t been, can’t look away look away, can’t haven’t been
Sep 16, 2025
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The Day David Duke Came to Town
In 1979, the former KKK grand wizard came to Barnegat, N.J., to announce his candidacy for president. Rumors have also persisted that the underground…
Aug 21, 2025
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Empty Blood/Nowhere, Squared
Marking a second summer back at the Jersey Shore
Aug 12, 2025
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