Proud Member of NPPA
July 23-24, 2013
"Only when the last tree has died,
the last river has been poisoned,
and the last fish has been caught
will we realize we cannot eat money."
July 23-24, 2013
"Only when the last tree has died,
the last river has been poisoned,
and the last fish has been caught
will we realize we cannot eat money."
BobShannon
I consider myself a very good Christian in the Catholic faith.....BUT...I am usually tollerent of a collection plate yet the man pictured above, calling himself a good Christian may not be as advertised. Usually I can tell when a day goes by and I have received 2,3 or more messages from this man. He in a round about way thinks he is about Gods work. Yet each post in highlighted notations are PLEASE DONATE. Didn't he see the trials on Earth of Jim Baker and Tammie Faye with her makeup drooling down while they prayed that you would send them money. All in fairness. Maybe this fella runs a tight ship however I think the IRS should check him out.. Maybe he will then be resolved to the junk mail.
Repeat sex offender arrested in alleged West Seattle assault
Harlem River, Cut Off From Public, Is Getting a Push Out of Isolation
Harlem River, Cut Off From Public, Is Getting a Push Out of Isolation
Halloween isn't "American." It's thought to have its origins in
pre-Christian Ireland. Deeply "old world."
Me, I love it. Recommended reading: DANSE MACABRE by Stephen King. It's
a nonfiction exploration and analysis of the universal human craving for
make-believe horror stories, movies, pictures, etc. Brilliant and
mordantly funny. Also an excellent compendium of books and films.
pre-Christian Ireland. Deeply "old world."
Me, I love it. Recommended reading: DANSE MACABRE by Stephen King. It's
a nonfiction exploration and analysis of the universal human craving for
make-believe horror stories, movies, pictures, etc. Brilliant and
mordantly funny. Also an excellent compendium of books and films.
Kathy Meader
Halloween isn't "American." It's thought to have its origins in
pre-Christian Ireland. Deeply "old world."
Me, I love it. Recommended reading: DANSE MACABRE by Stephen King. It's
a nonfiction exploration and analysis of the universal human craving for
make-believe horror stories, movies, pictures, etc. Brilliant and
mordantly funny. Also an excellent compendium of books and films.
pre-Christian Ireland. Deeply "old world."
Me, I love it. Recommended reading: DANSE MACABRE by Stephen King. It's
a nonfiction exploration and analysis of the universal human craving for
make-believe horror stories, movies, pictures, etc. Brilliant and
mordantly funny. Also an excellent compendium of books and films.
Rick Price
"Joe's 420 Rx" store off East Trent in Spokane Valley, was founded on a dream of helping sick people. "I'll be here in three years on January 1st," said owner Joe Heaton.
Joe Heaton's collective sells medical marijuana. He doesn't plan to switch to a recreational shop like some other dispensaries in Spokane County. Soon, he may not have a choice.
"The state is in it for the money now, more than to help the patient out," Heaton said.
The state stands to make tens of millions in taxes on recreational pot sales. Right now, Washington only makes a fraction of that revenue off of medical marijuana.
The Liquor Control Board, Department of Health, and Department of Revenue wrote the recommendations. If they are all adopted, medical pot dispensaries would close. Patients would be directed to buy marijuana at new recreational outlets that have a medical endorsement.
Joe Heaton's collective sells medical marijuana. He doesn't plan to switch to a recreational shop like some other dispensaries in Spokane County. Soon, he may not have a choice.
"The state is in it for the money now, more than to help the patient out," Heaton said.
The state stands to make tens of millions in taxes on recreational pot sales. Right now, Washington only makes a fraction of that revenue off of medical marijuana.
The Liquor Control Board, Department of Health, and Department of Revenue wrote the recommendations. If they are all adopted, medical pot dispensaries would close. Patients would be directed to buy marijuana at new recreational outlets that have a medical endorsement.
Ron Rattray
Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word
Bobshannon.org wordspics
Like it or not, winter is coming. I am on the nay side. So why have I spent so many years up here when I could have gone back to California? I DON'T know. Might not have come down with Guillain Barre and might not be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. No it is awfully hard for anyone to make such a drastic move with aches and pains and lack of kids support. Soooooo...I await the spring season looking forward to Holidays. When is Black Friday anyway..oh that's not a Holiday? Hmmm Well then I'll have to look forward to Easter...or Groundhogs Day...what? Not a Holiday...I say lets make every day a Holiday..
The Betrayal of Native Americans
by LAURA FINLEY
Last I heard, contracts negotiated between two consenting and capable
parties are supposed to be binding, with repercussions if one party violates
what has been agreed upon and codified into a legal document. That is, of
course, unless it is the state entering into such agreements with indigenous
peoples. Then these legal documents are little more than lip-service, or so
it seems, based on the actions of the U.S., Canadian, and other governments
who have and continued to trample the rights of indigenous peoples with
impunity. Instead of being held accountable to the legally binding
agreements they have signed, these governments continue to deprive
indigenous peoples of their land, their livelihoods, and their cultures.
Worse yet, they have the gall to point the finger at indigenous peoples and
their allies who resist this continued destruction of their land and
resources, calling them the criminals.
The United States government has negotiated some 600 treaties with Native
people, most of which it has violated. As just one example, were it to have
adhered to its own agreement, the Lakota Nation would have encompassed much
of the western Midwest (and some of the easternmost region of what we now
call the West), with the vast resources offered by the land and water in
that region. Instead, many Lakota live on reservations (or prisoner of war
camps, as they might be called) like Pine Ridge, which is annually one of
the most impoverished places in the United States. Unemployment rates run
around 70 percent, and as of 2011, almost 50 percent of Pine Ridge residents
live below the federal poverty line. Like a third-world country, life
expectancy rates hover in the later 40s and early 50s, in stark contrast to
the rest of the U.S, where the average women lives to be 81 and the average
man to 76. But, when Native peoples have organized, like the American Indian
Movement did in the 1960s and 1970s, they are presented as a threat, not as
part of the solution.
Canada has done no better. Instead of honoring its agreements to indigenous
groups, the Canadian government has stolen the land and poisoned the water,
soil, and air in which many from the First Nations live. On October 15,
2013, United Nations special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
James Anaya issued a scathing report, noting that 20 percent of aboriginal
peoples in Canada live in homes in need of serious repairs and that the
suicide rate among aboriginal youth is five times greater than that of all
Canadians. Anaya called the situation a "crisis," and, among other factors,
traced it back to Canadian government policies that broke up homes and
destroyed indigenous cultures by sending indigenous youth to horrific
boarding schools where they were forced to become as White as possible.
But, instead of critically reflecting on Anaya's report, the Canadian
government elected to further oppress this already marginalized group. Just
days ago, when indigenous peoples and their allies organized to protest
fracking in New Brunswick (a natural gas extraction process that devastates
the land and groundwater) the RCMP responded with force. Instead of
listening to the voices of indigenous peoples about the Tar Sands pipelines,
the Canadian government has criminalized their voices and continues to
plunder on.
So, while the U.S. and Canada are two of the wealthiest nations in the
world, both should bear the responsibility and pay the price for becoming so
through the extraction of resources and land that did not and does not
belong to them.
Indigenous people and their supporters have not and will not be silent about
these issues. Groups like Idle No More have organized, taken to the
streets, and used traditional indigenous dance and culture as well as
teach-ins and other nonviolent direct action to organize communities to
speak out about the repressive policies. I was fortunate to hear from
representatives from Idle No More recently and to participate in one of
their rallies. To call it a humbling experience is an understatement.
For readers who are not familiar with these histories, I implore you to
educate yourself. There is far more to the story than I have presented here.
When you do, you too will be outraged, and hopefully called to act, to
support indigenous peoples as they fight to regain that which is lawfully
theirs and to ensure they can raise their children in non-toxic
environments. It is the least we can do.
by LAURA FINLEY
Last I heard, contracts negotiated between two consenting and capable
parties are supposed to be binding, with repercussions if one party violates
what has been agreed upon and codified into a legal document. That is, of
course, unless it is the state entering into such agreements with indigenous
peoples. Then these legal documents are little more than lip-service, or so
it seems, based on the actions of the U.S., Canadian, and other governments
who have and continued to trample the rights of indigenous peoples with
impunity. Instead of being held accountable to the legally binding
agreements they have signed, these governments continue to deprive
indigenous peoples of their land, their livelihoods, and their cultures.
Worse yet, they have the gall to point the finger at indigenous peoples and
their allies who resist this continued destruction of their land and
resources, calling them the criminals.
The United States government has negotiated some 600 treaties with Native
people, most of which it has violated. As just one example, were it to have
adhered to its own agreement, the Lakota Nation would have encompassed much
of the western Midwest (and some of the easternmost region of what we now
call the West), with the vast resources offered by the land and water in
that region. Instead, many Lakota live on reservations (or prisoner of war
camps, as they might be called) like Pine Ridge, which is annually one of
the most impoverished places in the United States. Unemployment rates run
around 70 percent, and as of 2011, almost 50 percent of Pine Ridge residents
live below the federal poverty line. Like a third-world country, life
expectancy rates hover in the later 40s and early 50s, in stark contrast to
the rest of the U.S, where the average women lives to be 81 and the average
man to 76. But, when Native peoples have organized, like the American Indian
Movement did in the 1960s and 1970s, they are presented as a threat, not as
part of the solution.
Canada has done no better. Instead of honoring its agreements to indigenous
groups, the Canadian government has stolen the land and poisoned the water,
soil, and air in which many from the First Nations live. On October 15,
2013, United Nations special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
James Anaya issued a scathing report, noting that 20 percent of aboriginal
peoples in Canada live in homes in need of serious repairs and that the
suicide rate among aboriginal youth is five times greater than that of all
Canadians. Anaya called the situation a "crisis," and, among other factors,
traced it back to Canadian government policies that broke up homes and
destroyed indigenous cultures by sending indigenous youth to horrific
boarding schools where they were forced to become as White as possible.
But, instead of critically reflecting on Anaya's report, the Canadian
government elected to further oppress this already marginalized group. Just
days ago, when indigenous peoples and their allies organized to protest
fracking in New Brunswick (a natural gas extraction process that devastates
the land and groundwater) the RCMP responded with force. Instead of
listening to the voices of indigenous peoples about the Tar Sands pipelines,
the Canadian government has criminalized their voices and continues to
plunder on.
So, while the U.S. and Canada are two of the wealthiest nations in the
world, both should bear the responsibility and pay the price for becoming so
through the extraction of resources and land that did not and does not
belong to them.
Indigenous people and their supporters have not and will not be silent about
these issues. Groups like Idle No More have organized, taken to the
streets, and used traditional indigenous dance and culture as well as
teach-ins and other nonviolent direct action to organize communities to
speak out about the repressive policies. I was fortunate to hear from
representatives from Idle No More recently and to participate in one of
their rallies. To call it a humbling experience is an understatement.
For readers who are not familiar with these histories, I implore you to
educate yourself. There is far more to the story than I have presented here.
When you do, you too will be outraged, and hopefully called to act, to
support indigenous peoples as they fight to regain that which is lawfully
theirs and to ensure they can raise their children in non-toxic
environments. It is the least we can do.
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