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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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The Bridge

Anny – Amazon Review 5***** 29 January “If you like me enjoy read about soviet Russia this book is a … More

Bend Oregon, Dublin Ireland, Education, espionage, Friends, friendship, history, Life in the Shadows, love story, M Barrett Miller, Russia, Sammerkand, Spys, Tashkent, truth, Ukraine

Building the Kuranda railway: History in pictures

This morning at coffee, I spoke about riding this train while visiting Queensland. Should you ever find yourself in Cairns, … More

Australia, Barron Gorge, Cairns, construction, Courage, Education, history, John Robb, Kuranda Railway, Nature, Research, State Library of Queensland, truth

What Should You Do When the Bear Is Cinnamon? ( Video Below )

Scientists have uncovered a genetic mutation that makes it dangerously difficult to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly. By Sam … More

Advocacy, Bears, Brown Bears, Cinnamon?, Education, environment, Friends, Grizzly Bears, Oklahoma State University, Research, Science, Trilobites

Ola Mildred Rexroat – North American Warrior

Ola Mildred Rexroat (August 28, 1917 – June 28, 2017) was the only Native American woman to serve in the … More

Education, history, Native Americans, Oglala, Ola Mildred Rexoat, Research, truth, WASP, WWll

‘You Have to Learn to Listen’: How a Doctor Cares for Boston’s Homeless

Lessons from Dr. Jim O’Connell’s long crusade to treat the city’s “rough sleepers.”This is what it’s all really about. By Tracy … More

Advocacy, American Health Care, American poverty, Boston, Dr.Jim O'Connell, health, Mass General, Pine Street Inn, Rosanne Haggerty, rough sleepers, Tracy Kidder, truth, University of Notre Dame

Why Moose need to shed their antlers. ( Video included ).

Why did the Moose lose its antlers? A video of a moose shaking free its antlers raises the question of … More

antlers, Blackfeet Nation, Education, environment, Friends, Landon Magee, Moose, National Geographic, Nature, Research, Science, shedding, truth, University of Montana

Bison Restoration – The National Wildlife Federation

At least 30 million bison used to roam throughout Montana’s Great Plains and America’s western prairie habitat. However, decades of overexploitation, habitat loss, decline … More

Bison, Education, environment, Friends, history, Montana, Nature, Research, restoration, Science, The National Wildlife Federation, truth

Forget everything you think you know about pigeons

There are more than 300 species of pigeons in the world—many of which are drop-dead gorgeous. “They’re the world’s most … More

Columbidae, Education, environment, Friends, Jason Bittel, Joel Sartore, National Geographic Magazine, Nature, Pigeons, Research, Science, truth

We rallied to save manatees once. Can we do it again?

BY GENA STEFFENS – National Geographic Magazine PHOTOGRAPHS BY JASON GULLEY & ANDERIKA LARSEN “Decades ago, extinction loomed for these gentle … More

Advocacy, Anderika Larsen, Conservation, Education, empathy, environment, Friends, Gena Steffens, Jason Gulley, Manatees, National Geographic Magazine, Nature, Research, Science, truth

A rare look at the world’s most expensive sheep

In Senegal, Ladoum sheep can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Measuring up to four feet tall, they’re prized as … More

Education, environment, Friends, Ladoum sheep, National Geographic, Nature, Research, Science, Senegal, Sylvain Cherkaoui, truth

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