Jerry Garcia was born 72 years ago this week. Garcia brought millions of people together—people who are now married, or best friends or co-workers, and he introduced even more people to a life of beauty and music. In order to "Keep on Shinin'," (as Jerry would have us...
Utah Is Deacon Space, Utah Is Sacred Space
"I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills." -Robert Hunter Last week, we celebrated David Keller's life at gatherings in Rockville, Utah and again in Salt Lake City. Anne Decker, a close friend of David's mom, Big J., made a touching speech last Wednesday...
Oregon Wants To Benefit From The Energy Game, Without Getting Played
"Priority one for me has always been ensuring American jobs and employers see the full benefits of the natural gas renaissance." -Oregon Senator Ron Wyden Energy is often produced in rural areas for the benefit of urban dwellers, who sometimes live and work hundreds...
Dems Nurse Nation’s Economy Back to Health After Bush/Cheney Disaster
Rich Saperstein is conversant in Italian and is an avid salt and freshwater fisherman. He's also Chief Investment Officer at Treasury Partners in New York City and one of the nation's top financial advisors, according to Baron's. Here he is speaking in optimistic...
Save Your Thumb And Your Mind: View As One Page
Pageview journalism is a method of presenting information online in a slideshow or other framework that garners as many clicks from a reader as possible. This is what it looks like: Writing for The Guardian, Charlie Brooker lambastes the painful conformity of...