Reports and Opinions By Larry Joseph Calloway
She sat with the ex governors, a woman among men, a Republican among (mostly) Democrats, blonde in New Mexico, demure, and the audience applauded. She fought cancer, sexism, political opportunists, and never lost site of ethics and public service.
self photo by larry calloway, remote graphcs by colleen rae
I had no idea Bill Clinton would be there, but when he showed up I realized the story Bruce King told was true. Those early-riser breakfasts meant something.
Because the mysterious selectors at the Telluride Film Festival are in touch with the industry globally, clusters of films happen, themes emerge.
The medicine for our undiagnosed economic disease might be found in wilderness, mountains, deer, cougars, handmade homes, community, friends, art. Yeah, this just might be the Way.
They said Emilio Naranjo could raise the dead and make them go to the polls on election day, which was only partly true.
If you want to send a message, go to Western Union, John Ford said. But the message here is not the medium. Suspend judgment and cross that cynical distance.
During the Vietnam war he spoke out against foreign ideology and foreign arms. He created a volunteer youth group to rebuild destroyed villages. He was consequently exiled. Now he was back, in peace.
My letter to the government, which to paraphrase Emily Dickenson, never wrote to me. Submitted as comment on the finding of no significant impact in the Baca Refuge case.
They could not defeat Barack Obama by copying the words. His message came from the heart, and his oratory used a “trick” that was inconceivable and too risky for most politicians.