Archive for April, 2010

Honoring the 29 Miners

29 Minutes for 29 Miners: Unplug to Remember Lives Lost Clapham Group Associate Stasia Fine is organizing a memorial for the 29 miners who lost their lives in the April 5th Upper Big Branch mine disaster. DATE: Thursday, April 29, 2010 TIME: 7:00pm – 7:30pm At the end of every plug and light switch, thousands [...]

Blessed Earth Simulcast

On April 21, 2010 at 7:30pm EST, please consider joining with Dr. Matthew Sleeth and his wife Nancy Sleeth as well as Christine Gutleben with the Humane Society of the United States and thousands of people from around the world for a Blessed Earth Simulcast. See the trailer here: Blessed Earth from Blessed Earth on [...]

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

I grew up with Mr. Rogers.  Yes, my father was a Mr. Rodgers, but the OTHER Mr. Fred Rogers was a regular in our neighborhood, at least via TV.  I had the privilege of taking him to lunch in the Senate member dining room a year before he passed away.  A few days before the [...]