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All The News Fit To Share: Easter, Allies, Chavez, Baseball

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Here is your latest open news thread.  Each unique commenter will be rewarded with an easter photo.  

Given the ages of Nelson Mandela, and Pete Seeger, I know we will not have them with us much longer.  And of course we never know how much time we really have left.  I am touched not only by the two great men I mentioned, also this woman here:  

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Viola Liuzzo, Ally

At age 35 Liuzzo, a high school dropout, trained for a career as a medical laboratory assistant at the Carnegie Institute of Detroit, 1961-62. In 1963, to further enhance her education, she enrolled in classes at Wayne State University.

Liuzzo was also active in local efforts on behalf of reform in education and economic justice. Twice she was arrested, pleaded guilty, and insisted on a trial to publicize the causes for which she was an advocate. Evans said of her friend, “Viola Liuzzo lived a life that combined the care of her family and her home with a concern for the world around her. This involvement with her times was not always understood by her friends; nor was it appreciated by those around her.”

In 1964 Liuzzo began attending the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Detroit, two blocks from the Wayne State campus, and, through Evans, became active in the Detroit chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). That same year Evans and Liuzzo drove to New York City to attend a United Nations Seminar on civil rights sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).

Liuzzo’s spiritual journey included putting hands to work. Unchurched as a child, she had converted to Roman Catholicism when she married Jim. Drawn to Roman Catholic mysticism for a time, she was later interested in Protestant evangelicalism. She sought personal relationship with a God active in the events of human history and herself wanted to make a difference in the world. At First Unitarian Universalist Liuzzo found a faith matching both her ideas and her longing to be of service. She became a full member on March 29, 1964. Many members of the church had been Freedom Riders. Daughter Penny attended the young adult group’s discussions.

I met this woman, who had an ordinary life and chose to do incredible things, during Melissa Harris-Perry’s show yesterday.  I encourage you to watch this segment.  It is empowering.  

All The News Fit To Share: Seven Continents of Women

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One of my favorite women.  Photo: me.

Jan F, Laura and I are bringing you NEWS.  Please use as an open new thread until the next “All The News” is posted.

FEATURE ARTICLE

The Triggers of Economic Inequality

Bill Moyers.com; Troy Oxford and Lauren Feeney

In recent years, the rich have seen their wealth grow dramatically while the poor and middle class have basically flatlined. It’s no accident, argue Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson in their book Winner-Take-All Politics. The infographic below, which draws from Hacker and Pierson’s book, explains how our politicians – on both sides of the aisle – fell under the spell of corporate dollars and re-engineered our economic system to favor the wealthy. The dark green line shows the income trajectory for the top 1 percent since 1970, while the light green line shows the bottom 90 percent. Click the orange triangles to learn about critical turning points that helped create the skewed system we have today.

This is the most amazing chart, illustrating the path our country took to today’s inequities.  Social/economic/etc.  Please visit this site and explore.  Also, how can we make this better for all of our citiizens and everyone who lives in our country?

All The News Fit To Share: Ending With Lace Stockings

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Milky Way Panorama from Mauna Kea

Image Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka (TWAN)

There’s more including a view of the Southern Cross.  The Big Picture is amazing.  

JanF and I are endeavoring to bring you the news.  She will update in comments, probably, once or twice a day.  I will not post a new diary until Thursday, as we are crazy-town here in Casa jlms during Lent, which is 3 more weeks.

cross-posted in orange.  

All The News Fit To Share: Weekending

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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, by Stefano in SE Idaho on flikr.com

JanF and I are going to give you news clues.

This is your open news thread through Sunday night.

I get stories from my twitter feed, or I look at various web editions of newspapers (in English) around the world.  

 

All The News Fit To Share: Open News New Week

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Book Cliffs, Flickr user trosier. East-Central Utah, south of the Uintas and north of I-70.

Enjoy the view.  The valley below is scheduled for fracking, which may not only impact the now-pleasant view, but contaminate the water in Lake Powell (and Lake Mead).  

Even More Book Cliffs photos.


JanF and I team up to bring you news.  Here is a big handful for Sunday evening.  See you with a fresh diary mid-week.  

notes: bombing in abbas, afghanistan? kenya elections?  

Overnight News: New Week: No Oscars, No Big Birds

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This is NOT from Glacier National Park.  It is nearby, and perhaps tweeted by a BLM person or a State Park person.  I wish I had better attribution, I readily admit to nabbing this from the twitter.  

UPDATE:  commenters have identified the photo as Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska. So my twitter-radar was way off.  I do have taking my kids to Glacier NP on my mind, and son and I are reading Ice Station Zebra.

Jan F and I are bringing your this Open News Thread!  Watch for updates in comments!  I’ll track this through Thursday, probably.  Week is kinda busy ’til then.  

I did find a little bird:

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(in story below)

All The News Fit To Share: End of the Week

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Photo credit to the National Park Service

Welcome to your Open News Thread!  This diary will remain open and monitored through Sunday night, when I post my big fat diary.  Jan F will add stories in the comments, and you are invited to add stories too.  

Today my stories all came from twitter links.  

All The News Fit To Share: Midweek Challenge

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People in China standing in line for a civil service exam.  

Welcome to your nearly-nightly news diary that we leave open throughout the weekend! JanF and I are combining forces for an open news thread we hope will please all of you.  

Please comment on any of the stories in the diary or comments, or share any news stories you like from anywhere!  I tend to share lesser-known stories, and especially look for stories from original journalists w/ byline credits.  And I frequently highlight my home state of Utah.  

News stories may be added in comments throughout the day and night, so please stop back if you are inclined.