July – in – Brief
John de Graaf writes about Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty.
John’s article is based on the documentary he is currently making about Steward Udall, who was Secretary of the Interior during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Udall was the lead advocate for many of the most important environmental laws we now take for granted.
Libraries We Love
Patricia Vaccarino gives us an update on what’s new at the North Tillamook Library at Manzanita, Oregon and once again stumbles upon the Wonder Garden, where a Tiny Art Gallery is on display.
Building Back Better:
Barbara Lloyd McMichael’s monthly column examines the impact of the Biden Administration’s Building Back Better initiative. This month she writes about Biden’s America the Beautiful Initiative and Executive Order 14008 that articulates a suite of policies for tackling the climate crisis.
A significant number of Americans continue to believe that the presidential election was “stolen” from former President Trump and that the current administration is bogus. What does that mean for the rest of us?