October – in – Brief
Seattle
“The Future Lies Ahead” by Dr. Peter A. Corning
Connecticut
Living Through ‘The End of Nature’ By David Gregorio
The Bronx
“Keeping the Roof Over Our Heads” by Reverence Carmen Hernandez
There were no words for melting glaciers by Tim Phelps
San Francisco
The Disappearing Fog by Barbara Ruth Saunders
Florida
Climate Change and its impact on families living in Poverty
by Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown
Auburn, New Hampshire
Aiming to reclaim the coal-fired plant in Bow, New Hampshire
by Will Thomas
North Coast of Oregon
Notes from the Road: My Big Stump by Patricia Vaccarino
Libraries We Love:
Each month, we profile a library: Large, small, urban, rural, post-modern, quaint or neo-classic. This month Patricia Vaccarino writes about a small school project, Hindi’s Libraries, that quickly grew into a national literacy initiative.
Building Back Better:
Barbara Lloyd McMichael’s column Building Back Better explores the history of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Book Review:
Patricia Vaccarino writes about Student Power, Democracy and Revolution in the Sixties by Nick Licata, whose latest book is a timely, relevant, and compelling narrative that draws us into the glory days of student activism during the 1960s.