![]() ![]() As Mainers, we should have compassion for those who are going through a tough time, and support systems that allow people to make their own choices. In no civilized world should we criminalize a medical procedure, and unfortunately, we need laws to protect our medical professionals. We have the highest maternal mortality rate out of any industrialized nation, and we should not stand for it. Events that should have been joyous can turn to horror when a pregnancy does not go well. Traumatized families who wanted to have children are forced to cross state lines to potentially save their lives, and then must pay thousands of dollars in travel on top of that. Elinore’s three letters inspire women of today not to give up on what they want just because someone says, You can’t. Buying a homestead was no easy feat for a woman back then, much less doing the laborious work needed to run the land. Today in Maine, we have people suffering from their lack of medical care in one of the most critical times in their lives. In 1909, women had little rights without a husband and keep in mind, women couldn’t vote until 1919. I want to help return the same by expressing my support of LD 1619. ![]() Send your letters to moved to Maine five years ago, and I have been so proud of the compassion and willingness to help people have shown me. Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This event is produced by Women Lit/Bay Area Book Festival in collaboration with Inflection Point. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an ever-relevant icon in a smart, sassy conversation that will provoke and inspire you. Lauren Schiller, host of Inflection Point from KALW will lead the conversation with Gloria Steinem and artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez of CultureStrike. As author Susan Faludi ( Backlash) put it, Outrageous Acts“ will always be… a required feminist reader.” From satires to moving tributes, confessions (yes, the Playboy bunny essay is in here) and analyses, the book includes classics along with new material. Description Vermont Woman Lecture Series presents Feminist Legend Gloria Steinem. ![]() ISBN: 9780886840310 (ISBN10: 0886840317) ASIN: 0886840317 Average rating. Gloria Steinem AKA Gloria Marie Steinem Born: 25-Mar - 1934 Birthplace: Toledo, OH Gender: Female Religion: Jewish Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Activist, Author Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: Founder, Ms. ![]() What is Gloria Steinem thinking about today in our era of #MeToo and intersectionality? How can today’s feminists learn from our foremothers, and vice versa? We’ll celebrate an updated, third edition of Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, originally published in 1983 - a book that has sold over half a million copies, and counting. Gloria Steinem on Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions (Audio Cassette) Published April 1st 1985 by Listen USA Audio Cassette Author(s): Gloria Steinem. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() OL21155524W Page_number_confidence 89.90 Pages 210 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220729155940 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 246 Scandate 20220728110414 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781328905147 Tts_version 5. 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In this hefty 192-page hardcover treasury, Curious George fans will find eight stories based on the popular primate, painted in Reys original watercolor and charcoal style: Curious George Takes a Train (2002), Curious George Visits a Toy Store (2002), Curious George and the Dump Truck (1999), Curious George and the Birthday Surprise (2003), Cur. ![]() ![]() ![]() Life has been going well for psychologist Alexandra Blake. About the Author:īook Description Compact Disc. If you liked 50 Shades of Grey, you will love Destined to Feel. Her captors want to use her to explore the darkest enigma of female sexuality and Alexandra is powerless to escape-but does she even want to? How far will Alexandra be willing to go to satisfy her curiosity and her desires? Is this a game gone too far, or is there still everything to play for.ĭestined to Feel is the second book in the Avalon trilogy exploring the intricate relationships between trust and betrayal, desire and love, risk. Her world is plunged into uncertainty when she is abducted in London and Alexandra finds herself caught up in a dangerous game being played out in the shadows. Their erotic journey has seen Alexandra explore her innermost sexual fantasies and pushed her boundaries to their very limit. Psychologist Alexandra Blake has been awakened sexually by her lover, Jeremy Quinn. ![]() ![]() Perfect for anyone who was seduced by 50 Shades of Grey. The second in the intensely erotic Avalon seriesthat started with Destined to Play. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Democracy is not just about the right to vote, but also about the ability to live a decent life. “A good citizen is one who knows his rights and demands them, knows his responsibilities and fulfils them, and is ever conscious of the difference between the two” – John F Kennedy. Ultimately, the phrase reminds us that the choice “to be or not to be” is ours to make, and that we must approach this decision with thoughtful consideration and a commitment to upholding the principles of democracy, justice, freedom and equality. ![]() To be a citizen of good conscience means to be mindful of our responsibilities to society and to make informed decisions based on our values and beliefs. ![]() It asks us to consider the impact of our choices on the greater good and to act with integrity, courage and wisdom. In the context of making moral, wise and conscientious decisions about electing a government to govern, the phrase can be interpreted as a call to reflect on the values and principles that guide us as citizens. ![]() The phrase “to be or not to be” poses a fundamental question about the nature of existence and the choices we make in life. “TO BE or not to be” is a phrase that expresses the existential question of whether it is better to live or to die, and the struggle to find meaning in life, as expressed by the character Hamlet in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Letters to the Editor To be or not to be not a question ![]() ![]() ![]() And it’s enough to prove that he can’t believe a word of what they say. ![]() Will anyone survive? What WICKED doesn’t know is that Thomas remembers far more than they think. The trials are complete, after one final test. WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, and now his only friends-the Gladers. The first book, The Maze Runner, is now a major motion picture featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien Kaya Scodelario Aml Ameen Will Poulter and Thomas Brodie-Sangster and the second book, The Scorch Trials, will soon be a movie that hits theaters September 18, 2015! Also look for James Dashner’s newest novels, The Eye of Minds and The Rule of Thoughts, the first two books in the Mortality Doctrine series. Annotation: Read the third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, aside from the usual Christian figures of a Messiah figure, angels, etc, Chaswal also explores Eastern religions. He dislikes greed, selfishness, and the high-tech world that we inhabit because he feels that it’s turning humanity into self-absorbed idiots who can’t see our true potential for goodness. Much like the Biblical Christ, the poetic form of the Christian Messiah is all about a global movement that will return mankind to their essential humanity. ![]() He’s not some smiling figure on a cloud-no, this Christ is someone that the narrator can actually seek out in Jerusalem and have a lovely in-depth conversation with. Unlike the usual traditional Christian hymns and prayers, the Christ that appears in Chaswal’s poetry is more human than divine. ![]() His first collection, Meeting With Christ and Other Poems, is a unique look not only at Christian spirituality but also all the different belief systems that are out there in the world. ![]() Deepak Chaswal’s “Meeting With Christ and Other Poems” Is a Beautiful Exploration Through Universal Spiritualityĭeepak Chaswal has been steadily gaining international acclaim thanks to his poetry. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With clever homages to Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, Hannah West makes a fast-paced, exciting, and wholly original debut. There are princesses to protect, royal alliances to forge, and fierce monsters to battle-all with the hope of preserving peace. Together, Bristal and Brack must guard the three kingdoms of Nissera against Tamarice's black elicromancy. Tamarice is plotting a quest to overthrow the realm's nobility and take charge herself. Bristal joins their ranks without knowing that one of them has a dark secret. She's descended from an ancient line of immortal sorcerers called elicromancers-a race that has all but died out in her world, but only two remain in Nissera after a bloody civil war. ![]() Bristal, a sixteen-year-old kitchen maid, finds herself in a gritty fairy tale gone wrong when she discovers she has magic in her blood. Welcome to Nissera, land of three kingdoms and home to spectacular magic. ![]() ![]() State lawmakers have been considering several bills that would have axed library funding. Missouri latest to take aim at library funding Missouri is one of a growing number of places where government funding is being deployed as the newest weapon in the fight over books. "When I feel happy, I say, 'Quack! Quack!' " The kids cackle and quack back.īut the happy face Bowman puts on for the kids belies a deep anxiety.Īs president of the Missouri Library Association, she's currently in a bit of a panic over strict new rules that go into effect May 30 and could deny state funding to libraries over books deemed inappropriate for young readers. As usual, it gets the kids' attention and the gaggle settles down so Bowman can begin story hour. ![]() One toddler, who's new to the group, is having a bit of a meltdown, so Otter Bowman, a library associate at the Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, Mo., goes for the surest trick she has and starts talking about "Junior," the library's bookmobile. ![]() The decibel level is climbing as some 20 preschoolers sprawl out on an alphabet-pattern carpet for story hour. ![]() ![]() ![]() There, Lev and Kolya take on an even more daring objective: to kill the commander of the local occupying German forces. Their mission exposes them to the most ghoulish acts of the starved populace and takes them behind enemy lines to the Russian countryside. But when Colonel Grechko confronts Lev and Kolya, a Russian army deserter also facing execution, he spares them on the condition that they acquire a dozen eggs for the colonel's daughter's wedding cake. The penalty for this infraction (and many others) is execution. ![]() Having elected to stay in Leningrad during the siege, 17-year-old Lev Beniov is caught looting a German paratrooper's corpse. With this hard-to-put-down novel based on his grandfather's stories about surviving WWII in Russia. Author and screenwriter Benioff follows up The 25th Hour ![]() |