Folksinger, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon is known for his warm voice, instrumental prowess, song selection and ability to connect with audiences. Called “the most impressive instrumentalist I’ve ever heard” by Johnny Cash, McCutcheon moves between six instruments (guitar, fiddle, banjo, piano, autoharp, hammer dulcimer)...
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JL Nash
- February 5, 2019 in Columnists
Pacific Profile: Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
When one starts to describe Jacinda Ardern, the 40th Prime Minister, third female Prime Minister of New Zealand, it is very tempting to list her resumé, which is indeed very impressive for a 38 year old (37 when she came to power), but let’s begin...
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Guest Contributors
- February 3, 2019 in Columnists
Did a Gucci bag do all that?
Is this how rich people feel, questioning the authenticity of interactions? Could a single Gucci bag be creating all of this?
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Terri Connett
Columnist - January 30, 2019 in Columnists
Paycheck2Paycheck
Thanks to Mr. Art of the Deal’s 35-day government shutdown, we learned something. I’m not talking about the stuff we just knew in our guts but couldn’t prove. Like how empathy-deficient and out of touch Trump and his Richie Rich team are. That is until...
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Kate Laddish
Columnist - January 20, 2019 in Columnists
Playing music, creating community: John McCutcheon celebrates Pete Seeger centennial with new album, tour
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JL Nash
- January 19, 2019 in Columnists
Australia’s dirty secret – the refugee crisis
The Border Force Act (2015-17) in Australia prevents workers in refugee/asylum-seeker camps from reporting facts on conditions, etc. It is, in fact, a criminal offence. I was a teacher in a detention centre for asylum seekers in 2013 and I will not be silenced. There...
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Tracey Yokas
- January 4, 2019 in Columnists
Cleaved
Habemus papam, read the words on my television screen. We have a pope! Pope Francis has been elected as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. White smoke wafts from the Sistine Chapel chimney. Bells peal. I’m sitting on my couch at home in...
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Shawn Taylor
- January 3, 2019 in Columnists
The sweetest girl in the world ever
I want to be the sweetest person you know. Not the most decent, the most principled, the hardest worker, all commendable. Do those anyway. I mean The Sweetest Girl You Ever Met.
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Maya Stiles Parsons Spier
Columnist, Editor-in-Chief - December 25, 2018 in Columnists
All I want for Christmas is Trump’s resignation
They set a low bar for Donald Trump, and he banged his head on it. Austan Goolsbee By now, Mr. Trump, you have been hearing that you are the worst president in U.S. history from an abundance of people. You’ve heard it from ordinary people....
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Jesse Loren
Columnist - December 24, 2018 in Columnists
Christmas is an iceberg decorated with lights and sadness
It’s easy to believe that scars on the skin – the rough, the pitted, the keloid – left by experience or trauma might have correlative emotional reminders inside. I have a stupid scar on my arm from carving the initial of my first middle school...
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