Justice, Peace, Love: "A republic, if you can keep it." “I believe in this constitutional democratic republic. I hope we keep it.”
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Art and poetry from October 2022 Peruse this collection of art and poetry from our October 2022 issue!
Let’s Get Physical (Media): Rope (1948) "In the words of the director himself, 'Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.'"
Game review: Turncoats “I’m just going to start with the conclusion first: Turncoats is a masterful game.”
We Had Our Reasons / Teníamos Nuestras Razones “Our stories are valuable, our work is valuable, and we are valuable.”
The NO DRAMA guide to voting "We need good policies to conquer the development challenges that are ahead of us."
Congress passes the IRA: a huge victory for climate change “The Inflation Reduction Act doesn’t sound like the most important climate legislation that Congress has ever passed, but it is.”
Looking up: how COVID educated us all “The pandemic was not an easy time for me as a student and as a person.”
Autumn anxiety "Autumn is bookended by the carefree warmth of summer and the looming stress of the holiday season."
The Book Report: Mid-Columbia Reads literary festival Bestselling novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia will present at Mid-Columbia Reads literary festival.
Tarot time: Decisions, adaptations, investments "This month's reading has an emphasis on decisions, adapting, and the results of past work that has been invested."
Mid-Columbia Mastersingers present Mozart's Requiem: Reflections on life and death "Death is the key which unlocks the door to our happiness.” —Mozart
Free your mind with new exhibition from local artist Heidi Elkington “I want to live in a way that makes me proud to die.”
DrewBoy Creative: artist interview with Jeszica Jean "I feel like one of the biggest creative blocks is that folks tend to want to analyze as they create."
Things I Wish I’d Known Sooner: How church and state work together to wreak havoc on strong, independent women “I can see this country slipping back into the dark ages.”
