Monthly Archives: May 2011

Naming names

By Peppermint Patti JOTR Columnist My two-leggers have names for each other, Sophie. KahRen. ChowEl. I call them other things. The female is “Finder.” She found me at the dog pound. I am graateful to her. I call the male … Continue reading

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Peace Corps needs a union

By Joel Thurtell The Peace Corps does not need a cascade of new laws designed to force its administrative caste to treat the flunky class — volunteers — like human beings. What Peace Corps volunteers need is a union. Recent … Continue reading

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UP THE ROUGE! and REI Paddlefest

By Joel Thurtell I’ll be talking about the adventure of canoeing an urban river Saturday, May 14 at 11 a.m. in the REI store in Northville Township. The stream I’ll be discussing, of course, is the Rouge River in metro … Continue reading

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Redeeming the Peace Corps, or not

By Joel Thurtell I’m not surprised that Peace Corps volunteers are being raped at their work sites overseas, and I’m less surprised that Peace Corps administrators have taken a callous, blame-the-victim attitude. I’ll be astonished if Congress passes a bill … Continue reading

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