Category Archives: Obituaries

Layered with Sadness

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

In our neighborhood a preteen found his father collapsed in the yard and ran for help. Despite best efforts by his partner of 30 years, emergency responders, and staff at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, he died Sunday. … Continue reading →

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Joy Corning

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

Joy Corning was on our target list to become an advocate for U.S. Senate ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Heady with Barack Obama’s 2008 victory, and confident Senate ratification of the New START Treaty would be a … Continue reading →

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RIP Members of the Red Army Choir

Posted on December 25, 2016 by

A Russian airplane with 92 people on board crashed into the Black Sea near Sochi, Russia today. While rescue teams search for survivors, it appears all lives were lost, including 72 members of the Red Army Choir who were enroute … Continue reading →

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Three Recent Cancer Victims

Posted on January 23, 2016 by

The recent passing of David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Brian Bedford, all from cancer, reminds us that no matter the place people hold in our imagination we are grounded in a humanity that can be taken from us equally. They … Continue reading →

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Julian Bond and Social Justice

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

On Nov. 12, 1970 I heard Julian Bond speak at the University of Iowa Field House. My memory of the event is wondering why I should care about a Georgia legislator who found his way to Iowa, other than the … Continue reading →

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On New York City Media

Posted on February 13, 2015 by

The twitterverse is in angst about yesterday’s passing of David Carr. I don’t recall reading his work until this morning. I may have missed something. The most important news to come out of the peculiar stew of New York City … Continue reading →

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On Pete Seeger

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

LAKE MACBRIDE— Pete Seeger died on Jan. 27, 2014. He influenced my life, and so many others. Others have written obituaries, including the New York Times and Singout! I’ll remember him for his song Abiyoyo, and so many others.

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