by Forrest Peterson | May 15, 2025 | Words on Paper
The march of time becomes sobering with 80 years passing since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp near Dachau in southern Germany, and 50 years since my wife and I visited it in the mid-1970s. This past May 4 a memorial event at Dachau noted – celebrated...
by Forrest Peterson | May 8, 2025 | Words on Paper
Left: A Ukraine flag drew criticism from a man who questioned marchers about their messages at a May 1 political rally. Right: PBS screen shot of Wilk Wilkerson, left, and Dr. Francis Collins being interviewed by Judy Woodruff, “Ex-NIH director and truck driver...
by Forrest Peterson | May 8, 2025 | Words on Paper
Author crosses the finish line in the Get In Gear 10k. Photo: Colin Peterson Next time in a running event I will take along my phone/camera. If I had done so for the annual “Get In Gear” 10k in Minneapolis recently, I could have taken a photo of Josh, my new Gen Z...
by Forrest Peterson | Apr 24, 2025 | Words on Paper
Photo: Leaders of an Indivisible rally display a Harvard sweatshirt. It made me feel like an imposter, wearing my Harvard hat to the grocery store last weekend. I wore it in public for the first time to show support after the White House sent Harvard a ridiculous list...
by Forrest Peterson | Apr 16, 2025 | Words on Paper
Photo: Solar panel and climbing wall at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center’s Earth Day event. What is limnology? The question came from an audience member at the weekly lunch meeting of a local service club. I was the guest speaker representing my employer at...
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