by Forrest Peterson | Jul 3, 2025 | Words on Paper
Shirin Ebadi in 2017; map of Iran June 21st marked her 78th birthday, Shirin Ebadi. A lawyer, former judge, teacher, and author, in 2003 Ebadi became the first Iranian and first Muslim woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, honoring her efforts for democracy and...
by Forrest Peterson | Jun 19, 2025 | Words on Paper
Photo: Speakers at the “No Kings” rally in a small Midwest city. At the ‘No Kings’ rally June 14 in a small Midwest city, I asked a reporter covering the event about estimating the crowd size. ‘What is your method?’ ‘How many do you think there are?’ I suggested about...
by Forrest Peterson | Jun 12, 2025 | Words on Paper
After attending two high school graduation parties and contemplating the future facing 18-year-olds today, I am more confident that they will meet it with what Arthur C. Brooks calls their “fluid intelligence.” As older adults sat around picnic tables munching on...
by Forrest Peterson | Jun 5, 2025 | Words on Paper
Photo: Life-sized sculpture of soldiers storming ashore on D-Day, on display at the Fagen Fighters World War II Museum near Granite Falls, MN. It was one of those random, fleeting human connections. Driving around a corner on a dark winter evening in the big city, I...
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...
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