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Lessons from General Assembly 2012

Most folks agree that Justice GA was a resounding success.  I heard from more than one veteran GA attendee that this was the best GA they had been to.  They reported that this GA seemed more focused...

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Remembering Dr. Jones

“Dismantling a social structure, even reducing it to rubble, does not obliterate its effects.  Nor do diversity policies.  Direct institutional discrimination produces predictable effects – a variety...

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Over Route 5 and Through the Mojave

Each year at this time our family packs up the dog, Christmas CDs, and enough snack food to last until January, and heads out on the 14 hour drive to Phoenix. In a world of busyness and multitasking,...

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A Birthday Reminder

I just received a calendar reminder that my father’s birthday is tomorrow. My father passed away three years ago.  Each year I consider taking the date out of my calendar, and each year I smile and...

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Celebrating the New Year

The point at which we mark the renewal of the calendar year varies by culture and religion.  In our multicultural and global world, it is not unusual to recognize more than one new year celebration....

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Wishing on a Star

The photo of Star Island on the back cover of the UUWorld catapulted me back to summers on Star.  Looking at the arial view of the beautiful old buildings, I remember the sound and smell of the ocean,...

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Monitor This!

For fifteen years I was a business systems consultant specializing in equal employment and inclusion.  I used data to hold organizations accountable for results, ensuring that remediation programs were...

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Youth and Regionalization

“Is it my imagination or do adults not want to talk about how youth fit into the shift to regionalization?” I had been invited to the Youth Council retreat to respond to youth concerns about...

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Campaign Funding and Costs

The cost of UUA election campaigns range from $0 (in uncontested races) to over $200,000 (in contested UUA Presidential campaigns). The UUA Board reimburses Moderator candidates’ travel to UUA Board...

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VOTE in the 2013 UUA Moderator Election

How do I vote for Moderator? Under the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Bylaws regarding elections, congregations that have met the certification requirements for sending voting delegates to...

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A Conversation on Clergy Misconduct

Read the Petitioning UUA candidates for board and moderator: Open a national conversation on clergy misconduct This courageous and principled push to raise the visibility of ministerial misconduct and...

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Why They Didn’t Come Back

My father began hearing voices when I was fifteen.  This was just one of the many physical and psychological maladies that plagued this loving, gentle Vietnam Veteran. Medical intervention managed his...

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“Yes, but what are you going to DO?”

When I speak of the values that undergird my desire to serve as UUA Moderator, many are inspired, but also want to know how those values would translate into actions as moderator.  I’m glad you asked....

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