May 6, 2022 Washington John Sweeny was the head of the Service Employees in 1984, when the United Labor Unions, affiliated with SEIU. I met him then. I last saw him in 2009 at a packed, standing room only gathering at Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall when he was given an honorary degree there, right …
Category: Personal Writings
Unity Village Trail
Lee’s Summit, Missouri Travel requires an open mind to discovery. We traveled to Lee’s Summit, Missouri, the 101,000 person, sixth-largest city in the state, that we and the rest of the world will always understand as really a suburb of Kansas City, nestled in their metropolitan area. Of all my aunts and …
Thanksgiving on the Bayou
Pearl River A half-moon was peaking through the clouds as I walked the dog in the predawn, but they had become wispy as I left the dock to navigate my way up the bayou. The water had risen during the night, so it was easy to climb into the canoe. When it’s low, it’s more of a downward …