Posted Thu, Dec 8, 11:01 a.m.

As a resident of Kent for 44 years I have seen the transformation with several waves of new folk joining our community (both immigrant and non-immigrant). For a number of years our city motto was "Kent Cares" which is abundantly demonstrated in this excellent article. I was pleased, along with ...

Posted Fri, Dec 2, 10:40 p.m.

For those of us who can be classified as Type AAA+++ compulsive personalities the "waiting" of Advent is one of the real gifts. Thanks for the excellent reminder Tony and the parallel with your waiting for the new grandchild. A baby does bring us together!

Posted Thu, Nov 24, 10:38 a.m.

Thanks Tony, for a thoughtful read and good words for reflection on Thanksgiving Day.

Posted Thu, Sep 29, 9:45 a.m.

Well said, Tony. The partnership of leader-follower that you describe takes a lot of maturity. As a follower, who is also at times a leader, there is the delicate dance of allowing someone else to lead which involves knowing and accepting the skills each of you have - and, more ...

Posted Wed, Sep 21, 7:53 a.m.

Thanks Judy for a well-written article about this innovative and needed outreach to a vulnerable part of our community. Hats off to the hospitals for being willing to serve "outside their boxes" and the coalition of all the others who make this possible. It is great testimony to what we ...

Posted Mon, Sep 12, 9:05 a.m.

Thanks, Knute for a beautifully written story. The brief mention in Seattle didn't take us to the experience like you did. It was kinda overshadowed by reports of all the other ceremonies. You are a good read for "the day after." Thank you. - Marvin Eckfeldt

Posted Thu, Aug 11, 9:31 a.m.

This issue is an important one. We need "safe streets" and the public needs to be educated about those who solicit whether it is for charitable contributions or initiative signatures. I vote for a Lightfoot-Rasmussen to carry the issue forward to some positive solutions!!!

Posted Sun, Jul 31, 12:58 p.m.

CitizenCane, please check your facts. ALL of the levy is to provide DIRECT services to veterans only! That is what the contracts state and that is what the non-profits are required to provide. There is NO 50% for veterans and 50% for "general welfare for non-veterans!

Posted Fri, Jul 29, 6:08 p.m.

BlueLight - ALL human service agencies providing services are non-profit. Of course there are some costs to extend and provide the services but they are not like our capitalistic for-profit business where HUGE profits go to super wealthy corporate executives! Overhead is kept to a bare minimum in order to ...

Posted Fri, Jul 29, 9:36 a.m.

Thanks, Judy, for putting human faces on this huge issue; the responsibility of all of us to support women and men who return home with difficult survival issues because they faithfully served us (our country) in these two war efforts. All of these special levy funds go to outreach efforts ...

Posted Thu, Jun 2, 9:19 a.m.

I also had some second thoughts as I read the original article. How will our citizens with little or no insurance be able to afford this "Wellness Center"? Does that mean private pay and insurance patients factor into the bottom line? If hospitals are our new cathedrals, does that mean ...

Posted Mon, May 16, 8:56 a.m.

Judy, thanks for introducing me to Whitaker's work. A half a century of increasing use of drug therapy for these conditions produces telling results! The statement, "the drug will change the brain in ways that will likely make it necessary to continue taking it" - WOW! This creates a dependence ...

Posted Wed, Mar 9, 9:24 a.m.

"Amen" Tony. Thanks for the public witness. Jesus was always counter-cultural, so our observance of Lent fits right in. We can appreciate this Day of Reflection.

Posted Thu, Oct 21, 11:15 a.m.

Thanks Tony, for bringing this research to our attention. Certainly is thought-provoking and worthy of genuine discussion. I am happy to share it with my Christian Church (Disciple) colleagues. May the discussion continue.

Posted Tue, Aug 24, 8:38 a.m.

A thoughtful reflection, Hubert. We do need to rethink our practice. If we had a "perfect" human justice system the issue would be much easier. Your illustrations are compelling evidence. The question, "Does eye-for-an-eye" create a just response? Maybe our decision to take a life is evidence of somethings deeper: ...

Posted Mon, Jul 5, 10:34 a.m.

"After the array of icebergs that our national ship has run into in the past decade, is it possible that there may be renewed interest in moral and spiritual formation as well as social responsibility?" Right on, Tony, there had better be!

Posted Thu, Jun 17, 7:49 a.m.

Hello Judy, welcome back, I have missed your writing! Thank you so much for introducing me to your Father. The title assigned to your article caught my attention on this Father's Day weekend because my Father died unexpectedly when I was nine years old. I have often wished for more ...

Posted Fri, Apr 9, 10:09 a.m.

Thanks, Judy, for your insightful review of "Camp Harmony". When I became minister of First Christian Church in Kent I heard the painful stories of adults, who when they were in the third grade, as a class went to the Kent Depot to say good bye to their Japaneses classmates ...

Posted Mon, Feb 15, 2:17 p.m.

Thanks Tony for introducing me to the Munsons, Appreciated going to the NYT and reading the original story and her blog. Never did see Mr. Munson's name! Great insight into non-attachment and how to work through co-dependency. Keys to mature and wholesome relationships - both in and out of marriage. ...

Posted Mon, Jan 11, 10:39 a.m.

Tony, thanks for the honesty and the musing about work and retirement. "Work that is at the core of who you are." I like that! I mark ten years this year since retiring from parish ministry, having started that calling 53 years ago. In some ways my best ministry has ...

Posted Wed, Dec 16, 1:51 p.m.

Judy, you have given us a powerful report of what this giving season is all about. What an important outreach, from heart to heart - a precious gift! New Horizon Ministries is all about incarnation - the spirit "in the flesh" reaching out and sharing, demonstrating, enabling love to be ...

Posted Wed, Nov 4, 12:23 p.m.

Right on, Judy! There are so few places where we can actually hear and "feel" the needs and challenges facing our community neighbors who are on the edge and the margins. Crosscut has been encouraging a occasional dialogue through this medium. This creates greater understanding and compassion - both critical ...

Posted Fri, Sep 4, 8:42 a.m.

Once again Hubert has given us something to think about! Thank you. Dialogue and a spirit of openness is critical in a democracy. I fear we could be loosing ground when it comes to these founding principles. Dr. Locke's point is true in every disicipine, not just political. As a ...

Posted Wed, Jul 8, 2:16 p.m.

Judy, once again you "connect-the dots" as you tell Chris' story and your story - for they really are our story. As human service resources become more and more strained in these difficult economic times it is going to take many more voices to demand that we look at the ...

Posted Thu, May 28, 1:49 p.m.

Judy, thank you for this engaging piece. You had me with you through to the every end. Tell me more! I would like to hear the "rest of the story". What a witness to the "power of presence" and your gift to both Alfred ahnd Ken and yourself! - Marvin ...

Posted Fri, Aug 31, 9:15 a.m.

Nice to talk with you: Larraine McConaghy provided a engaging and most interesting opportunity to walk with her around Lake Washington. As a forty year resident of the area, I enjoyed learning historical memories and appreciated current unusual viewpoints. Thanks for the stroll together. Marvin Eckfeldt, Kent, WA