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Current postings:
Fear Factor: The Marketing of Despair and Our
Power to Respond
by The Reverend Sean Parker Dennis
January 9, 2005
The Reverend Sean Parker Dennis explores the pervasive
marketing of fear in our society and asks, "But what happens when the human brain is exposed to fear and anxiety on a
daily basis? What are the consequences of playing around with fear in this
way? What does the constant stream of anxiety-producing headlines and
warnings do to us as individual and to our society? And how should we
respond?"
Sean is the pastor at the South
Valley Unitarian-Universalist Society of Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a
member of the Unitarian-Universalist
Fellowship of Ames, Iowa, before enrolling in Starr King Theological
Seminary in Berkeley, California. On January 9, 2005, he was the guest
leader at the UUFA, where he presented this sermon.
Christian Peterson, Sculptor
Book review published in the Annals of Iowa
Summer 2001
Christian Peterson was a renown sculptor, teaching at Iowa State University
and making his home in Gilbert. This is a review of a book about Peterson
that was originally produced as the catalog for a retrospective exhibit at
the Brunnier Museum at Iowa State of his work. The book was published in
2000. The review was published in the summer of 2001 in the Annals of
Iowa
published by the State Historical
Society of Iowa.
Toward a Theology of Power
by Roger Mohr
March 14, 2004
Roger Mohr begins with a reading about power from the
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu, a 6th Century BCE philosopher. He then speaks
about his volunteer work on a construction project using strawbales in an
intentional community. He concludes with the premise that, "The purpose of
power is to bring people together to make our lives better." We are posting
his talk because there is plenty of food for thought in it for reflecting on
issues of power in any town or community, including this little burg of
Gilbert. Roger's background includes a career in construction; however, he
is currently a student at Meadville Lombard Theological Seminary, the
Unitarian Universalist divinity school in Chicago. He also serves as
chaplain at the University of Iowa Hospitals. He presented his talk on March
14, 2004, at the Unitarian-Universalist
Fellowship of Ames.
A 46-hour Trip to Protest War in Iraq
by Thomas Keinert
February 3, 2002
Thomas Keinert is a 14-year-old
student at the Gilbert Community Schools. He lives in north Ames with
his parents, Ria and Fritz Keinert, and his brother, Marcus Keinert.
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| "The area had slums, junkyards, abandoned businesses,
but it showed (well at least to me) that these poor people’s lives would
worsen with a pointless war on Iraq because of cut government services." |
Bubbles
in the Wine
by Deane Gunderson
mid-1970s
Deane Gunderson wrote a series of columns in the mid-1970s about small town and rural life for The Rolfe Arrow of Rolfe, Iowa.
He is a retired farmer living in Pocahontas County and father
of Gazette editor Helen Gunderson.
Critical Hope: Radical Citizenship in Reactionary Times
by Robert Jensen of the Nowar Collective
December 17, 2001
On understanding the difference between critique and cynicism.
Farming
Yesterday and Today
from The Reveille, Rolfe, Iowa
December 1908
About turn-of-the-century changes in farming.
Let 4-H Take
Us Back To The Future
by LaVon Griffieon of 1000 Friends of Iowa
August 2002
About the role of 4-H in leading the state toward a more sustainable
agriculture.
The
Question Has Been Asked
by Denise O'Brien
Denise of the
Women, Food, and Agriculture Network.
Spring 2002
Answering the question, "Where’s the farm leadership?"
Urban and Rural Iowa Must Move Forward As One
by Ed Fallon and LaVon Griffieon of 1000 Friends of Iowa
April 2002
On the common destiny shared by rural and urban Iowa.
Wake
Up and Smell the Coffee
by LaVon Griffieon of 1000 Friends of Iowa
February 2002
On the value of small town cafes.
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