Hemingway wrote of an Old Man and the Sea. Similarly, Oysterman Dan Driscoll today fights a tide of cronyism as he struggles to keep his historic Oysterville Sea Farms afloat and out of the hands of Pacific County government.
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Doro, South Sudan: Displaced and Desperate
South Sudan continues to struggle for peace and autonomy after splitting from the North in 2011. With tribes displaced, they … Continue reading
Coffee Equality
Women make up 50% of the coffee labor in Kenya, though few see their hard work reflected in their monthly … Continue reading
Relief to South Sudan
Dr. Alan Kelley runs a nimble relief organization providing primary care in Sudan since 1998. Kelley states: “My organization serves … Continue reading
SUDAN: Upper Nile and Doro
In July new borders were drawn after South Sudan was given independence, though the Blue Nile and Upper Nile regions are proving to be the first of heavily contested zones rich in oil and resources. The Blue Nile villages we were in five years ago along the Ethiopia border (Kurmuk) have in recent months been overrun by the north as the new border puts them in the north. These Blue Nile tribes fought for secession. They now are being “hung out to dry” with the south unable to provide for their protection. Continue reading
The Dolma Tree
Ashi Samsavar recounts her childhood growing up in Iran and how making Dolma, or stuffed grape leaves, earned her “stripes” … Continue reading