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by Dr. Olga Bonfiglio
Assorted essays, reviews, and other articles from writer Olga Bonfiglio. Click on the title of an article to read the full version.
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Mon, 27-Apr-2009, 20:11
Thomas Friedman has done it again. The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist has taken a global situation, this time climate change, and set out to educate the public about how we got there and what we can do about it. In his explanation, however, the self-described “somber optimist” inadvertently ends up salving the public with the expectation that technology will save us and we can go on with our lives as usual.
Reviews of books about society, culture, politics, and economics
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| Peace
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Wed, 21-Jul-2010, 19:46
It's been eight years since 9/11 and much has changed in this country since that dark day. What didn't change, however, was our inability to take time to reflect on the meaning and implications of this tragedy.
Published articles on the peace movement
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| Common Dreams
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Wed, 21-Jul-2010, 20:40
It's morbidly painful to see ecological disaster strike at southern Louisiana-again. At risk now are the wetlands-the bayous.
Dr. Bonfiglio's articles published on the Common Dreams website.
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| Urban Revitalization
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Fri, 07-Aug-2009, 18:09
Whenever most planners see an open field in a city, their first impulse is to regard it as vacant land with potential for economic development. But that reaction may need to change because many of today’s vacant lands are still part of the city. Detroit is plowing resources into its extensive stretches of vacant land.
Published articles on Urban Revitalization
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| Religion
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Wed, 21-Jul-2010, 19:39
In the Catholic Church’s conversation of homosexuality, one group consistently left out is the parents of gay children. As a result, many gays and their families are leaving the Church because they do not feel welcome or comfortable with its teachings on the subject.
Published articles on Religion
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| Education
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Wed, 21-Jul-2010, 20:51
In a world full of unsettling and fast-paced change and uncertainty, one particularly bright light shined through last night: the 2010 graduating class of Kalamazoo Central High School.
Published articles on Education
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| Travel
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Mon, 27-Apr-2009, 20:33
Nalini Quraeshi embodies what it means to be a global citizen. She has lived among numerous nationalities, cultures and religions all over the world and speaks six different languages. Now, she is doing something special for her native land.
Published articles about Travel
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| Food
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Wed, 21-Jul-2010, 20:26
Caitlin Flanagan, a contributing editor and book reviewer at The Atlantic Monthly, recently targeted famous chef, Alice Waters and Edible Schoolyard (ESY), a school gardening program sponsored by the Chez Panisse Foundation, which she founded.
Published articles about Food
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| Agriculture and Nature
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Wed, 21-Jul-2010, 20:54
These days, whenever I introduce myself, I say I'm a professor, a freelance writer, and a volunteer on a non-commercial organic farm and goat dairy. That last identity is a new one since a year ago last April when I began working with retired Upjohn/Pharmacia senior research scientist Ron Klein who owns Dancing Turtle Farm. Although my new venture is not a typical academic endeavor, learning how to garden and farm was a conscious and deliberate choice that came out of several considerations.
Articles related to the environment, farming, and agriculture
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