Written by Matthew Crosbie Bob Webber was well-known for his unique lifestyle, love for the outdoors, and strong work ethic. He created many hiking and skiing trails and worked diligently to promote and maintain them. Bob passed away 10 years ago on April 21, 2015. Born in December of 1934, he would have been 90 … Read more
With great sadness, we mourn the passing of Wilfred “Bill” Coggins, who founded what would become Kaiser Permanente’s Watts Counseling and Learning Center in California. Coggins celebrated his 98th birthday in February 2025. Coggins developed the “Watts Project” to address community drivers of inequitable health outcomes and other social challenges after being hired in the … Read more
How Belarusian “Artivists” Reclaim the past to Forge a Future In the years following the brutal suppression of pro-democracy protests in Belarus in 2020 and 2021, a wave of politically engaged Belarusian artists – visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, poets and novelists – have been driven into exile. Many have been branded as “extremists” by the … Read more