by Alison Bass | Feb 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Did you know the District of Columbia, a territory that is denied full representation in Congress and is almost completely controlled by the federal government, is a vestige of the post Civil War era when southern Democrats were desperate to keep freed blacks from...
by Alison Bass | Jan 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
We drove down to Naples, Florida to get out of winter, like hundreds of other retired snowbirds. And what did we find? Fresh evidence of devastation from Hurricane Ian, at least along the coast just north of Naples on up through Fort Meyers. Life just a mile inland...
by Alison Bass | Dec 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
As you may have heard, Kroger, which is already the largest grocery chain in the country, wants to merge with Albertsons, creating a food behemoth that will almost certainly reduce competition and drive up food prices for anyone who shops at Kroger, Ralph’s,...
by Alison Bass | Dec 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the reasons I love living in Washington, D.C. is because it reminds me of home, or more precisely, the community that I grew up in. Bryn Gweled was (and still is) an intentional community founded by Quakers with the twin ideals of diversity and sustainability....
by Alison Bass | Nov 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Within weeks of moving to Washington, D.C., I received not one but two notices of speeding violations in the mail. I was flummoxed, having never been pulled over speeding in the city. It turns out that both speeding violations were on the same stretch of road —...
