Category Archives: Responses

Profile Response: Lynne Brougher, Public Affairs Officer Grand Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, WA

  I found poetic justice in cycling to Grand Coulee Dam during the worst wildfire smoke of my journey; climbing to one of mankind’s most stupendous feats of conquering nature while nature raged all around me. When I arrived, the … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Sharon Wiggins Self-Storage Spokane, Spokane WA

When I began this journey I anticipated having an intimate connection to people and places. Within a few weeks I added a third component to my up-close survey of the United States: stuff. It’s everywhere. Raw materials, manufactured components, assembled … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Dress for Success, Missoula, MT

The chance encounters of this journey are the ones that imprint deepest in me. I figured there had to be something interesting in Missoula besides bicycles and was intrigued when Dress for Success popped up in an Internet search. Probably … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Bob Giordino, freecycles, Missoula, MT

When I walked into freecycles I couldn’t figure out whom I was supposed to talk to. Then I realized that was the point. There are people fixing bikes, people watching people fixing bikes, people giving advice to people fixing bikes, … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Garden City Harvest, Missoula, MT

Most everyone in Missoula has heard of PEAS Farm, though few can tell you what the name signifies. “Program in Ecological Agriculture and Society” Josh Slotnick explains. Josh has been affiliated with PEAS for over ten years, so he recalls. … Continue reading

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Responses to “How will we live tomorrow?”

How will we live tomorrow? “We will live together in this wonderful world. We will preserve it for those who will live tomorrow.” Jeanne Large, Kirkland, WA Check out Jeanne’s informative comment about preservation of the Oregon Coast How will … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Ken Stull, Ovando, MT

“I grew up blue collar. I knew I couldn’t have everything. I used to date this girl back in Pennsylvania. I’d came home from a date and see the fly fishing book on the coffee table and knew that I’d … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Tim Holmes, Helena, MT

Tim Holmes is the only person I’ve taken money from on this trip. One blue dollar. I tried to turn it down, but he wouldn’t let me. “It’s real US currency. We aren’t allowed to deface our money. This isn’t … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Ed Bender, followthemoney.org, Helena, MT

Ed Bender moved to Helena twenty-five years ago as a journalist working on water rights. He became interested in campaign financing and started assembling campaign finance data from every state. His efforts grew into followthemoney.org, a non-profit that organizes and … Continue reading

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Featured Response: Busy Mother, Everywhere USA

I received this response from the mother of three young boys who asked to remain unidentified due security issues surrounding her family’s work. Although I prefer people to identify themselves, in this case anonymity actually strengthens her response. We all … Continue reading

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