JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Ah, just as I was bemoaning how boring Washington elections are, as opposed to Louisiana’s recent gubernatorial campaign (well, it helped that I knew one of the candidates from college) here comes Krist Novoselic, of Nirvana fame, to run for Lieutenant Governor, against an incumbent from his own party nonetheless….

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In an NPR interview Sunday, Gray Davis talked about his last day on the job. Perhaps I’ve missed many details, in news reports, but I didn’t know what he believed about God. Apparently he carries in his wallet a card that reads: “Nothing will happen to you today that you and God can’t handle together”(!) […]

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From the Seattle Times today: In Palestine, Mother kills raped daughter to restore ‘honor’ while in China, Mother tracks down elusive DNA match for daughter’s transplant The two headlines were placed on opposite pages, as if an intentional juxtaposition. Certainly a contrast: The Palestinian mother who murdered her daughter, after the teenager gave birth to […]

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I’ll be eagerly watching the news later today to see who gets to be the next governor of Louisiana. Bobby JIndal, whom I knew in college , is running against Lt. Governor Kathleen Blanco. A Washington Post article in today’s Seattle Times titled Louisianans let the diversity roll , discusses how Louisiana voters are responding, […]

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Two great stories in the Seattle Times today about Dads. This story Long Time Parent Finally Becomes Dad describes how a stepfather, Ken Lobejko, was adopted by the four now-adult children he helped raised: the accompanying photo is cute too…. It’s certainly not every day a man finds himself standing in court, as Lobejko was […]

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