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from the series Raise Your Voice... By PETER MOLENAAR Peter Molenaar Note: The words in all caps which follow should be credited to the author. However, in a tone reminiscent of the cinematic voice of God admonishing Moses, my computer has informed me that a force of evil has entered it in order to deplete my finances! I remain in shock! Because of this the source of the poem below is now unknown to me. YOU?Given the elevated internationalist I.Q. found within the territory of our Phillips Community, presumably, most of us will acknowledge the Palestinian authorship of the following poem. Yes, we are able to see beneath the rubble! Yet, we must acknowledge the refrain: “BUT, I AM TO BLAME FOR MY RESISTANCE!” Question: Back in slavery days, why did Nat Turner rebel? Answer: They raped his wife with impunity; her children were sold away as slaves. Question: By what course might our school teachers elevate the empathetic emotions of our school children? YOU?TAKE MY [...]
Spirit of Phillips June ’25
Dave Moore & Linnea Hadaway have lived here since the Reagan 80s and became life partners while originating the cartoon series “Spirit of Phillips.”
Gary Fife, Legendary Journalist
Author of May 1986 Leonard Peltier Article By the alley Gary Dale Fife, a legendary journalist and cherished soul, departed this world on January 14, 2024, at the age of 73 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on September 21, 1950. Fife was still hosting radio shows and writing a weekly column when he died. Gary was a career veteran of journalism, with more than 50 years of experience in print, radio and television. He specialized in national Native and governmental affairs, spending 11 years in Washington, D.C. Gary (Creek-Cherokee) was hired as Migizi Communications’ first Executive Director and News Director in 1981. He came from the American Indian Press Association and Association on American Indian Affairs and had formal and professional training in journalism. He broadcasted Migizi’s First Person Radio from the Peace Center building at 2300 Cedar Avenue, on land now part of the expanded East Phillips Park. Journalism was Gary’s lifeblood. He was a trailblazer [...]
