Powerful, hidden gem of an organization trains regular folks to shape policy | Jerry Large
The nonprofit group RESULTS proves ordinary people can influence policymakers on big issues.
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Jerry Large
I try to write about the intersections of everyday life and big issues. I like to invite readers to think a little differently. The topics I choose represent the things in which I take an interest, and I try to deal with them the way most folks would, sometimes seriously, sometimes with a sense of humor.
Trump country and big cities need to get acquainted | Jerry Large
Small places and big ones — like Clovis, N.M., where I grew up and Seattle where I now live — really don’t know each other....
Librarians take up arms against fake news | Jerry Large
Librarians are stepping into the breach to help students become smarter evaluators of the information that floods into their lives. That’s increasingly necessary in an...
Latest dust-up over new Seattle kid jail shows progress in thinking | Jerry Large
Pretty much everyone now agrees jailing children is not the best way to deal with juvenile crime. And that represents mountains of progress in the...
Trump takes the reins … and so begins the resistance | Jerry Large
Trump’s first week in office last week is also the start of opposition and a struggle over American values.