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Category Archives: Education
Charlene Lange LTE IN PC, 18 Dec 2021
A senior citizen’s wish list for Santa Dear Santa: Kids are writing you what they want for Christmas. I am a senior citizen and thought I would give it try. I want to open the eyes and minds of others to … Continue reading
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100 Grannies – What We Do
You can view our latest presentation in PDF format [View PDF] or you can see the slides below as images. Click any slide for a larger gallery slideshow view.
Posted in Activism, Archive, Bag Committee, Community Rights, Diet & Climate, Education, Good Neighbor, Johnson County Fair, Legislative, Publicity, Recycling, Steering Committee, Welcome
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Miriam at the grocery store
Letter to the editor: Kindness, generosity, kinship and love are alive and well Posted on Mar 5, 2021, in Little Village By Miriam Kashia, North Liberty If you are paying attention to the news, you’re undoubtedly getting a major daily … Continue reading
WorldWaterDay is 22 Mar 2021
#WorldWaterDay is Monday, March 22, and the 2021 theme is “Valuing Water.”. In honor of the theme, the City of Iowa City will highlight a different topic and “call to action” every Wednesday in March, and we invite the community … Continue reading
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10 Oct 2020 Connie Mutel op ed in today’s PC
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Grannies Gems No. 7
Consider switching from conventional shampoo to a natural shampoo bar. According to Lush, one of the industry’s leading beauty brands, shampoo bars can last up to 80 washes. This is equivalent to two to three bottles of conventional liquid shampoo. … Continue reading
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Free films
Free films on line from Environment Iowa We’ll send you an email reminder with links to watch the film and join us for a post-film discussion each week. With July predicted to be the hottest one on record, there’s never … Continue reading
Granny’s Gems No. 5
Granny’s Gems offers simple solutions for everyday life to save our planet, ourselves, and future generations. These solutions will save money, save the environment, find alternatives, and reduce the chemicals all around us. Each one of us can reduce, reuse, … Continue reading
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Racism is killing the Planet
from Sierra Club June 8, 2020 Last week, my family and I attended an interfaith rally in Los Angeles in defense of Black life. We performed a group ritual in which we made noise for nine minutes to mark the … Continue reading