Whisper n Thunder

06/01/2026

GONE and GONEThe poets are goneBuried under sword and shieldBuried under a thousand years of snow and iceTheir songs of love and death On parchment, slim and frailRagged and torn, blowing in a dark windNo one remembers their namesWhere did they come fromWhere they lived Or if they lived at allName...

05/27/2026

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develop a new set of skills. However, going into stealth mode is not exactly in the normal skill set that most people embrace.  

05/22/2026

from folks I have yet to meet. Thank you all!Many of you commented on my shift in tone to humour, and that will be the plan after we retake our country back from fascism this fall.  But, to keep it light for one more visit, here is an update from last time.All the machines are home, in varying amo...

05/14/2026

Indigenous scholarship funding. Easy!!

WINDS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION / Annual scholarships awarded: 3rd highest point ranking - the Jeffrey E. Ferris Scholarship - $500.00. 2nd highest point ranking - $1,000; and 1st highest point ranking for the Janet L. Bernard / Russ Letica Scholarship Award - $2,500.00. Awardees will be notified fi...

05/07/2026

us to step into spaces we once kept hidden.And once you choose it, there is no quiet way back.Over the past few months, I’ve begun to understand what that choice truly means.For a long time, I carried a quiet desire to share my story publicly, the parts of my life shaped by domestic violence and s...

04/30/2026

milder spring weather to visit the woods. It too is waking up and tree are showing their buds everywhere. Spring always brought welcome relief and hopes.Back in the garden, I look at the buds popping up through the ground. I remember grandmother teaching me to welcome the new life as it emerged to m...

04/18/2026

the nation by unleashing the promise in us all.“Equity requires that we understand the past without being trapped in it, embrace the present without being constrained by it, and look to the future guided by the hopes and courage of those who have fought before and beside us.”In December 1996, 40...

04/14/2026

Update on Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni (Grand Canyon National Monument):
Big news—this monument is fully protected for now. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit just ruled in favor of keeping the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument intact.
The court dismissed the lawsuit entirely, saying the challengers (state legislative leaders and others) didn’t have legal standing—their claims about economic or water impacts were considered too speculative.
This is a major win for Indigenous communities, conservation efforts, and Grand Canyon protections, safeguarding nearly 1 million acres of land from development and mining threats.
Kris Mayes and Katie Hobbs helped defend the monument in court.
Bottom line: The monument stands, protections remain in place, and this sets a strong precedent against similar legal challenges.

The national monument protects 900,000 acres of land surrounding the Grand Canyon from future uranium mining that local tribes say could contaminate drinking water and otherwise sully sacred cultural sites.

04/13/2026

Even in the hardest times, beauty keeps slipping through the cracks.A child’s laughter rings out like a small bell of defiance,clear enough to shake the dust from a weary heart. A dog curls at your feet,devotion warm as a small sun, asking nothing but the chanceto love you through the storm.

04/04/2026

— Rachel JacksonIt is disheartening to hear so many people bash young people today as if they are the problem when it comes to declining values, crime, public disorder, etc . But did they create the problems? So much of what we are experiencing are problems that have been around for longer than mo...