Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Current Events

  • Tsunami Could Hit West Coast

    Yahoo! News – Scientists: Tsunami Could Hit West Coast Experts say the West Coast could experience a calamity similar to the one they have been watching unfold half a world away. “People need to know it could happen,” said geologist Brian Atwater of the U.S. Geological Survey. I’ve been horrified by the tsunamis in Asia.…

  • Bay Area Apartment Rentals Most Expensive in Nation

    Yahoo! News – Bay Area Apartment Rentals Most Expensive in Nation A recent report shows the Bay Area is the most expensive place in the country to rent an apartment. The National Low Income housing Coalition says you have to make more than $22 an hour to rent a one-bedroom apartment in Marin, San Francisco…

  • More cuts ahead for beleaguered library system

    MercuryNews.com | 12/20/2004 | More cuts ahead for beleaguered library system “When 100 people show up to defend branch libraries,” Morton said, referring to last week’s council meeting, “there’s a strong indication that there’s a lot of support for what we have.” More problems for local libraries, this time in Palo Alto, a community that…

  • Council finalizes library closures

    Council finalizes library closures – Local News – thecalifornian.com After emotional pleas from Salinas schoolchildren not to close the city’s public libraries, the City Council on Tuesday finalized its decision to do just that. This disturbs me, and not just because I am a librarian. In fact, the more I think about it the more…

  • Ridge steps down as Homeland Security chief

    CNN.com – Ridge steps down as Homeland Security chief – Nov 30, 2004 Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge resigned Tuesday, but he will remain in the post until February 1 unless a successor is confirmed sooner. “There will always be more to do, but today, America is significantly stronger and safer than ever before,” he…